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Congratulations to Nanci France-Vaz for becoming a new ARC Living Master!  Nanci France-Vaz is a modern renaissance artist that uses allegorical symbolism to create visual stories on canvas. Fran ...

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Join Bay Area Classical Arts Atelier for these amazing workshops in the UK Summer of 2024 with Juliette Aristides, Carlo Russo, and Adam Miller. Please scan the QR codes or visit the BACAA website for ...

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Congratulations to the Detroit Realists of Art Atelier for becoming an ARC Approved Atelier!  The Detroit Realists of Art Atelier opened in 2022 and is the first and only classical atelier in Mic ...

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Led by Acclaimed Artist Milixa Morón Discover the techniques and secrets behind creating captivating charcoal portraits that truly come to life on paper.  Students will be working from a live mod ...

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The 18th International Guild of Realism Annual Exhibition had a record turnout at their opening reception on April 10th at T. H. Brennen Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. The exhibition of amazing real ...

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This exhibition will examine women artists’ place in the history of British landscape art, a story traditionally dominated by male artists. Starting with early depictions by female amateur artists, th ...

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This annual exhibition features art by our preteens and teen artists who are enrolled in our program.  The evening will feature live demonstrations with our instructors and students. Music, refre ...

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Join renowned artist Adam Miller for an exclusive 6-day workshop that delves deep into the world of the great masters, housed within a beautiful London studio and including visits to the prestigious h ...

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To mark the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, in cooperation with the Kupferstichk ...

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11 April, 2024

Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master Bill Farnsworth for winning Overall First Place in the February 2024 PleinAir Salon for his painting “Looking East”. “Every day life has a story no matte ...

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The International Guild of Realism is proud to announce that the 18th Annual Exhibition will be held at the prestigious T. H. Brennen Fine Art in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona. This exhibition of amaz ...

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This exhibition features works by Dutch and Flemish artists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who were exponents of the "tronie" – an intriguing painting of a head. Artists experimented with ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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8 April, 2024

Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master Kazuya Ushioda for winning First Place Painting for his work “Flowers of Hope” in the ModPortrait 2023 competition!  This is the 11th ModPortrait co ...

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ARC SELECT is a showcase of works by eight artists selected from the 16th International ARC Salon Competition. The exhibition, curated by Director Lance Rehs, will highlight a group of artists whose w ...

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BargueEncore™ plates offer much more than standard reproductions. Their lithographic quality provides an unparalleled artistic learning experience, just as Bargue intended. These exquisite Bargue plat ...

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Join Bay Area Classical Arts Atelier for these amazing workshops in the UK Summer of 2024 with Juliette Aristides, Carlo Russo, and Kamille Corry. Please scan the qr codes or visit the BACAA website f ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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Diana Scultori (1547–1612), also known as Diana Mantuana, was the first documented woman in Europe to have a professional career as a printmaker. Born in the Italian city of Mantua, Diana came from a ...

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20 March, 2024

Texas Academy of Figurative Art is participating in Spring Gallery Night, which is run by Fort Worth Art Dealers Association. Visit the TAFA Gallery for an exhibition of student and faculty works ...

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For the artist’s seventh solo show with Hirschl & Adler Modern, ARC Associate Living Master Frederick Brosen continues his career-long celebration of New York while also turning his gaze to the po ...

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Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance chronicles three generations of Pre-Raphaelites, a movement formed in 1848 by seven rebellious young men determined to reinvigorate art in Victorian England. Resolv ...

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Following a successful 2023 workshop at the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier studios, Kamille Corry will be teaching a master figure painting workshop in a historic artist studio in Chelsea, London, ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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ARC Living Master Juliette Aristides and Robert Armetta are holding an exhibition of works at the Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon College, MA.  Opening Reception and Artist's Talk - ...

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Held in a 19th century library in the heart of the Hudson River Valley, "Realism on the Hudson" is a carefully curated small works show featuring an array of contemporary realist paintings and drawing ...

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Beloved children’s book author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) rooted her fiction in the natural world. Childhood summers spent in Scotland and the English Lake District nourished Potter’s ...

