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Yu-tang Yang, has been approved as an ARC Living Artist™Visit the Yu-Tang Yang GalleryChangbai Mountain Tripby Yu-Tang Yang ...

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Join the Art Renewal Center on Pinterest and share your favorite Old Master Works!Check out the daily Blog postings and the Painting of the Day.Visit https://www.pinterest.com/ArtRenewal/ ...

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Your Best Painting is a virtual exhibition of contemporary representational art organized by the Artelibre Gallery in Zaragoza, Spain. The online exhibit is a tribute to contemporary representa ...

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An interesting article was recently published in the Epoch Times on a possible discovery of 100 early works, mainly drawings and some paintings, now thought to be by Caravaggio (1571-1610). The resea ...

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Writing for the Visual Arts September 26 - December 9 Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9 In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figur ...

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September 26 - December 9Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figurative art, or simply further y ...

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September 26 - December 9Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9 In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figurative art, or simply further ...

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September 26 - December 9Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figurative art, or simply further y ...

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September 26 - December 9Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9 In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figurative art, or simply further ...

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September 26 - December 9Taught remotely from the Florence campus November 28 - December 9 In-person option in Florence If you would like to write with mastery about figurative art, or simply further ...

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Since we have limited staff and funding we can only add a certain number of images to the ARC Museum per year. If there is an artist that fits the ARC Philosophy that you would like to see added to ...

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ARC Master™ Paul McCormack who is also Director of Programs for ARC is now offering classes at his Wappinger Falls(NY) studio:McCormack Studios, Inc.Come Join Paul in his Studio for the first e ...

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13 August, 2015

The Arcadia Contemporary Gallery, located on 51 Greene Street, New York, NY 10013, will display work from ARC Living Masters™ Julio Reyes, Jeremy Lipking, and Mario Robinson, as well as many other a ...

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12 November, 2015

ARC has received a number of requests from artists who have been asked to participate in the live exhibition if they will provide an opportunity for them to sell their paintings. Because of this we ha ...

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About the work, Vanessa Lemen says:“Letters To A Young Poet was inspired by the book with the same title by Rainer Maria Rilke. The painting evolved from an abstract vision using meditative marks and ...

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24 October, 2018

A solo show of realist still life paintings by ARC Associate Living Master™ Alex Callaway will be on view at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, 4 Brook St, Birmingham United Kingdom ...

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Customs House Museum presents five contemporary realist painters who have lived and traveled across the globe, gaining inspiration from Venice, Tokyo, Montreal, Charleston, Virginia, North Carolina, ...

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Women Painting Women is a major exhibition of portraiture in traditional oil painting. It presents award winning realist painters from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Taking its inspi ...

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This exhibition invites figurative artists of both sexes to submit artwork and share the beauty we see within ourselves. Women Painting Women - Men Painting Men fosters an environment of equali ...

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Women Painting Women is a major exhibition of portraiture celebrating the talent of Australian female portrait artists and the women who sit for them. Among the artists is ARC Associate Living Maste ...

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On March 8, coinciding with International Women's Day, the MEAM will once again claim the importance of women in the world of contemporary art and culture, through the exhibition 'Women Painting (Al ...

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6 April, 2022

This exhibition explores the artistic networks of women artists exhibiting, studying, and teaching at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from its founding in 1805 to the end of World War II. PA ...

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The Woman's Essence Project creates public awareness and supports women in contemporary art. The Project represents contemporary women artists worldwide. In the past, women typically play ...

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The prints featured in the exhibition show Goya's remarkable ability to move between documentary realism and expressive invention. This exhibition also highlights how Goya pushed the limits of printm ...

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It’s never too late to start your training. Explore ARC Approved® Studio Incamminati's facilities, flexible enrollment options, and watch faculty demonstrations. Join the faculty, staff, and Dean of F ...

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For the first time in the UK, an overview of the work of Winslow Homer will be presented. Homer confronted the leading issues facing the United States and its relationship with both Europe and the Car ...

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Renowned for his powerful paintings of American life and scenery, Winslow Homer remains a consequential figure whose art continues to appeal to broad audiences. This exhibition reconsiders Homer’s wor ...

