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VOTE For Your Favorite Pairing Published on 29 July, 2021

On July 24th, at Sotheby’s NY, the Art Renewal Center’s 15th ARC Salon Exhibition hosted Fashion Week San Diego’s “Art and Beauty Behind Fashion” event, where nine FWSD designers debuted 9 couture outfits and looks inspired by nine award winning works from the ARC Salon Competition. Check out this video to meet the incredible Designer/Artist teams and pick your favorite to vote for! You can still vote for your favorite teams at fashionweeksd.com/vote until July 31st!

Henry Scott Tuke Exhibition Published on 29 July, 2021

This exhibition explores how, both as an artist and an individual, Henry Scott Tuke navigated the shifting social, artistic and sexual dynamics of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Tackling questions of training, art practice and a varied reception history, the exhibition brings together some of Tuke’s most significant works.

The exhibition runs from June 7 - September 12, 2021 at the Watts Gallery, Down Lane Compton, Surrey, GU3 1DQ, UK.

To learn more about this exhibition, please click here. 

For more events, please visit the ARC calendar.

Auction Results Published on 28 July, 2021

We are excited to announce that 21 out of 28 lots have sold in the groundbreaking online auction, Contemporary Realism: Important 21st Century Works, hosted on sothebys.com. These 21 works combined sold for a sales total of $442,300.

The 15th International ARC Salon Exhibition has now closed at Sotheby’s NY, but if you missed seeing the show, don’t worry! Come and join us at the Museum of European Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain this fall. The show will run from October 8th, 2021 – December 12th, 2021, where it will hang alongside the MEAM’s representational painting and sculpture competition, Figurativas. A joint award ceremony will be held on October 8th at the MEAM. This awe-inspiring international event will showcase the true international nature and collaborative spirit of this new wave in Contemporary Art. More announcements to come!

To view the auction results, click here.

To learn more about the 15th International ARC Salon Exhibition, click here.

MARIO ANDRES ROBINSON- A BRUSH WITH TIME Published on 22 July, 2021

A solo exhibition of ARC Living Master Mario Andres Robinson will be on display at the Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 from May 7 - July 30, 2021.

Jones Museum director Daniel White said, “For this show, the artist himself selected the works, which range over the last 20 years. Mario has made a name for himself with his striking and restrained portraits. His work harkens back to a different era, while firmly seated in a contemporary approach.”

To learn more, click here. 

To see other events and exhibitions, visit the ARC calendar.

RSVP for “Art and Beauty Behind Fashion” Published on 21 July, 2021

For anyone who missed the Grand Opening of the ARC Salon Exhibition, you can still look forward to attending the “Art and Beauty Behind Fashion” event, this coming Saturday, July 24th, from 6pm – 9pm at Sotheby’s NY, where nine Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) designers will debut their original couture outfits and looks inspired by nine of the works from the ARC Salon Competition on live models. For the first time in the event’s history, all nine of the designers featured are female, including NALLA, My Generation, Bea Cruz PH, J2911, Moondust Concepts, L Label Loves Emvee Bikini, Outsiders Clothing, Eiona and Sierra Mitchell. Don’t miss this event! Please RSVP to:info@fashionweeksd.com