Art Renewal Center^™

Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art and includes works by the old masters, 19^th century, and 21st Century Artists as well as articles, letters and other online resources. The ARC is the foremost and only vetting service for representational art schools ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet our strict standards to become ARC Approved™. The ARC also runs the ARC Salon Competition, which is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists painting, sculpting and drawing today with eleven categories and thousands of works competing, culminating in a traveling live exhibition of many of the winning works. The ARC works with other ARC Allied Organizations™, artist groups, museums, and publications to become a central news hub for the 21^st Century Representational Art Movement. Read the ARC Philosophy written by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, to learn why ARC is so passionately dedicated to representational art.

Most Recent Blog

5th International NTDTV Figure Painting Competition Exhibition Published on 15 November, 2019

The International Figure Painting Competition is one of a series of competitions held by NTD Television. It is a platform for artists all around the world, to showcase their talents and jointly revive the traditional art of realistic oil painting.

The 5th International NTDTV Figure Painting Competition Exhibition and sale of finalist works will be held November 24 - 30, 2019 1:00 PM-5:00 PM (closed on November 28, Thanksgiving Day) at the Salmagundi Art Club, 47 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003 USA. The Awards Ceremony will be held on November 26, 2019 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM and the auction takes place on November 30, 2019 1:00 PM.

To learn more, please click here. 

For more events, please visit the ARC Calendar.

Svetlana Cameron in Artists and Illustrators Magazine Published on 14 November, 2019

ARC Associate Living Master Svetlana Cameron has recently been featured in Artists and Illustrators magazine.

In the article, she discusses a Renaissance approach to drawing, including the principle of chiaroscuro, advantages of working with natural light, how to achieve realistic skin tones with a limited palette, and working on colored ground in 'trois crayons' technique inspired by Old Masters.

To learn more about Svetlana's work, click here. 

To purchase a copy of the magazine, click here.

Van Gogh and His Inspirations Published on 12 November, 2019

Van Gogh and His Inspirations is an original exhibition organized by the CMA that brings together a collection of over 30 works by artists who influenced Van Gogh’s aesthetic thinking. These works join loans from 12 museums across the U.S. to explore the artistic evolution of Van Gogh through the lens of the artists who inspired him.

The exhibition runs from October 4, 2019 to January 12, 2020 at the Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201.

To learn more, click here.

For more exhibitions, please visit the ARC Calendar.

Urban Larsson Selling Exhibition Published on 12 November, 2019

ARC Associate Living Master Urban Larsson is holding a private studio exhibition and sale on November 14, 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2019.

Several still lifes, figurative and landscapes will be on view and for sale at the exhibition. The landscapes were painted en plein-air during trips in France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain.

To attend, please RSVP info@urbanlarsson.com.

For more information, please visit https://urbanlarsson.com/exhibitions.php.

The Magic of Realism Published on 8 November, 2019

In a special collaboration with The Art Renewal Center, Haynes Galleries presents "The Magic of Realism," a group exhibition of paintings that is running now through November 30, 2019 just outside of Nashville, TN.

All the artists participating in "The Magic of Realism" were selected from The Art Renewal Center's 2019 Salon Competition, a yearly juried exhibition that is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists.

Please write to inquiries@haynesgalleries.com or call (615) 430-8147 or (615) 312-7000 to visit the gallery to view the exhibition.

To view a catalog of the show, click here.

View all news blogs.

RSS Atom

Museum

Learn More »

The ARC Museum is the largest online museum dedicated completely to realist art work. It contains tens of thousands of images by thousands of artists and includes works by 19^th century and old master artists through our general search pages, as well as 21^st century realist works by our ARC Affiliated Artists™.

News

Learn More »

Our news section consists of two parts, the first being our News Blog where we post daily to keep our viewers informed on relevant topics about realist art and the second is our Events Calendar which is an interactive calendar listing of all the exciting realist art events taking place around the world including: exhibitions, lectures, open houses, competitions, artist demonstrations, video and podcast releases, publication releases, enrollment dates and more. The calendar can also be viewed in three ways, as a calendar, a general listing, or as a world map.

Education

Learn More »

As a non-profit educational foundation, education is one of our primary goals. Here is where you can find our ARC Approved™ School listing, ARChives where we have our articles, letters and more, The Da Vinci Initiative which focuses on skill-based learning in K-12 classrooms, artist interviews, artist demonstrations, podcasts, self help books and more.

About Us

Learn More »

Find out more about the ARC and its staff. Learn about our mission and ARC philosophy. Find information on ARC Allied Organizations and how to contact us.

Competitions

Learn More »

View the results of past and current ARC competitions or submit your entries here. The ARC holds two types of competitions. The ARC Scholarship Competition, held every May, gives thousands of dollars in direct financial aid to students attending ARC Approved Schools. The International ARC Salon, the most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, offers over $100,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museum exhibitions, and a strong online presence.

Store

Learn More »

Help support the ARC by purchasing fine art prints, books, DVDs, or more. Here you will also find information on image usage and advertising rates.

Recent additions to the website

View all recent additions.

RSS Atom

November 15, 2019

Added 5th International NTDTV Figure Painting Competition Exhibition to the ARC Blog.

Added Sainte Amélie, Reine de Hongrie by Paul Delaroche.

Added Portrait de jeune femme en robe noire by Paul Delaroche.

Added Etude de deux femmes éplorées pour le décor du Panthéon by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added Répos sur le chemin de La Loche, Ouzouer-sur-Loire, France by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added Portrait of a French Aristocratic Gentleman in a White Wig by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added A Moorish Guard by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added La bénédiction esquisse by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added Le Concert Florentin by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Mary Magdalene at the Tomb by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Étude de personnages by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Nu masculin assis, vu di sotto in su, aiguisant la lame d'une faux by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Étude de femme debout by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added La Belle Portia by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added The Rovers of the Ardennes by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Psyché by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Portrait of Mademoiselle Louise Marès, soon-to-be Baroness of Albenas by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Portrait of Monsieur Ricome by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Écoutant la Voix d'Echo by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added Studies for 'But you will help' by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added A reclining female nude by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added And the Sea gave up the dead which were in it by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added The Sierra Nevada, Spain by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added Two studies of a seated figure, for the frieze 'Music' by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added A sheet of figure studies for “The Visible Madonna” & “Dangerous Colleagues” from Leighton’s illustr by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added Portrait of a Lady, Seated Half-length in a Black and White Dress with Red Flower and Cross Necklace by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added The Mountains of Asia Minor, from Rhodes by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added Capri by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added Study of a Man Bent at the Waist, Leaning Forward by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of Portrait of Joseph-Carle-Paul-Horace Delaroche, Son of the Artist, Half-Length with a Pile of Books by Paul Delaroche.

Added a new image of Portrait of a Child by Jean-Paul Laurens.

Added a new image of Comtesse Clermont-Tonnerre, née Victoire de La Tour du Pin Chambly de La Charce (1836-1915) by Alexandre Cabanel.

Added a new image of Nicandra by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of Still Life Study for 'Clytie' by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of Studies of female figures for 'Captive Andromache' by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of Pavonia by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of Lily by Lord Frederick Leighton.

Added a new image of A Nile Woman by Lord Frederick Leighton.