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Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum Scott Shields has revealed his selections for the first, second, and third place winners in the PleinAir Salon bi-monthly competition, presented by Plei ...

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16 December, 2020

Congratulations to Windows to the Divine for Contemporary Visions of Beauty exhibited in November in Denver. Twenty-nine of their thirty-seven artists sold works for $140,000 in sales! The stunning ...

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The next article from the Classical Realism Journal, the original publication of the Contemporary Realist Movement, is now available on ARC. Volume I, Issue I, article 3, by Mark Steven Walker title ...

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Never presented before in France, the work of the visionary William Morris strongly marked his time by theorizing a social, political, ecological and artistic utopia and by laying the foundations of w ...

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The first complete examination of the artist in more than three decades, “William Merritt Chase” brings together 80 of the painter’s finest works in both oil and pastel, drawn from public and private ...

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On Behalf of the Committee to Write the Catalog Raisonne on William Bouguereau 1825-1905:We are proud to announce that we now have the complete translation of the Bouguereau Catalogue Raisonne. As of ...

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A remarkable printmaker, painter, and poet, William Blake developed a wildly unconventional world view, representing universal forces of creation and destruction, physical, psychological, and historic ...

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11 September, 2019

William Blake was a painter, printmaker and poet who created some of the most iconic images in British art. Inside the exhibition will be an immersive recreation of the small domestic room in which ...

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Huntsman and Dogs by Winslow HomerWild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art celebrates artists’ captivation with hunting and fishing. The exhibition encompasses a wide variety of ...

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Out in the Cold by Léon Bazile Perrault ARC Chairman Frederick C. Ross's most recent speech, Why Realism?, is being published in the Epoch Times online and in their printed paper in eleven parts."Wi ...

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18 February, 2014

ARC has just published a speech titled "Why Realism?" given by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, on February 7, 2014 at the University of Connecticut. This was given as the Keynote Address to the Con ...

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Joanna Hiffernan’s relationship with Whistler ran deeper than artist and muse. In this rich exhibition we explore her life and role as a friend, model, lover and collaborator. Many of James McNe ...

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Rediscover late 19th- and early 20th-century painters who left the United States as expatriates and returned to shape the course of American art. In Paris, they trained under the influence of the Écol ...

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This exhibition examines one of the most celebrated artists of the 19th century through the lens of three of his earliest and most innovative sets of etchings, the so-called French, Thames, and Venic ...

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Whistler and Pennell: Etching the City captures the changing landscape of New York and London in the final years of the industrial revolution. Featuring 38 prints from two of the most ...

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On June 7, 2001-- Fred Ross, Chairman of the Art Renewal Center, addressed a crowd of over 700 portrait artists, gallery owners and members of the press at America's premier institution of art, the M ...

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Well, that's what happened to fine art, in the last century, when story telling for all intents and purposes was banned.Read ARC Chairman's keynote Address at the Oil Painter's of America Con ...

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This Season The Art Renewal Center® joins Wellfire Publications in offering this Holiday Special:Every purchase of either the Seeds of the Pomegranate or Light of Lucinda by Sherry Ross published ...

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2 December, 2020

Welcome to California features small works of iconic images of the Golden State, from pristine landscapes and seascapes to figurative works and still lifes. All artwork is framed and available for a ...

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Hind's Feetby Daniel Gerhartz Workshops and Conference: Click here for the list of instructors, which includes several ARC Living Masters and ARC Salon winners. The Weekend at the Masters W ...

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ARC Living Master™ Julio Reyes and ARC Living Master™ Max Ginsburg are being featured at MCA Museum in We The People – Contemporary American Figurative Art.  We the People h ...

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The most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, the International ARC Salon offers over $100,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships ...

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There are less then 80 copies of the William Bouguereau Catalogue Raisonne left out of the original 2,000 copies printed. We are now taking the book off sale. For those who are interested in still bu ...

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PoetsArtists + 33 Contemporary invite visitors to explore “PAINTING THE FIGURE NOW III”, a new exhibition curated by David Hummer and Didi Menendez, with guest curator F. Scott Hess, opening at ...