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We Are Now Accepting Entries To The 17th International ARC Salon Competition! The deadline for entries is June 13, 2024 11:59:59pm PST. When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realis ...

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Join BACAA for this exciting workshop in beautiful Oxford England from June 21-26, 2024. During the six day intensive workshop, students will learn a sequential approach to confidently draw the human ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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ANI Art Academies, an ARC Approved Atelier, was recently featured in a segment on CBS Saturday Morning.  The episode focused on the students at ANI Art Academies Dominicana and the impact that tr ...

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On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft successfully landed on the moon’s southern hemisphere.  On board the Odysseus is the Lunar Codex, a time capsule that c ...

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22 February, 2024

Celebrated for his striking portrait paintings, this exhibition sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s acclaimed works. It explores how he worked like a stylist to craft the image of the sitters he ...

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Timeless Beauty is a  wide-ranging presentation, with masterpieces by painters such as Balthasar van der Ast, Jan Davidsz de Heem, Adriaen van Utrecht, Willem Claesz Heda, Abraham Mignon and Rach ...

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This exhibition centers on Frans Hals’ style, which was as freewheeling as it was lively. Encompassing around fifty works, this exhibition gives the visitor the chance to watch Hals grow as an artist. ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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To mark what would have been the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich (b. 1774 – d. 1840), the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting the anniversary exhibition Caspar David Friedrich - Art for a New ...

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15 February, 2024

The Palace of Versailles is holding a major retrospective of the painter Horace Vernet (1789–1863). A key figure at Versailles during the reign of Louis-Philippe, the artist produced, over a period of ...

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To 18th- and 19th-century European artists, the ephemeral qualities of weather and light were as integral to their landscape paintings as the terrain itself. The oil sketch was the ideal medium for in ...

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BACAA is happy to announce a workshop with master artist Darren Kingsley. Darren will be teaching students at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK for an 8-day Master Figure Drawing in Graphite Workshop. ...

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ARC Associate Living Master Frederick Brosen is well known as a meticulous visual chronicler of New York City’s streets, capturing through his astonishing watercolor brushwork, the complex layers of t ...

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Showcasing prints and drawings from Genoa's golden age, this display spotlights an artistic powerhouse that rivalled Venice, Florence and Rome. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the port city of Ge ...

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A pioneer in many fields, Savery (1576 – 1639) introduced several new themes to Dutch painting. He made the Netherlands’ first floral still life, and was the most notable painter of the legendary (ext ...

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The Detroit Institute of Arts welcomes four important bronze statuettes from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, presented alongside the DIA’s own major works of Italian Renaissance sculpture ...

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31 January, 2024

Visit Studio Incamminati’s annual exhibition of student studies celebrating students, models, and their art. Attendance is free with refreshments provided by Bok Bar. Featuring more than 100 student s ...

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ARC Living Master Dan Thompson is holding a solo show of works on paper consisting of drawings from life and imagination. The exhibition runs from January 19 - March 22, 2024 in the Daughtrey Gallery ...

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25 January, 2024

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present “Big Stories,” a group exhibition featuring large-scale, contemporary figurative paintings influenced by the narrative tradition. Curated by Bo Bartle ...

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Abend Gallery is honored to present the exhibition "A Matter of Light and Death," curated by Jeremy Caniglia and includes the work of ARC Living Masters Mario Robinson and Stevin J. Levin, as well as ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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Following a successful 2023 workshop at the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier studios, Kamille Corry will be teaching a master figure painting workshop in a historic artist studio in Chelsea, London, ...

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ARC Living Master Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso is featured on the cover of the February issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine with an article by Peter Trippi featured on page six.  A retrospective ...

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This exhibition documents how a long-hidden painting by the famous illustrator Norman Rockwell was discovered behind a secret wall in cartoonist Don Trachte Sr’s studio. The painting was later sold at ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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On Sunday, January 21st, 2024, from 1PM- 3PM, ANI Art Academy America is hosting a Winter Open House. We warmly invite you to join ÀNI Art Academies America to meet the current apprentices in per ...

