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Renaissance Watercolors Published on 23 June, 2021

This display presents for the first time watercolor during the Renaissance as a unified art form, highlighting its versatility and pivotal role in understanding, interpreting and documenting the natural world.

The exhibition runs from now until August 8, 2021 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL.

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Exhibition Profectus Published on 22 June, 2021

Come enjoy incredible artwork created by the 2020 and 2021 graduates of Studio Incamminati’s Advanced Fine Art Program. This work represents the culmination of four years of study in a program that demands mastery of the technique as the prelude to creative expression. Experience work drawn from life that sparks the imagination.

The exhibition is being held from June 24 - August 6, 2021, open Wednesday - Saturday from 12 - 6 pm at Studio Incamminati, 1901 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

The event is free, but RSVP's are required. Please RSVP at the following link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5147064

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Georgetown Atelier now accepting applications for Fall 2021 (in-person studio education) Published on 18 June, 2021

Georgetown Atelier is a classical drawing and painting program, which also recognizes the critical role that imaginative realism plays within the classics. Georgetown Atelier was founded in 2008 by Tenaya Sims (ARC Salon Best in Show winner 2016). The Atelier is located within the Equinox Studios campus in the Georgetown district of Seattle, WA. Home to over 100 artists, Equinox Studios is a thriving arts and artisan community. Students enjoy the benefits of being part of this artist community, as well as the ‘family’ of ateliers at Gage Academy of Art.

Along with Tenaya, the teaching staff is comprised of Christopher Remmers (ARC Salon 3rd Place Imaginative Realism award), Tiffany Dae (ARC Salon Finalist) and Riley Doyle (ARC Salon Finalist). These highly talented professionals all graduated from Georgetown Atelier. In addition to being excellent teachers and having exceptionally warm characters, they are masters of the craft.

At Georgetown Atelier, students begin by working observationally as they learn such core subjects as constructive anatomy, value studies, perspective, and cast drawing. Students then learn how to extend beyond observation into the inventive. The “Rock Project” is one example of the bridge between the observational and the imaginative. Students initially draw a rock from observation through studying its visual properties (planar vs. round, quality of texture, lighting, etc.). Students then draw a rock from imagination, informed by their observational studies of the real rock.

There are 4 major tiers of the curriculum which students follow a progression of projects along: Drawing, Painting I, Painting II, and Professional Development. During the Professional Development stage, under the mentorship of the instructors, students build a cohesive body of work and cultivate their “inner vision”.

Please click here for more information, or write Tenaya at tenaya@gageacademy.org for inquiries or to set up a tour.

Magrath Sculpture Studio Accepting Applications Published on 17 June, 2021

The Magrath Sculpture Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle enters its 8th year, having weathered the pandemic with hybrid classes focused on core skills that included master cast studies, hands, feet and self portraiture along with deep dives into artistic anatomy. They look forward to meeting in person again with live models and gestures in wire and clay in the fall moving into more detailed figure studies in winter.

Magrath Sculpture Atelier is also excited about a new part time online program where continuing and aspiring sculptors will meet weekly to discuss and critique work and readings, get assignments for work in home studios, and share discoveries and questions. It's a way to continue and extend the community for distant learners who may not have local access to sculpture resources, not to mention put our newly acquired virtual skills and resources to use.

The Magrath Sculpture Atelier is a multi-year, part-time Atelier designed to confer the core disciplines needed to become a practicing figurative sculptor at a high level of excellence. Students become adept in both traditional approaches and the history of figurative sculpture while engaging in contemporary concerns and a variety of media. Contact Mike Magrath (mike@gageacademy) and click here for more information. 

Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration Published on 16 June, 2021

Fictional worlds of magic and adventure come to life through fantasy illustration. Myths, legends, fables, romance, and epic battles involving swords and sorcery occur in a world unfamiliar to us. The exhibition will present the immutable concepts of mythology, fairy tales, fables, good versus evil, and heroes and villains through paintings, etchings, drawings, and digital art created by artists from William Bouguereau and Gustave Dore to artists working today.

Among the participating artists are ARC Living Masters Julie Bell, James Gurney, Donato Giancola, Greg Hildebrandt, and Boris Vallejo.

The exhibition runs from June 12 through October 31, 2021 at the Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262.

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