Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art and includes works by the old masters, 19th century, and 21st Century Artists as well as articles, letters and other online resources. The ARC is the foremost and only vetting service for representational art schools ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet our strict standards to become ARC Approved™. The ARC also runs the ARC Salon Competition, which is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists painting, sculpting and drawing today with eleven categories and thousands of works competing, culminating in a traveling live exhibition of many of the winning works. The ARC works with other ARC Allied Organizations™, artist groups, museums, and publications to become a central news hub for the 21st Century Representational Art Movement. Read the ARC Philosophy written by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, to learn why ARC is so passionately dedicated to representational art.
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ARC Salon Winners Announced Published on 13 January, 2021
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. 208 awards and honorable mentions have been given out.
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The ARC Museum is the largest online museum dedicated completely to realist art work. It contains tens of thousands of images by thousands of artists and includes works by 19th century and old master artists through our general search pages, as well as 21st century realist works by our ARC Affiliated Artists™.
Our news section consists of two parts, the first being our News Blog where we post daily to keep our viewers informed on relevant topics about realist art and the second is our Events Calendar which is an interactive calendar listing of all the exciting realist art events taking place around the world including: exhibitions, lectures, open houses, competitions, artist demonstrations, video and podcast releases, publication releases, enrollment dates and more. The calendar can also be viewed in three ways, as a calendar, a general listing, or as a world map.
As a non-profit educational foundation, education is one of our primary goals. Here is where you can find our ARC Approved™ School listing, ARChives where we have our articles, letters and more, The Da Vinci Initiative which focuses on skill-based learning in K-12 classrooms, artist interviews, artist demonstrations, podcasts, self help books and more.
Find out more about the ARC and its staff. Learn about our mission and ARC philosophy. Find information on ARC Allied Organizations and how to contact us.
View the results of past and current ARC competitions or submit your entries here. The ARC holds two types of competitions. The ARC Scholarship Competition, held every May, gives thousands of dollars in direct financial aid to students attending ARC Approved Schools. The International ARC Salon, the most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, offers over $100,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museum exhibitions, and a strong online presence.
Help support the ARC by purchasing fine art prints, books, DVDs, or more. Here you will also find information on image usage and advertising rates.
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January 18, 2021
Added The Crescent Moon by Montague Dawson.
January 17, 2021
Added Night in Crimea by Lev Feliksovich Lagorio.
Added The Village Farrier by Harold Harvey.
Added Portrait of Sue Palmer by Harold Harvey.
Added Portrait of Stella Mary Burdett by Harold Harvey.
Added Looking Down to Newlyn Harbour by Harold Harvey.
Added The Lilac Doll by Harold Harvey.
Added Clara by Harold Harvey.
Added A May Procession by Harold Harvey.
Added The Drinking Pool by Harold Harvey.
Added Whiffing in Mount's Bay by Harold Harvey.
Added Lighting Up by Harold Harvey.
Added Winding Wool by Harold Harvey.
Added Kit by Harold Harvey.
Added The Red Silk Shawl by Harold Harvey.
Added The Letter by Harold Harvey.
Added Gertrude in An Interior by Harold Harvey.
Added Pioneer of Aerial Navigation by Harold Harvey.
Added The Old Slip, Newlyn by Harold Harvey.
Added a new image of The Blackberry Harvest by Harold Harvey.
Added a new image of Supper Time by Harold Harvey.
Added a new image of A Summer Night by Harold Harvey.
January 15, 2021
Added Coast of Normandy by Lev Feliksovich Lagorio.
Added Mountain Lake by Lev Feliksovich Lagorio.
Added Caucasian Type by Lev Feliksovich Lagorio.