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This is the first ever exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino. Active in Florence in the mid-15th century, Pesellino achieved a notable career but his early death at ...

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ARC Living Master Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso is a contemporary figure painter of consummate skill and deep art historical knowledge. This exhibition focuses on the artist’s Homage works, which pay tri ...

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Featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and British portrait artists, including Ilya Repin (1844-1930), William Merritt Chas ...

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This exhibition celebrates recent additions to the collection by British artists who worked across two centuries, from 1700 to 1900. Landscape is a focus here, with the genre becoming closely allied t ...

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NIFPC is one in a series of international arts and cultural events sponsored by NTD Television. The competition is a great opportunity for artists around the world to showcase their talents and revive ...

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The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, offers the opportunity to learn drawing and painting as the Old Masters did. Whether you are a beginner looking to explore Realism in Florence or an experienced sch ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome B. J. Parker as a new ARC Associate Living Master! B. J. Parker is a realist artist based in Saint Louis, Missouri. His artistic approach amalgamates the ideas he has learned ...

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Congratulations to Norwegian artist and ARC Living Master Jon Bøe Paulsen for winning First Place in Art and Color 365 Magazine’s Figural/People art competition for his oil painting, “The Guests Arriv ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome the Classical Atelier as a new ARC Approved® Atelier! Led by Co-Directors Larine Chung and Paul Rosiak, the Classical Atelier is a full-time program dedicated to training stu ...

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Instructor Carlo Russo will lead a Master Dutch Flower Painting Workshop in a historic artist studio in Chelsea, London, UK with exquisite north facing windows.  The workshop will include 2 days ...

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19 December, 2023

Botticelli Drawings is the first exhibition ever dedicated to the drawings of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. Exploring the foundational role drawing played in Botticelli’s work, the exhibition ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Bill Farnsworth as an ARC Associate Living Master℠! Bill Farnsworth has spent more than 40 years as an Illustrator and Fine Artist. He spent most of his life in New Milford C ...

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13 December, 2023

Brooklyn-based sculptor @justinryankendall is having a Christmas sale on plaster drawing casts. View the Instagram stories on @fountainheadgipsoteca for discounted pieces and take 10% off your order a ...

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This group exhibition features close to 100 artists showcasing their miniature works of art.  Among the exhibiting artists are ARC Associate Living Masters Robin Asquini and Kazuya Ushioda a ...

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The ROI Annual Exhibition has a well earned reputation for attracting talented young exhibitors, alongside much admired, more established member artists. ARC Living Master Ana Schmidt will be among th ...

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12 December, 2023

The trailblazing French sculptor Camille Claudel defied the social expectations of her time to pursue original and powerful explorations of the human form. This exhibition is the first comprehensive d ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Carmen Drake as an ARC Living Master℠! Since childhood, Carmen Drake has had a passion for drawing and painting, winning numerous awards as a young artist.  In 1984 she ...

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Bay Area Classical Arts Atelier is happy to announce a workshop with master artist Darren Kingsley. Darren will be teaching students at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK for an 8-day Master Figure Draw ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Mark Harrison as an ARC Associate Living Master℠! Mark Harrison studied illustration in a UK art college from 1970-74.  He has worked mainly in publishing as a freelance ...

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6 December, 2023

A draughtsman and printmaker in the last years of the Grand Siècle, Claude Gillot is known for the inventiveness and originality of his works, heralding the freedom of expression and mores of the Rége ...

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29 November, 2023

The work of Pre-Raphaelite founder Dante Gabriel Rossetti, alongside that of his wife, artist Elizabeth Siddal, and his siblings, writers Christina and William Michael Rossetti, are the subject of thi ...

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The "Landscape of Polish Painting" exhibition will present works ranging from recognized classics of contemporary art to works by the most interesting young artists. The participating painters represe ...

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22 November, 2023

Join Bay Area Classical Arts Atelier for these amazing workshops in the UK Summer of 2024 with Darren Kingsley, Carlo Russo, and Kamille Corry. Please scan the qr codes or visit the BACAA website for ...

