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20% discount for Painting Master Workshop in Barcelona Published on 20 January, 2020
Living Master Golucho is teaching at MEAM, Barcelona, from April 6th to 10th.
As a member of ARC community, enjoy a 20% discount for Instinct & Intuition, a five-day Painting Workshops held by one of the main representatives of the New Realism, known for exploring and portraying the observed subjects through experimentation, sometimes partially destructive, in the physical media and pictorial design, in order to generate depictions of reality containing psychological meaning.
Use the discount code GOLUCHO2020_ARC when you checkout on TIAC Academy website: https://tiacacademy.com/master-level-workshops/golucho-barcelona-2020. Discount valid until February 15th.
For further information please check the workshop details on the link above or write to TIAC Academy to
masterworkshops@tiacg.com.
To know more about Golucho go to www.golucho.com.
Don't miss this opportunity to further develop your artistic practice with a living master!
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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 19th century and old master artists through our general search pages, as well as 21st century realist works by our ARC Affiliated Artists™.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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January 21, 2020
Added The Height of Fashion by Dudley Hardy.
Added Orientalische Szene by Dudley Hardy.
Added The Chieftain by Dudley Hardy.
Added Harem Scene by Dudley Hardy.
Added Study of a Bishop by Dudley Hardy.
Added After the Masked Ball by Dudley Hardy.
Added The Flamenco Guitarist by Dudley Hardy.
Added The Fish Wife by Dudley Hardy.
Added Resting by Dudley Hardy.
Added Allah Akbar by Dudley Hardy.
Added La Sentinelle à Tanger by Dudley Hardy.
Added Marchands de fruits sur le port by Dudley Hardy.
Added A Gaiety Girl by Dudley Hardy.
Added The Lion in Love by Dudley Hardy.
January 20, 2020
Added Young Woman by Cecilia Beaux.
Added The Velie Boys by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Two Women by a Fireplace by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Twilight Confidences by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Travis Cochran by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Still Life with Fruit by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Sister and Brother by Cecilia Beaux.
Added The Silver Box by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Sereno Elisha Payne by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Self Portrait by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Self Portrait by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Self Portrait by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Sarah Elizabeth Doyle by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Samuel Hamilton Brooks by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Sally Stretch Keen by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Richard Watson Gilder by Cecilia Beaux.
Added The Reverend William Henry by Cecilia Beaux.
Added Portraits in Summer by Cecilia Beaux.
Added a new image of Sita and Sarita by Cecilia Beaux.