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In this 40 minute lecture, Professor Miano will take you back in time to the origins of the western art tradition. He will give you a taste of the upcoming art historical workshop series which will ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Evgeniy Monahov as an ARC Associate Living MasterTM. Evgeniy Monahov is a Russian painter whose works have been featured in exhibitions and collections in the US, Spain, R ...

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We have now officially concluded accepting entries to the 15th International ARC Salon Competition. We have received 4,941 entries from 83 countries representing a 14% increase in total entries ...

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To view the prospectus and enter visit the ARC Salon Entry Pages. If you missed the 15th ARC Salon submission period, don’t worry, you still have time! Due to high volumes of requests we wi ...

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28 August, 2020

REALISM LIVE,  The World’s First Virtual Realism Art Conference is taking place online over three days, on October 22, 23, and 24, with a beginners’ day on October 21. Realism L ...

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ARC is pleased to present John Whytock as our newest ARC Associate Living MasterTM! “Beauty, like truth, exists. And we, as human beings, have an almost divine capacity to recognize it. Art, for me ...

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27 August, 2020

Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.) 2020, has announced its finalists, and 334 pieces by 168 artists were selected out for the Grand Prize Exhibition. ARC Living MasterTM Ana Schmidt has been selected wi ...

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26 August, 2020

For the third year in a row, the Museum Møhlmann is holding "Maginificent Minatures", an exhibition of works 14 by 14 inches or smaller. The tempera on panel painting "Dried Leaf&quo ...

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We are very happy to announce that if you missed seeing the 14th International Virtual ARC Salon Exhibition at Sothebys.com, you are not too late! The entirety of the show including the writt ...

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If you missed the 15th ARC Salon submission period, don’t worry, you still have time! Due to high volumes of requests we will continue accepting entries to the 15th ARC Salon Competition until the ...

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An exhibition of ARC Approved Rob Gutteridge's School of Classical Realism student work made during 2019-20. It includes Bargue drawings, life drawings, drawing master copies, cast drawings, and ind ...

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This exhibition presents both the great successes of James Tissot who often created iconic images, and his boldest experiments. It also examines his materials and painting techniques, the themes tha ...

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Oil Painters of America are hosting their 2020 Salon Show virtually, from August 13 - October 3, 2020, featuring almost 300 representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process was ...

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This major exhibition charts the career of the artist known simply as El Greco. Over 57 works from across the world trace not only the development of his distinctive style but also the astounding am ...

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"Our World Re-Imagined" is the Northern California Chapter’s first virtual exhibition with the California Art Club (CAC). This exhibition’s theme is to inspire the artists to visually int ...

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Edward Hopper and the American Hotel is an exhibition that looks at the iconic midcentury artist’s fascination with places of transience, escape, and anonymity. Guests can explore the romantic and n ...

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The Art Renewal Center is now accepting entries to the 15th International ARC Salon Competition, offering over $130,000 in cash awards, $25,000 for best in show, as well as publication, exhibition, ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has republished yet another video interview with Stephen Gjertson, who is a longstanding artist of the Classical Realist t ...

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Caravaggio-Bernini: Baroque in Rome is an exhibition of more than 70 masterpieces by Caravaggio, Bernini and their contemporaries. The paintings and sculptures are on loan to the Rijksmuseum fr ...

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The Florence Academy of Art is hosting an online exhibition of student works. Over 150 drawings, paintings, and sculptures produced by students during the six month school year and at home during lo ...

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Join ARC Associate Living Master Charles Miano and Gage Academy of Art on Thursday, July 30, 2020 on a journey of expression as he teaches the secret fundamentals of Red Chalk Drawing. Follow along ...

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PoetsArtists + 33 Contemporary invite visitors to explore “Painting the Figure Now”, a new exhibition curated by David Hummer and Didi Menendez, with guest curator F. Scott Hess, opening at Waus ...

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Fine Art Today recently published an article on the 14th ARC Salon Exhibition titled ARC Virtual Exhibition With Sotheby’s. “There is an inborn awe… an innate reverence when one feels they are ...

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"We believe that the support, commitment and responsibility of an art collector should go beyond just buying art. For that reason, in 2019, we launched ARTDATAintel, an inspiring Instagram init ...