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21 November, 2023

ARC is pleased to welcome Joseph Bellofatto as a new ARC Living Artist℠! Joseph Bellofatto is a fine artist who works primarily in oils and graphite and currently resides in the Raleigh, North Carolin ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Robyn Asquini as a new ARC Associate Living Master℠! Robyn Asquini creates oil paintings combining the techniques and materials of European masters with contemporary feminist ...

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16 November, 2023

ARC Living Artist Stuart Dunkel is holding a solo exhibition of work at Rehs Contemporary Galleries. "Prepare to embark on an enchanting journey alongside Stuart’s endearing muse, Chuckie the Mouse, a ...

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This exhibition presents a survey of drawings made in the 18th and 19th centuries as preparatory designs for copperplate engravings, emphasizing and highlighting both their functional and artistic imp ...

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Hans Holbein was one of the most talented artists of the 16th century.  From his arrival in England in search of work he rose to royal favor, chosen to paint the portraits of Henry VIII, his family an ...

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The Morgan is home to one of the world’s largest and most important collections of drawings by Giambattista Tiepolo and his eldest son Domenico, with more than 300 representative examples of their liv ...

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We are pleased to announce that Mexico Academy of Art is now an ARC Approved® Atelier! In August 2023, Mexico Academy of Art opened its doors in the center of Mexico City. Their mission is to establis ...

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The 2023 Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition Opening is a must-attend event for art enthusiasts and lovers of the great outdoors. This celebration promises to be a feast for the eyes, with over 50 stun ...

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The American Artist Professional League will be holding their 95th Grand National Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in NYC. Each artwork is selected for its beauty, quality, and value, and will repres ...

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Realism Live, the world’s largest online realism art training event, will begin this Thursday. Twenty-four of today’s most accomplished artists are ready to help you take your art to the highest level ...

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The Wallace Collection will be exhibiting watercolor landscapes by J.M.W. Turner and Richard Parkes Bonington that have not been on public view for 17 years.  The display brings together ten work ...

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This exhibition showcases 95 works from the late fifteenth to early twentieth centuries by numerous artists including Parmigianino, Guercino, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. ...

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Celebrate the lines, curves and complexities of the human form with new drawings by ARC Living Master Juliette Aristides and incredible terra cotta sculptures by Alan LeQuire. LeQuire, the creator of ...

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The Guild of Boston Artists invites you to a solo exhibition of paintings by award winning artist Sergio Roffo.  ARC Living Master Sergio Roffo is an elected "Fellow" of the American Society of M ...

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A remarkable printmaker, painter, and poet, William Blake developed a wildly unconventional world view, representing universal forces of creation and destruction, physical, psychological, and historic ...

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Denver's Gallery 1261 proudly presents a special showcase of contemporary artworks that explores the realm of high-definition realism. Curated by ARC Living Master Anthony Waichulis, this new exhibiti ...

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20 October, 2023

“Models and Masterpieces” is an evening of art and elegance while helping to support Studio Incamminati's commitment and dedication to excellence in art education. The artists will be creating artwork ...

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19 October, 2023

Organized with Tate Britain, “Fashioned by Sargent” explores the artist’s complex relationship with his often-affluent clients and their clothes. The exhibition reveals Sargent’s power over his sitter ...

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18 October, 2023

Grainger Gallery presents “Truth & Beauty” featuring Grainger’s favorite figurative realists, Penelope Boyd, Colleen Stapleton and ARC Associate Living Master Narelle Zeller. From the colorist hue ...

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This exhibition is the first to explore Impressionist artist Edgar Degas’s representations of Parisian laundresses. The industry fascinated Degas throughout his long career and he created about 30 dep ...

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The Salmagundi Club is proud to host the second Annual art materials fair, aimed at bringing the best makers of fine art materials within the walls of its prestigious brownstone home. Specialty vendor ...

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 Emilio Longo interviews floral artist and recently appointed director of the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art, Michael Klein, in this newly released podcast. The interview covers a ...

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11 October, 2023

The 12th International Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition 2023, biennially organized by the Fundació Privada de les Arts i els Artistes, stands out as one of the most prominent events in co ...

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