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Allied Artists of America 111th Annual Exhibition Published on 6 September, 2024
The Allied Artists of America, founded in New York City in 1914, celebrated their 111th Annual Exhibition in 2024. Artists from around the world entered the competition.
Among the winners and finalists are ARC Living Artist Dan Simoneau, ARC Associate Living Master Kim Diment and Clark Gussin, and ARC Living Masters Jon Boe Paulsen, Ricky Mujica, Max Ginsburg, and Steven Levin.
Allied Artists of America, Inc., an ARC Allied Organization, is a non-profit national art society composed of artists, sculptors, elected active members and sustaining associate members from the across the country.
The online exhibition opened September 1, 2024. To view, click here.
The exhibition runs from September 8 - November 10, 2024 at the Butler Institute, 524 Wick Ave, Youngstown, Ohio 44502.
For more information, click here.
View the ARC Calendar for more events and exhibitions.
Image shown: Narrow Escape by Jon Bøe Paulsen
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 ArtistsSM.
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.
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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 ApprovedR 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.
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September 8, 2024
Added Mattheus van Helmont.
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Added Untitled by Eduard Kasparides.
Added Genre Scene by Mattheus van Helmont.
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Added Old Man Drinking by Mattheus van Helmont.
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Added Town Market by Mattheus van Helmont.
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September 7, 2024
Added a new image of Narrow Escape by Jon Bøe Paulsen.
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Added a new image of Narrow Escape by Jon Bøe Paulsen.
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