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9 November, 2021

"Watershed", a solo exhibition of more than 50 original plein air and studio oil paintings by Mary Pettis, will showcase the beauty, relevance, and character of the St. Croix National Scen ...

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Paul W. McCormack5-Day Watercolor Portrait WorkshopAugust 27-31, 2007Study the fine art of portraiture with ARC Living Master™ Paul W. McCormack in beautiful Santa Fe New Mexico at the world ren ...

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This exhibition explores the deep, multifaceted relationship the Dutch had with the water in the seventeenth century, including their gratitude for the sea’s bounty and their fear of its sometimes d ...

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The Grand Central Academy's Water Street Atelier will be having an open house in conjunction with The Beaux-Arts Atelier on Thursday February 21st from 6 – 8pm. The four studios on the sixth floor wil ...

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With Rousseau’s call to get “back to nature!” and Goethe’s Sturm und Drang poetry, wandering around 1800 became the expression of a modern awareness of life. As part of a reaction against the rapid ...

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9 August, 2022

The first major retrospective of Sickert at Tate in over 60 years, this exhibition explores how he had an often radical, distinctive approach to setting and subject matter. From working off detailed s ...

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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 cout ...

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Vote for your favorite! Visit the People’s Choice Award section on the ARC Salon results page and click on the vote button below the works of your choice to cast your votes. Cast up to 10 votes ...

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This annual exhibition features art by our preteens and teen artists who are enrolled in our program.  The evening will feature live demonstrations with our instructors and students. Music, refre ...

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Originally published as part of the two-volume set, now available for the first time as a single volume, this edition includes an additional chapter entitled 'William Bouguereau's Nymph and Satyr'. ...

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The retail of this book is $125, but ARC is offering a special pre-order price of $99. This is the lowest price offered anywhere, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble, for this stunning volume. ...

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Pastels enjoyed considerable popularity in the 18th century when many works were created, especially in France. But what are the reasons behind the technique’s blossom at the time, what advantages did ...

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A leading figure in the art of Renaissance Venice, Vittore Carpaccio is best known for his large, spectacular narrative paintings that brought sacred history to life. Although for centuries he ha ...

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24 December, 2014

Visit the the Art Renewal Center on Pinterest!Stop by to see the "Painting of the Day" or pin your favorite old master paintings. Show us which artworks inspire you, make you think or just make you ha ...

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Come visit our new Pinterest page and pin your favorite old master paintings. Show us which old master artworks inspire you, make you think or just make you happy! This section will be dedicated spe ...

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Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt, curator of the Visions of Venus/Venus’s Visions Show was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post. PoetsArtists magazine and the accompanying exhibition at the Zhou B ...

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The upcoming issue of PoetsArtists and the accompanying exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago seeks the work of artists and writers, regardless of gender, in the depiction of the eternal fem ...

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The National Sculpture Society is holding a members only exhibition, with works embracing the theme of Spring as a season of birth, new growth and renewal. Among the exhibiting artists is ARC Assoc ...

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Visions of Antiquity in the 18th Century brings together prints, drawings, and objects from the Dallas Museum of Art's collection that reflect the taste for all things Greek and Roman during the 18th ...

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For 20 years, the Faculty at Studio Incamminati has been teaching students whose art and teaching inspire others. Come witness their vision. The exhibition includes works by such artists as Kerry Dunn ...

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A Spirit Raiser for Salmagundi Members Sponsored by the Program Committee Artists, art lovers, and lovers of art lovers: Please join SCNY artists Patricia Watwood, Edmond Rochat, and Mandy Theis ...

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The time has come!  Featuring 70 short video interviews with many of the exhibiting artists from around the world (2 hours of video content), a newly created digital exhibition catalog, an ...

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VMFA presents Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art. Explore the artistic legacy of an iconic natural wonder. Depicted and celebrated for centuries, the Natural Bridge is the Shenando ...

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ARC Living Master™ Virgil Elliott is hosting a three-day Still Life Painting workshop from April 24 – 26, 2015. The workshop will be held at Olde Masters Galleria, 25 Irongate Park Drive, Centerv ...

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ARC Living Master™ Virgil Elliott Portrait/Head Study Workshop May 21-23, 2010 at the Atelier of Virgil Elliott, on the former Eagle Ridge Winery, in Penngrove, California (40 miles north of ...

