15th ARC Salon Final Results Have Posted
The Art Renewal Center is pleased to present the winners and finalists of the 15th International ARC Salon Competition! This year the ARC received 4,941 entries from 83 countries. For the first time we introduced a semi-finalist round and are presenting both finalists and semi-finalists in these competition results, as we are proud to host the images of all these works for public view. 40% of entries, which translates as 1,977 works, qualified as semi-finalists, which is in and of itself a great accomplishment, as there were a large number of very fine works that did not qualify as semi-finalists. Our ARC Salon Finalists comprise of a select group of the very top-rated entries, 1,155 works in all, or 23% of entries. ARC has acquired 11 new works for the ARC collection, valued at over $140,000. Our highest award, Best in Show, which is a $25,000 prize, has gone to Robert Liberace (USA) for his entry of “Spartan”. “Spartan” has also won an ARC Purchase Award with an additional prize amount. In total, 208 awards and honorable mentions have been given out.
When talking about competitions and exhibitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, The International ARC Salon is the largest in the world in terms of entries, and the most diverse in terms of categories and international participation. This makes the International ARC Salon Competition the most influential and far reaching competition for Contemporary Realism in the world, offering over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries and museums, with live exhibitions and a strong online presence. Entries for the 16th ARC Salon will be accepted Nov 1, 2021 – Feb. 16th, 2022. Please come back to this page during this time period to enter the next ARC Salon Competition. The new prospectus will post November 1.
To view the 15th ARC Salon FINALIST Roster, click here.
To view the 15th ARC Salon Semi-Finalist Roster, click here.
To view the final results of the competition, click here.
Rules
Read about the rules for entering the ARC Salon and other important information. Works do NOT need to be available for sale. Works do NOT need to be available for the live exhibition to compete and win.
Categories
Artists may enter and win in one or all eleven categories; there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit.
Awards
Over $130,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries and museums, with live exhibitions and a strong online presence.
Jurors
This year the Salon will be juried by several members of our prestigious ARC Board of Judges and some special guest jurors as well (four per category).
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their dedication to fine art, their generous donations to help the vision of an international traveling exhibition and our multi-genre competition to inspire, promote, and defend the advancement of academically inspired visual art in the 21st century.