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ARC Living Master Daniel Graves has been featured in the article "What Inspires Master Artist Daniel Graves" in Realism Today. "From doorways found in distant travels to classic myth ...

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Kara Lysandra Ross, ARC Co-Chair / COO was recently interviewed by the International Arts and Culture Group as part of their #TIACARTINTOUCH project. The 22 minute video interview covers topics such ...

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The Epoch Times recently published an interview with Kara Lysandra Ross about the 14th ARC Salon Competition and Exhibition. The article discusses not only the competition and virtual show, ...

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ARC Associate Living Master John Rowe has recently been featured in the article "An Artistic Odyssey: Meaningful Portrait Paintings" in Fine Art Connoisseur. "The story of artist J ...

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15 July, 2020

Stamford Museum & Nature Center is holding The Society of Animal Artist's 59th Annual Exhibition “Art and the Animal”. The collection features over 50 paintings, drawings and scul ...

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ARTEDEA-BOHEMIARTE School of Art is proud to announce the beginning of a creative collaboration with ACADEM, Académie des beaux-arts de Montréal. Both schools are connected by the co ...

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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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The 14th International Virtual ARC Salon will be going live at 12AM EST on Monday, July 13, 2020. Featuring 70 short video interviews with many of the exhibiting artists from around the w ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has republished a video interview with Classical Realist painter and ARC Living Master, Stephen Gjertson, which was record ...

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Through nearly 50 paintings and drawings, this exhibition follows Maes’s move away from paintings of historical and biblical scenes, where Rembrandt’s influence is most clear, to the scenes of every ...

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ARC Living Master Morgan Weistling has recently been featured in an article on Fine Art Connoisseur titled "Chasing Light, Capturing Beauty: Oil Paintings by Morgan Weistling". "Sinc ...

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In 1551, Prince Philip of Spain, the future King Philip II, commissioned Titian, the most famous painter in Europe at the time, to produce a group of paintings showing Classical myths primarily take ...

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This exhibit features a collection of 15 miniatures by ARC Associate Living Master Debra Keirce that depict the artist's travels within the United States. On August 6, 2020 Keirce will be doing an ...

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Including 70 short video interviews with many of the exhibiting artists from around the world, totaling 2 hours of edited video footage! We have embedded this footage directly into the newly cr ...

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2 July, 2020

The first global virtual plein air experience brought to you by the creators of the PleinAir Convention and PleinAir Magazine. A virtual pleinair painting event that can be experienced in the safety ...

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We are accepting entries to the 15th International ARC Salon Competition now through August 14th. Compete in the largest competition in the world for representational art, offering over $130,00 ...

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1 July, 2020

ARC Associate Living Master Tom Kegler is holding a solo exhibition of work at Meibohm Fine Arts, 478 Main Street, East Aurora NY 14052 from June 26 - August 8, 2020.  The gallery is open by ap ...

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Emilio Longo, founder and director of Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers, has recently designed a product to commemorate the life and work of the 20th centur ...

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"Challenges reveal character, and the graduates of the Laguna College of Art + Design class of 2020 are the embodiment of perseverance. Collectively they demonstrate a command of both time- ...

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Laguna College of Art and Design’s (LCAD) undergraduate Fine Arts department is proud to present its 2020 Virtual BFA Fine Arts Exhibition, a group exhibition highlighting representational paintings ...

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. is offering a virtual tour of the exhibition "Degas at the Opera". It is the first show dedicated to Edgar Degas’s fascination with the Pa ...

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Operation Night Watch is the largest research and conservation project ever on Rembrandt's "The Night Watch". The Rijksmuseum invites members of the public to watch the entire process at t ...

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Michael J. Pearce explains imaginative realism, an artful “escape from reality” in a 15-minute video, featuring works of art from prehistory to modern movies. To watch the video, click here.  ...

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ARC Associate Living Master Paige Bradley is holding a solo exhibition and sculpture demonstration at Gallery D'May located on 401 Washington St, Cape May, NJ 08204. The exhibition runs from June 26 ...

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The Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award is open to artists from all over the world for small-scale artworks. Entrants submit 2D artworks up to 61cm (24 inches) in height or width. The Judging is based ...

