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January 2023

People's Choice Award Announcement

4 January, 2023

Results for the People's Choice Award in the 16th International ARC Salon Competition are in! 12,626 votes were cast by 5,989 registered members. The winning work, Sister in the Maze of Flowers, by Sihua Liu, received 2550 votes. Please visit our People's Choice Award page to view the voting results. Any work receiving more then 50 votes has been listed in this section.

As our top winner, Sihua Liu will receive a $1,000 cash award and a full page in our International ARC Salon Book, International Realism.

 

Madrid Academy of Art Scholarship

3 January, 2023

Applications for the Madrid Academy of Art (MAA) scholarship are now open!!

The MAA scholarship is open to all creative-minded individuals who are passionate about pursuing a career in art. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and levels of experience, from those just starting out to experienced professionals.

Applications will be accepted until the deadline of August 31, 2023.

Take the first step towards a successful career in the art world and apply now.

Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now

2 January, 2023

Sotheby’s is pleased to present Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now, a celebration of works realized and inspired by William Bouguereau, one of the leading Academic painters of the late-19th century. In addition to masterworks by the artist, the auction also includes several portrait and compositional studies from the artist’s studio that are fresh to the market. 

These works are offered alongside paintings by Bouguereau’s students, chief among them his wife, Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau, who during her 58-year career in Paris participated in thirty Salons with thirty-six works and was the only American woman to receive a medal, as well as contemporary artists working in the realist tradition across continents today, including Tina Garrett (American), Zachari Logan (Canadian), Katsu Nakajima (Japan), Kadir Nelson (American), Odd Nerdrum (Norwegian), Markus Schinwald (Austrian), and Han-Wu Shen (Chinese). 

This live auction will be held 26 January 2023•14:00 EST at Sotheby’s New York. The pre-sale is now open to the public.  

To view the full sale information and lots to be included, click here.  

 

Graphite Figure Drawing with Darren Kingsley

2 January, 2023

The class will begin with short 1 day poses to learn the block in process. This will be followed by a long pose over the course of the class where students will go through the whole process from light-shadow block in, studies and application of anatomy and structure, basic large form studies and into finishing techniques at the end of the class.

Demos will be done at the beginning of class and Darren Kinglsey will be working alongside the class on the long poses as a longer formal demo as well as critiquing at student easels over the course of the night.

The class runs from February 21 - April 11, 2023 at Studio Incamminati, 1901 S. 9th Street, BOK, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA .

To learn more, please click here

 

Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art

4 January, 2023

Denmark in the nineteenth century experienced the disastrous fallout of the Napoleonic Wars, the devastating bombardment of Copenhagen, bankruptcy, and mounting antagonism with Germany. Yet, this sociopolitical and economic tumult also gave rise to a vibrant cultural and philosophical environment for nineteenth-century Danish artists. Beyond the Light places the drawings, oil sketches, and paintings created by these artists firmly in this period, one that witnessed the transformation of a once-powerful Denmark into a small, somewhat marginalized country at the edge of Europe. Danish artists forged a close-knit community during this time, and the artworks they created explore notions of place, identity and belonging, and what it means to travel and return home.

The exhibition features approximately 100 works from The Met collection, SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark, and several American collections, and highlights such artists as Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Købke, Constantin Hansen, Martinus Rørbye, and Vilhelm Hammershøi as well as lesser-known figures like Anton Melbye, Johan Thomas Lundbye, Peter Christian Skovgaard, and Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm, among others.

The exhibition runs from January 26 - April 14, 2023 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue, NY, New York 10028.

For more information, click here

 

Winter 2023 Virtual Open House

3 January, 2023

It’s never too late to start your training. Explore ARC Approved® Studio Incamminati's facilities, flexible enrollment options, and watch faculty demonstrations. Join the faculty, staff, and Dean of Fine Arts, Dan Thompson, for a Q&A session.

Zoom - Saturday - January 21, 2023 10 am-11:30 am EST

For more information and to sign up, click here.

Figure Sculpture at Lyme Academy with Chad Fisher

4 January, 2023

Dates - Saturdays, January 21 – March 25, 2023
Time- 10 am – 2 pm
Levels/Ages- All levels welcome; ages 15+
Location - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
84 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371

This class will introduce students to the process and techniques of figurative sculpture. Students will sculpt from a live model over this ten-week course, with an emphasis on gesture, proportions, anatomy, and model likeness, and will complete one 24-inch figure in clay. The concepts of the golden section and dynamic symmetry will be introduced, along with historical design elements and the discovery of anatomical rhythms.


Throughout this class, students will be guided by instructor-led demonstrations and individual and group critiques, which integrate authentic ancient Greek and 19th-century figurative sculpture principles. Complementing the class are discussions about the daily practice in a studio environment, including the use and care of materials, and the phenomenological approach to observing figures through clay.


To learn more about this course, please click here

 

Chad Fisher News

3 January, 2023

Congratulations to ARC Living Master℠ Chad Fisher for becoming the new Charlotte Colby Danly Sculpture Chair at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts!

This appointment marks a bold step in the Lyme Academy’s move to build the premier figurative sculpting program in the United States, which is set to launch in Fall 2023.

“I am beyond thrilled and honored to be the incoming Sculpture Chair at Lyme Academy,” says Fisher. “To teach is to provide students with a space to grow emotionally, intellectually, and experientially. As an art educator, I am here to help amplify each student’s dream through a very human and personal experience, and to provide the tools that are necessary for them to grow expansively, both artistically and professionally.”

To learn more, please click here

Portrait Painting on Copper with Master Artist Steven Assael

2 January, 2023

Dates - Friday, February 24th & Sunday, 26th, 2023 
Time- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Location - Kline Academy of Art, 3264 Motor Ave, LA 90034

Historically, copper supports were for many artists a practical and relatively simple way to prepare for oil painting. Artists such as Rubens and Rembrandt painted on copper. Examples through the centuries that have survived, exhibit great luster and remain as fresh as the day they were painted. Paintings on copper do not suffer from the same types of degradation as is the case for paintings on canvas or wood.

This workshop will provide a demonstration painted from the live model. Steven will demonstrate that copper can allow for glowing transparent shadows and also give the feeling of light that jumps from the surface.

Students will learn:

-Learning traditional methods of preparing copper plates for oil paint.
-Learning Steven's personal methods of preparing copper plates for oil paint.
-Formal instruction: construction of the head, proportion, value, light logic, shadow, etc.
-Introduction to archivability.
-Understanding the luminous jewel-like qualities of painting on copper with oil.
-Personalized instruction.

For more information, please click here

 

16th International ARC Salon Results Have Posted

1 January, 2023

The Art Renewal Center is pleased to present the winners and finalists of the 16th International ARC Salon Competition. The ARC received over 5,400 entries from 75 countries. The competition has been a combined effort of nearly 50 jurors, the incredible ARC Staff and all of our participating artists. Altogether, 221 awards and honorable mentions have been given out. Come view the winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists which have now been published on the ARC website. Voting is now open for our final award, the People's Choice Award! So don't forget to cast your votes. Click here to view the compeition results.

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