Posts for June, 2024

There are only 4 days left to compete in the world’s largest competition dedicated to realist art!

Artists can enter into 11 different categories for a chance to win over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museums, and more.

To learn more and to enter, click here.  

BargueEncore offers a new opportunity to discover the context in which Charles Bargue's drawing course was created. Now, you can own a plate from his collection of lithographs, produced without compromising the quality of the originals published in the 19th century. Click here to discover how the idea came about and why it's an ultra-Parisian achievement. 

Until mid-July, you can receive, wherever you are in the world, the magnificent Belvedere Torso plate in its original size (44x60 cm / 17x24 in). And to celebrate the bicentennial the free Fedex shipping is included. To make things even better, BargueEncore will add to your order two Caran d'Ache pencils (one HB and one 2B) from the Grafwood collection. These are among the highest quality drawing instruments available. Also included is a piece of sandpaper, with the ideal grit for sharpening your pencils, and a sheet of top quality drawing paper, the same size and color as the original plate (44x60 cm / 17x24 in), making it ideal for copying.

To take advantage of this limited time offer, follow this link: https://charlesbargue.com/bargue-a-parisian-story/

The drawings assembled by Clement C. Moore constitute one of the preeminent collections of Dutch drawings in private hands. The collection also includes works by Flemish, French, Italian, British, and American artists, spanning the sixteenth to the twentieth century. The works have long been intended to join the Morgan’s collection, and this exhibition, timed to coincide with the Morgan’s centennial celebration in 2024, makes formal the promised gift. The exhibition will demonstrate the breadth of the Moore Collection through a selection of around seventy-five works, grouped thematically to highlight the principal themes of Dutch art, the various functions and techniques of Dutch drawings, and the connections between the Dutch and other European artistic traditions. Works by Hendrick Goltzius, Jacob de Gheyn, Jan Brueghel, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Peter Lely, Claude Lorrain, Thomas Gainsborough, and John Constable are among those featured in the selection.

The exhibition runs from June 28 -  September 22, 2024 at the Morgan Library. 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016.

To learn about this exhibition, please click here.   

For more events and exhibitions, visit the ARC Calendar.

Masters of Line is a unique opportunity to learn the theory and practice of copper plate etching under the guidance of FAA Founder, Daniel Graves. With over 50 years of experience in the medium, Graves provides invaluable insight into this intricate art form. The course is studio-based with regular demonstrations and intensive hands-on work and it takes place in The Florence Academy of Art’s renovated etching studios - newly equipped with five state of the art printing presses!

While ideal for beginners, this workshop offers substantial value to those with prior etching experience, covering both fundamental techniques and advanced processes involved in creating high quality works.

Students are introduced to all aspects of line etching, learning to prepare the ground on copper plates, and the processes of biting, proof-printing, and plate correction. They finish the program with at least three completed plates and the technical skill to create more in the future. 

The workshop will take place from September 9 - October 4 at The Florence Academy of Art, Via Aretina 293, Florence, Italy.

For more information, please click here.  

Detroit Realists of Art has been hard at work in the studio for the last year.  Students have been tackling drawings with sharp charcoal and a determination to get better, while the instructors have been building their bodies of work.

DRA is proud to present their second open studio and show. Both student and teacher work will be available for sale. Unlike galleries that take a large cut from the sales, all profits from student works will go directly to the student, and all works sold by instructors will benefit the DRA.

The open house and art show takes place on June 29, 2024 from 5 pm – 9 pm at DRA Atelier, 9592 Sioux, Redford, MI 48239.

To learn more, please click here.  

For more events and exhibitions, please visit the ARC Calendar.

Due to a large number of requests for more time and individuals needing last minute technical assistance, the deadline for the 17th International ARC Salon Competition will be extended until the end of the day on July 1, 2024. Works submitted after the original deadline will be charged a $5 late fee per entry to acknowledge those artists who were able to finish and submit their works on time. We are very excited to see a lot of amazing new works being submitted to the competition. To view the prospectus and to enter visit the ARC Salon entry pages.

Today is the last day to enter the 17th International ARC Salon Competition, offering over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museums and more.

Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens.  Don’t miss your chance to compete!

The deadline is tonight at 11:59:59 PM PST.

Click here to enter. 

There’s only six days left to enter the world’s largest competition dedicated to 21st Century Realism.  With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museums, and more, don’t miss your chance to compete. Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens.

To enter the competition, click here.  

The American Artists Professional League is holding their 96th Grand National Exhibition Call for Entries.  Apply online at ShowSubmit.com from May 16 to August 7, 2024.

The competition is open to artists who are at least 18 years old and who live or work in the United States and territories. Awards include the President’s Gold Medal (best in show) $5,000, four $3,000 awards, three $1,000 awards, six $500 awards, the Almenara Award of $300 and an invitation to the Almenara Prize Exhibition in Spain, advertising awards with publishing partners Fine Art Connoisseur and American Art Collector, plus many valuable merchandise awards.  The 96th Grand National Exhibition Show will take place at the Salmagundi Club of New York from October 28 - November 15, 2024. 

Go to AAPLinc.org/96-gne to download the prospectus.

ARC Living Master Vicki Sullivan is holding a solo show of still life artworks.

The exhibition runs from June 1 – July 31, 2024 at the Convent Galleries, 7 Daly St., Daylesford, VIC 3460, Australia.

To learn more, please click here. 

For more exhibitions and events, please visit the ARC Calendar.

The Animal Art of Julie Bell is the first exhibition to show a different side of one of today’s most successful fantasy artists.

After studying art in college, ARC Living Master Julie Bell dabbled in children’s book illustration and raised two children. Later, Bell pursued a career in bodybuilding, becoming a nationally ranked competitor. In 1989 she began modeling for well-known fantasy artist Boris Vallejo and was inspired to return to art. Since 1992 her work has appeared in magazines, advertisements for numerous companies, video game packaging art, and comic books.

This exhibition runs from June 1 – September 29, 2024 at the Berkshire Museum, 39 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201

To learn more, click here.   

For more events, visit the ARC Calendar.