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12 June, 2020

Maryhill Museum presents the Influence of Women, a fully online exhibition of student and graduate paintings from the Aristides Atelier, at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, WA. Click here to regis ...

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The ARC Approved Southern Atelier is offering a free Russian Academic portrait drawing demonstration by Iliya Mirochnik. This class is free to anyone who would like to join on Saturday, June 13, 20 ...

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Fine Art Connoisseur has released a series of videos on Facebook and YouTube called Contemporary Realist Art in Lockdown. Nine extraordinary artists, educators, and dealers discuss what they are doi ...

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The ARC Allied Organization, Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, is holding a show called "Portraits of Heroes". 14 CSOPA members bring their professional skills to honor workers in h ...

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Sheltering with Art is a virtual exhibition and sale featuring 70 works by the faculty of the ARC Approved Florence Academy of Art. Sculptures, paintings, and drawings will be among pieces offered. ...

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We are saddened by the traumas and violence that continue to ripple through American society. People are angry, frightened and heartbroken. We must change and work together to build a better, more ...

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The ARC Approved Studio Incamminati, School for Contemporary Realist Art has partnered with Rowan University to offer students a unique Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Philadelphia’s Studio Incammina ...

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Having begun in 2007, "The Percivals" is an open competition for artists. While showcasing the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by Australian artists, the competiti ...

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The ARC Approved Grand Central Atelier of Art is sharing a collection of student works from the past year. The year end catalog features a spread dedicated to each student, multiple page spreads fea ...

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The ARC Approved Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art is offering free on demand art videos. LAAFA is committed to providing ways to offer the artistic community locally and globally access to fre ...

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The International Guild of Realism is pleased to announce that the 15th Annual IGOR Exhibition will be at the prestigious Principle Gallery in historic Charleston, SC. from October 2-31, 2020 with a ...

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The California Art Club is presenting the 109th installment of the Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, its signature event that has the distinction of spanning two pandemics. This virtual exhibition will ...

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Samsara Academy of Art is holding a Drawing and Painting competition. Artists and students can send a drawing or painting and get a chance to win a scholarship to attend a workshop at Sams ...

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Due to COVID-19 we are not able to bring the 14th ARC Salon Exhibition live to Sotheby’s NY as planned, but we are instead viewing this as an opportunity to mount a virtual salon exhibition a ...

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The New York Academy of Art is accepting applications for the Master of Fine Arts and Certificate of Fine Arts programs through August 30, 2020. Apply now to begin your studies in Fall 2020! To app ...

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Congratulations to ARC Living Master Jon Boe Paulsen for winning the Gold Prize and ARC Living Master Ann James Massey for winning the Excellence Prize in the Awesome Art Prize Spring Edition 2020 c ...

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Art to Go is a free community art series presented by Gage 360! As a public service to the community, the Gage Academy of Art has developed twice-weekly classes that are free to anyone interested in ...

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The Southern Atelier is hosting a Russian Academic Drawing demo presented by artist Iliya Mirochnik on Zoom. The course begins with a demonstration in which he will explain the basic methods of work ...

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The Da Vinci Initiative recently partnered with the School of Atelier Arts to create a brand new Cast Drawing Course.      Atelier-trained artist and educator Mandy Theis ...

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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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Fine Art Connoisseur magazine is offering a free digital copy of their May/June 2020 issue. Fine Art Connoisseur covers realist artists both past and present. Some of the topics in this issue inc ...

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5 May, 2020

Inspired Original has recently created a mini documentary about Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence Cathedral. Brunelleschi took over 28 years to build the Dome through war, plague, political unrest, cr ...

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The Barcelona Academy of Art is offering a free drawing and painting course as a way to help art students all over the world during this difficult time. The course is being taught by Barcelona Acad ...

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Contemporary American Luminism, Journey Through Time and Space, is a stunning exhibition of oil paintings by ARC Living Master Joseph McGurl. The exhibition will be available online with private vie ...

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The Guild of Boston Artists, an ARC Allied organization, has an exclusive virtual exhibition on their site titled "Searching for Connection" which ends on May 8, 2020. This exhibition bri ...