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ARC Living Master™ Virgil Elliott will be giving a lecture on oil painting materials and methods that will give an artist's paintings the best chance of surviving over the long term. This lecture wi ...

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Fortune Teller - detailARC Living Master™ Virgil Elliott will be giving a lecture at TRAC2012 on October 16, 2012 at 9:00am. The Concept Of Quality In Art; Inspirational And Practical Concern ...

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ARC Living Master Virgil Elliott recently gave an interview conducted by Carl Olson as a podcast on the The Artful Painter web site. The 1 hour and 55 minutes interview touches upon the philosophica ...

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William Bouguereau, his technique and process - Virgil Elliott, lecture and talk at Gold Light Studios - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 7:30 pm Gold Light Studios - 512 Scott Road, Perkasie, Pennsylvania ...

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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was one of the finest eighteenth-century French painters and among the most important of all women artists. She achieved success in France and Europe during one of the ...

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Click here to watch Sotheby's Benjamin Doller, Polly Sartori and the dedicated team of 19th Century European Art specialists as they explore 19th century artists and highlight masterpieces from th ...

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ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan has recently conducted a video interview with Emilio Longo, Visual Arts Teacher and author of Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students a ...

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7 February, 2017

Victorian Treasures brings together more than 60 outstanding Victorian paintings and watercolors from the art collections of National Museums Liverpool. The exhibition explores the work of leading 19t ...

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In the second half of the nineteenth century, three generations of young rebellious artists and designers revolutionized the visual arts in Britain and challenged the new industrial world around the ...

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This special installation will feature five Victorian masterpieces from the collection of the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. The exceptional loans include the iconic Flaming June by Frederic L ...

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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. T ...

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ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan has been selected as a finalist in the Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale art competition. Her drawing, "Laktisma" will be on display at the Lethbridge Galle ...

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16 August, 2017

Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master Vicki Sullivan for being a finalist in the Ravenswood Womens Art prize for her portrait "Verismo".Vicki Sullivan has also been selected to be a finalist ...

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10 October, 2017

Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master Vicki Sullivan for the selection of her drawing "Kinima" which will be published in the upcoming book "Strokes of Genius 10".She has also won second plac ...

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25 October, 2017

Congratulations to Vicki Sullivan for winning the People's Choice Award in the Manning Art Prize Competition for her painting "Back Study of Brianna". The Manning Art Prize has become a prestigious na ...

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5 September, 2018

Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan for being a finalist in The Kennedy Prize Competition. The Kennedy Prize is an annual Australian Award and the theme of this year's co ...

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29 October, 2018

ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan's drawing "Laktisma" has been selected as a finalist in the 2018 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA). The exhibition will be on display ...

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21 June, 2019

ARC Associate Living Master™, Vicki Sullivan, will have "Courage, Camaraderie and Consequence" and "The Director" in the Hidden Faces 2019 exhibition.     The exhibit ...

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6 April, 2022

Congratulations to ARC Living Master Vicki Sullivan for winning third place in the International Artist Magazine Challenge for her painting "My Sister, My Friend". "Children are one of my favorite sub ...

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28 August, 2023

ARC Living Master Vicki Sullivan is a finalist in the prestigious Almanara Art Prize in Spain. Out of over 2500 entries from 63 countries, her work was selected as one of the 50 pieces to be showcased ...

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18 July, 2024

Congratulations to ARC Living Master Vicki Sullivan for being selected as a finalist in The Lester Prize Competition. Her painting, "Fiona with Walkabout Wickets” honors the multi-talented Aboriginal ...

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ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan has been selected as a finalist in the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) which runs from October 28 - December 10, 2016 at the Grafton Region ...

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July 10 - 22, 2014Victorian Artists Society Galleries430 Albert St East Melbourne, Victoria 3002Australia We are happy to announce that ARC Associate Living Master™ Vicki Sullivan will be exhibiting ...

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ARC Associate Living Master™, Vicki Sullivan, is a finalist in the Rick Amor Drawing Prize exhibition.Rick Amor, an Australian contemporary figurative artist, has generously sponsored this $12,000 acq ...

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