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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El Greco: Ambition and Defiance Published on 6 August, 2020
This major exhibition charts the career of the artist known simply as El Greco. Over 57 works from across the world trace not only the development of his distinctive style but also the astounding ambition that drove him to relentlessly pursue success.
The exhibition runs from March 7 - September 7, 2020 at the Art Institute Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603.
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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.
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August 7, 2020
Added Masterclass 2020 to the ARC Calendar.
August 6, 2020
Added El Greco: Ambition and Defiance to the ARC Blog.
Added El Greco: Ambition and Defiance to the ARC Calendar.
Added Online Core Programme to the ARC Calendar.
August 5, 2020
Added James Tissot, Ambiguously modern to the ARC Calendar.
August 4, 2020
Added Edward Hopper and the American Hotel to the ARC Blog.
Added Edward Hopper and the American Hotel to the ARC Calendar.
August 3, 2020
Added Sunny Art Prize 2020 to the ARC Calendar.
July 31, 2020
Added ARC Call For Entries: Deadline August 14th to the ARC Blog.
Added Taking a Break to the ARC Calendar.
Added Art Revolution Taipei to the ARC Calendar.
Added a new image of Miss Kathy by Alana Marie Knuff.
Added a new image of Taking a Break by Alana Marie Knuff.
July 30, 2020
Added New Stephen Gjertson Interview on Skill-Based Art to the ARC Blog.
Added Caravaggio-Bernini: Baroque in Rome to the ARC Blog.
Added Caravaggio-Bernini: Baroque in Rome to the ARC Calendar.
Added John Cheere.
Added Meleager and Atalanta by John Cheere.
Added Columbine by John Cheere.
Added Venus and Adonis by John Cheere.
Added Sphinx by John Cheere.
Added Satyr* by John Cheere.
Added The Italian Flower Girl by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Dressing for the Masquerade by Eugene de Blaas.
Added A Venetian Water-Carrier by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Portrait of a Boy by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Philip Richard Morris by Eugene de Blaas.
Added At the Carnival by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Venetian Girl by Eugene de Blaas.
Added A Venetian Courtship by Eugene de Blaas.
Added The Offer by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Accepted by Eugene de Blaas.
Added Head of a Boy by Eugene de Blaas.
Added a new image of Reading Girl by Ilya Savich Galkin.