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ARC Living Artist Stuart Dunkel's solo exhibition is now virtual on the Rehs Gallery website. A|MUS|E features 40 new works by Stuart that are designed to entertain and amuse the viewer. To view th ...

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The Florence Academy of Art Collective on Patreon has posted a free art talk with Mitch Shea, the director of FAA's sculpture program. Mitch discusses his artistic inspiration for his work "Ri ...

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The ARC Approved Florence Classical Arts Academy has recently posted 3 video lectures about composition in painting. Professors generously share their experience and professional secrets, helping st ...

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Fine Art Connoisseur has recently posted two videos on YouTube to help artists, collectors, and galleries deal with COVID-19. A profile of Rehs Gallery and an interview with Jean Stern are ...

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21 April, 2020

Along with the Artist a Day series, Streamline Videos has released interviews on their website to help artists and galleries navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Survival Strategies For Artists and G ...

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ARTDATAintel is a comprehensive, insightful Art Intelligence database that helps collectors make smarter, more informed art investments while inspiring artists to define winning strategies in the ma ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Alana Knuff as an ARC Associate Living Master! The analytical and artistic shape of her life were influenced by her mother, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, a ...

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On Friday April 10, 2020 the ARC Approved Barcelona Academy of Art held a webinar for the benefit of their students during the COVID-19 lockdown. The lecture is by Christian Bull, Director of Screen ...

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Due to COVID-19 with such uncertainty and with so many ARC Approved Schools currently not in session, the Art Renewal Center will not be accepting entries to the 2020 ARC Scholarship Competition thi ...

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Paul Ingrebtson, head of the ARC Approved Ingbretson Studio of Drawing and Painting has released a new video titled "Broken Color".  Ingbretson discusses the use of broken color and s ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has recently republished two video interviews. An interview conducted in 1990 with Richard Lack, the founder of the conte ...

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Right before the Getty Museum closed it's doors due to COVID-19, the staff made a few videos of the exhibition, Michelangelo: Mind of the Master. The Getty Museum invites everyone to watch the ...

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Eight works from the drawing category from the 14th ARC Salon have been featured in Realism Today, an online weekly publication about the realist art movement. To read ...

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The Florence Classical Arts Academy is offering free online lectures and resources to art students all over the world while everyone is indoors due to the coronavirus. To view the videos, visit FCA ...

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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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Storytellers is an exhibition that celebrates artworks with narrative, that allow for a dialogue between artist and viewer, highlighting the seen and unseen.These artworks include subtle references ...

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The Art Renewal Center is now accepting entries to the 15th International ARC Salon Competition. The top award this year is $25,000 for Best in Show and over 140 awards and honorable mentions are be ...

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The MEAM (Museum of Modern European Art) has prepared an online exhibition of paintings by international figurative artists. Many of the paintings have been on exhibit at the MEAM in the past.  ...

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Congratulations to ARC Living Master Richard Whitney for winning “Best of Show” in the Copley Society of Art Pop-up Portrait Exhibition in Boston for his painting "Miriam". To s ...

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We know that COVID-19 is having a serious impact on many artists and schools, with exhibitions and workshops being cancelled or rescheduled. Please be assured that the Art Renewal Center is continui ...

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As a needed distraction from these crazy times, ARC Associate Living Master Tina Garrett has opened her online Facebook group mentorship page to anyone who wants to watch a one-day live painting dem ...

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The Barcelona Academy of Art, like many other art schools around the world, is currently closed in an effort to stop the Covid-19 epidemic. To keep positive in these difficult times and consolidate ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has recently republished a video interview with painter, Michael Coyle, which took place in 1993. In the interview, Michae ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Jaq Grantford as an ARC Associate Living Master! Jaq Grantford is an Australian artist based in Melbourne and has worked extensively as an artist. Ever since she was a ch ...

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Eric Rhoads, head of Streamline Publishing Inc., will be providing art instruction with top artists. Broadcasting will begin at 3 pm EST directly from the Streamline Art Video Facebook page. The bro ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Fine Art Academy Cologne as a new ARC Approved Atelier! Fine Art Academy Cologne (FAAC) is a special place dedicated entirely to the teaching of drawing, painting, comics ...

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