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Article by Kara Ross in Outdoor Painter Published on 25 March, 2019

ARC Co-Chair and C.O.O Kara Lysandra Ross recently wrote an article in Outdoor Painter Magazine.

"At ARC we are doing our best to show the world that Realist Art is a movement, full and thriving. We are not one style and one train of thought. It is the diversity of style, technique, and subject matter that appear in the ARC Salon which proves to the world that the movement exists, that we are not just a handful of artists who all think and feel the same way about what art should be..."

To read the full article, click here.

One Week Left to Enter the ARC Salon Published on 22 March, 2019

As many of you may have seen the deadline for the 14th International ARC Salon Competition was extended until 12:00 noon PST on March 31st, 2019.

Don’t miss the opportunity to partake in the largest competition in the world dedicated to 21st Century Realism.  Eleven categories cover a vast variety of styles and subject matter, including Figurative, Portraiture, Still Life, Imaginative Realism, Landscape, Drawing, Sculpture, Animal Art, Plein Air Painting, and our new Fully From Life category. Works range in style from Photo Realism and Hyper Realism, to Naturalism, Classicism, and traditional and Impressionist works. Subject matter ranges from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the comedic to the profound.

To learn more and to enter visit our ARC Salon Entry Pages.

5th International NTDTV Figure Painting Competition Published on 19 March, 2019

The 5th International Figure Painting Competition is now accepting entries.

This competition seeks figurative oil paintings that depict traditional moral values and that were created using realistic artistic techniques.

Traditional realistic techniques are fundamental to fine art. It is one of the most important cultural expressions of human civilization. However, techniques themselves are not the only elements required to create fine art. An artist differs from an artisan in that an artist can use their work to positively enlighten the minds and hearts of the viewers.

The work of an artist also belongs to the society it influences. Therefore, NDTV believes that a leading artist must be aware of their mission in reviving traditional fine art today.

The deadline for registration is July 15, 2019. Finalists are exhibited November 24-30, 2019 at the Salmagundi Club (47 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003). A Gold Medal Prize of $10,000 is also offered in the competition.

For more details, please visit http://OilPainting.NTDTV.com.

Figurativas 2019 Competition Deadline April 12, 2019 Published on 18 March, 2019

The Foundation of the Art and the Artists, an ARC Allied Organization, is accepting entries to the 10th International Figurativas 2019 Painting and Sculpture Competition. The deadline is April 12, 2019.

The competition offers a First Painting Prize of up to € 36,000, a Sculpture Acquisition Fund of € 40,000 and a fund to be determined for the acquisition of works.

The main mission of the Foundation is to promote and support figurative artists. Participants from more than 80 countries meet at the MEAM Museum in Barcelona, Spain every two years to attend the official opening ceremony of the exhibition of the finalist works and awarded by a jury of the highest level, mostly painters, among them artists like Antonio López García, Odd Nerdrum, Lita Cabellut, Richard Estes, Gottfried Helnwein, Nicola Samorì, Daniel Graves, Jacob Collins, Alex Kanevsky and Eduardo Naranjo.

To learn more and to enter the Figurativas 19, click here. 

ARC Salon Deadline Extension Published on 15 March, 2019

Thank you to those who have already submitted entries to the 14th International ARC Salon Competition. Due to an overwhelming number of requests for more time and a high volume of last-minute submissions, the deadline for the 14th International ARC Salon Competition will be extended until (12 noon PST) on March 31st, 2019. Works submitted after the original deadline will be charged an additional $5 late fee per entry to acknowledge those artists who were able to finish and submit their works by the original deadline. We are excited to receive new submissions to our competition with this extended deadline.  If you have already submitted works to the competition and would like to update your image or enter additional works, you are welcome to do so during this time period. Simply log back into your account to access your entries.

We encourage you to submit your entries as early as possible in case you encounter technical difficulties during the submission process. We will not be accepting any entries after (12 noon PST) on March 31st, 2019.

If you encounter any technical difficulties while trying to enter, please contact our Technical Lead, Iian Neill at webmaster@artrenewal.org.

To access the application and learn more about the competition, visit https://www.artrenewal.org/SalonApplication.