ARC Approved™ ARA Opens in Portugal
August 10, 2010
After many months of preparation, cross-Atlantic travels, and visits
from dignitaries and art lovers, ARC Approved™ Academy of Realist Art officially opened in Portugal on June 20.
Fernando Freitas traveled to Portugal for the opening ceremonies, which were attended by Azores President Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale Cesar.
Starting August 16: 6-day Old Master Painting workshop
Upcoming 2010 workshops include an introduction to the Bargue program, and Portrait Drawing and Painting. Look for announcements re: upcoming workshops. Meanwhile, ARC students are making a name for themselves on the international front: | |
Zig Zag by Imam Azhari Best in Show award Richeson 75 Still Life & Floral 2010 Awards Richeson Art Gallery Kimberly, Wisconsin. | Captain's Journey by Marcelle Turenne has been selected for the Aviation Paintings of the Year show at the Mall Galleries near Trafalgar Square, London, UK July 19-25. Morris Piccone's Dusk Canoe Lake is currently at McMichael Gallery&39;s "Progression" exhibition until September 2010. His Lake Kashagawigamog is a featured work from the Advanced Individual Studies Program of the Haliburton School of the Arts. ARA instructors Fernando Freitas and Juan Martinez were both selected for the Buckhorn Fine Art Festival's "Canadian Masters Exhibit" in Ontario, August 12-15, featuring many of North America's leading artists. |