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14th International Virtual ARC Salon Exhibition Published on 10 July, 2020

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 world, a newly created digital exhibition catalog, and a virtual walk through exhibition. Also included is a written interview with Kara Lysandra Ross covering topics such as the importance of representational art and why it is a good investment and a short video capturing the core philosophy of the movement including live footage of the exhibition while on view at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain.

Make sure to cast your vote for your favorite look in the “Art and Beauty Behind Fashion Event”, where Fashion Week San Diego Designers have created eight distinctive looks inspired by the FWSD winning works from the ARC Salon. 

Exhibition dates are July 13 – July 31, 2020. Click on any of the Virtual ARC Salon Exhibition banners on the ARC website www.artrenewal.org during this time to view the virtual show at Sothebys.com.

Stephen Gjertson Interview Published on 10 July, 2020

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 recorded during 1996. Mr. Gjertson was part of the first cohort of students who were trained by Richard Lack in Minnesota during the early 1970s, who went on to become an influential teacher of the Classical Realist tradition. Mr. Gjertson has actively propagated the teachings of Mr. Lack throughout his life as well as writing two of Mr. Lack's biographies and continuing to paint images which celebrate his faith, family, and strong appreciation for artists of the past.

The interview can be viewed here.

Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age Published on 9 July, 2020

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 everyday life and portraits that made him one of the most sought-after artists of his time.

The exhibition runs from now until September 20, 2020 at the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square,
London, WC2N 5DN.

To see highlights of the exhibition and learn more, please click here. 

FAC Article Featuring Morgan Weistling Published on 9 July, 2020

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".

"Since he was a child, artist Morgan Weistling has constantly seen beauty and design in the world. Intensely studying art by 12 and painting movie posters for top agencies by 19, Weistling has been chasing beauty his entire career, and he continually captures it with luminous results."

To read the full article, please click here. 

Titian: Love, Desire, Death Published on 8 July, 2020

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 taken from the Roman poet Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’. This exhibition reunites all six paintings in the series, from Boston, Madrid, and London, for the first time in over four centuries.

The exhibition runs from now until January 17, 2021 at the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square,
London, WC2N 5DN.

For more information, please click here.