Posts for October, 2024

The ARC Approved Kline Academy of Art announces their annual Open House extravaganza, featuring hundreds of student works, live demos, live music and so much more! 

Kline Academy of Fine Art, established in 2007, continues to shine and grow, hitting new milestones every year. Starting with only 10 students and a few classes, Kline now boasts over 300 students in a given month and daily classes taught by exceptional instructors and professional artists from around the world. 

Come celebrate the care and respect Kline Academy has given to traditional teaching for the past 17 years with a showcase of student works. Students and instructors will also display and sell their work, all while embracing the rich community and creativity of Kline with a party Saturday evening! Everyone is welcome, including kids.

Open House will be held at Kline Academy and be available Saturday, November 2nd, from 5:00 PM -9:00 PM and Sunday, November 3rd, from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PDT). For more information on Open House or Kline Academy, visit www.klineacademy.com/open-house-exhibition or contact them at (310)-837-7194 or  staff@klineacademy.com. 

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In an era of sweeping change following the Civil War, an ambitious generation of American artists adopted the human figure as their focus. Showcasing more than 100 studies related to major commissions for the Boston Public Library, Library of Congress, Pennsylvania State Capitol, and other civic institutions, The Dance of Life explores the American Renaissance, a pivotal yet neglected period in American art. On view are intimate pencil sketches, sensuous pastels, dynamic bronzes, and virtuosic oil studies by Edwin Austin Abbey, Edwin Blashfield, Daniel Chester French, Violet Oakley, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and John Singer Sargent—celebrated artists then and now. Displayed alongside are works by talents deserving of more attention, including Meta Warrick Fuller, Evelyn Longman, and Gari Melchers. Featuring vibrant artworks rarely seen in public, the exhibition reveals how artists shaped their visions, learned from one another, and developed a visual language that captivated a divided nation.

The exhibition runs from September 5, 2024 – January 5, 2025 at the Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, CT 06510.

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Realism Live, the world’s largest online realism art training event, is coming up this November 13-15, 2024.

Hosted over 3 days, more than 20 of today’s most accomplished artists are ready to help you take your art to the highest levels. Simply draw and paint along as you learn new techniques and gain pro-level insights from the world's best artists. You’ll get an over-the-shoulder look at every brushstroke, step-by-step from start to finish.

Find out more about Realism Live and register today to take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing.  

Learn more at RealismLive.com.

The Grand National Exhibition is AAPL's most selective in-person show being held at the prestigious and historic Salmagundi Club located in Manhattan. This captivating fine art show pays homage to a remarkable 96-year-old legacy of artistic excellence, showcasing the works of renowned artists who have dedicated their lives to the mastery of traditional & contemporary realism. In addition to the Finalist Exhibition in the Skylight Gallery, a Semi-Finalist showcase is featured on the website. A selection of the artwork is available for purchase during the show dates.

An Awards Reception & Silent Auction will take place on Friday, November 1, 2024 5-7:30 pm. RSVP requested.

A Gouache Workshop and Demonstration will take place on November 15, 2024 from 5:30 -7:30 pm and free and open to the public. 

The exhibition runs from October 28 – November 15, 2024. Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10003.

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Revolution to Restoration: French Drawings from The Horvitz Collection features approximately 90 drawings made from the 1770s through the 1850s, one of the most turbulent periods in French history.

During this time, France abolished the monarchy, established a republic, terrorized perceived political enemies, waged war across the continent, imposed an empire, and eventually reinstated the monarchy—and these are only a handful of the tumultuous episodes that occurred across this 80-year period. Despite this profound instability, the country’s cultural environment flourished, spurring a significant stylistic shift in artistic production. Artists moved away from the playful, decadent Rococo style toward the restrained and disciplined style, now known as Neoclassicism.

The exhibition runs from October 26, 2024 – January 6, 2025 at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603.

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First awarded in 1965, the Portia Geach Memorial Award was established by Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach. The award is annually presented to an Australian female artist for the best portrait painted from life of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters or the sciences. 

ARC Living Master Vicki Sullivan and ARC Associate Living Master Elizabeth Barden are among the 58 finalists from across Australia that have been selected for the country’s most distinguished portrait prize for female artists, the Portia Geach Memorial Award.

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This exhibition focuses on Neoclassicism, an artistic style that emerged in the later 1700s and flourished through the 1820s, a period of tremendous political and social upheaval in France. Neoclassical painters looked to the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration, often as a lens through which to depict and comment upon contemporary events.

While these works were created more than 200 years ago and often depict ancient or mythological events, they also reference social and political challenges that remain relevant today.

The exhibition runs from October 19, 2024 – January 6, 2025 at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave , Chicago Ill, 60603.

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Capturing Realism Asia is an important exhibition of contemporary work featuring over 20 artists (instructors, alumni, and current apprentices) from the ARC Approved Ani Art Academies Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The exhibition will be hosted at Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka from October 18 -24, 2024.

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This exhibition brings together over 300 works from 90 French, European and American institutions and takes visitors on a one-of-a-kind journey through Northern European art illuminating the profane aspects of the Middle Ages and revealing a fascinating era of surprising complexity. The exhibition explores the disappearance of the figure of the fool with the Enlightenment and the triumph of reason, and its resurgence at the end of the 18th century and all throughout the 19th. The fool then became a figure with which artists identified, wondering: ‘What if I were the fool?’

Figures of the Fool runs from October 16, 2024 – February 3, 2025 at the Louvre, 93 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, 75001, France.

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ARC Living Master Joke Frima and Wim Heldens are contemporary realists, with great respect for each other's work. This exhibition showcases their commitment to beauty and connection through art.

Frima draws inspiration from the everyday beauty of nature, creating harmonious compositions that captivate viewers.  Heldens, one of the Netherlands' leading modern realists, explores contemporary human relationships through his work, emphasizing cultural interactions. Both artists embody a dedication to realism, enriching the art world with their unique perspectives.

The exhibition runs from October 12 – November 3, 2024 at Pulchri Studio, Lange Voorhout 15, 2514 EA Den Haag, Netherlands.

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ARC Living Master Stephen Jesic has recently won 2 awards for his painting “Monarch of the Sky” in the 2024 14th annual AFC International Exhibit of Nature in Art.

Artists for Conservation (AFC) is the world's leading group of artists supporting the environment. Founded in 1997, the non-profit organization comprises a membership of 500 gifted nature artists from over 30 countries, across five continents.

To view the award winners, please click here.  

For the first time, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna will present an exhibition on Rembrandt and his gifted pupil Samuel van Hoogstraten. The exhibition focuses on the use of color in Rembrandt and Hoogstraten work as well as the techniques utilized to create illusions. Around 60 paintings and drawings, many from international loans, will be on display.

The exhibition runs from October 8, 2024 – January 12, 2025 at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Maria-Theresien Platz, Vienna 1010 Austria.

To learn more about this exhibition, click here.   

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Emilio Longo has recently conducted an interview with ARC Living Master and founder of the Angel Academy of Art in Florence Italy, Michael John Angel, in Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers.

This interview took place between Angel and Longo via email correspondence between April, 2020 and October, 2024 and details Angel’s life and work.

 To read the article, click here.