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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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Due to closures due to COVID-19 virus, Briscoe Western Art Museum is holding their "Night of Artists Show and Sale" online. The dates have been extended from March 27 - July 26, 2020. A ...

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ARC is please to welcome Matthew Bird as an ARC Associate Living Master! Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Matthew Bird graduated with honors from the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, New York, in 20 ...

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Art institutions all over the world have had to close their doors due to COVID-19, but many are hosting free virtual tours of their spaces and exhibitions as an option in a time when we are keeping ...

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Created by Richard F. Lack and published by Atelier Lack beginning in 1986, the Classical Realism Quarterly mailed to 400 supporters. By 1992 it was transformed into the Classical Realism Journal pu ...

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After realizing that many visitors to the ARC website wanted to better understand the history of 19th century academic painting and the various movements and key players, Kara Lysandra Ross, AR ...

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18 March, 2020

In these difficult times we wanted to remind our viewers that fine art is enduring. While being unable to visit physical museums, perhaps stuck inside your homes, consider relieving stress by immers ...

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The Da Vinci Initiative knows that parents and art teachers across the country are scrambling for art learning resources that can be used at home. The Da Vinci Initiative, in partnership with Antho ...

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The Florence Academy of Art is asking artists all over the world, in particular those affected by the virus, to send a drawing or painting of the view from your rooms. FAA will post a few of the su ...

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ARC is pleased to welcome Richard Hall as a Living Master! "For 35 years, I enjoyed a successful career in fine art, exploring the opposing worlds of abstract art and traditional still life. ...

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At Manchester Studios RVA, artist Constance Ramsey Bowden welcomes the finest instructors in realist drawing, painting and sculpting from all over the world to teach workshops from 3 days to 2 ...

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In the second half of the nineteenth century, three generations of young rebellious artists and designers revolutionized the visual arts in Britain and challenged the new industrial world around the ...

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Raphael was one of the greatest artistic figures working in the Western classical tradition. In celebration of the 500th anniversary of his death, the National Gallery presents 25 prints and drawing ...

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The National Sculpture Society is holding a members only exhibition, with works embracing the theme of Spring as a season of birth, new growth and renewal. Among the exhibiting artists is ARC Assoc ...

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The February/March Plein Air competition, brought to you by Plein Air Magazine and Streamline Publishing, is now open and accepting entries until midnight on March 15, 2020. Entrants can ...

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5 March, 2020

ARC Approved Laguna College of Art + Design is holding a Spring open house event. Prospective students will have an opportunity to tour their various campus locations and facilities, ...

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ARC Associate Living Master Arina Gordienko has been featured in Realism Today as the Realism Ambassador of the Week! "Arina is dedicated to realistic traditions in painting, combining traditi ...

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ARC Approved Atelier Charles Cecil Studios was recently featured on a segment of the CBS Sunday Morning News. Correspondent Seth Doane talks to Charles Cecil and the students of the atelier who a ...

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The ARC Approved New York Academy of Art is offering a Master of Fine Arts and Certificate of Fine Art Program. The application deadline is March 15, 2020. The Master of Fine Arts is a specialize ...

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This exhibition brings together approximately 50 large-scale paintings of N. C. Wyeth, the patriarch of one of America’s most prominent artistic families. Spanning several decades, these works evolv ...

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The deadline for ARA Boston's scholarship competition has been extended to March 1, 2020. The scholarship awards a student their first full year of training tuition free. The Academy of Realist A ...

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Millet and Modern Art: From Van Gogh to Dalí is a groundbreaking exhibition that examines, for the first time, the international legacy of French painter Jean-François Millet. Millet was a pioneer i ...

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This exhibition will launch the 30th anniversary celebration of Gage Academy of Art, an innovative contemporary art school and home to the Aristides Atelier. The exhibition will honor the artists wh ...

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25 February, 2020

Comprising nearly 40 masterful paintings by Bouguereau, this exhibition will bring together many of the artist’s most important works, such as Le repos, 1879; Young Girl Defending Herself Against Er ...

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An integral part of art education in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, painting en plein air was a core practice for avant-garde artists in Europe. Intrepid artists such as Jean-Baptiste-Camil ...

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Last year marked the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci and it has been a year of celebration and recognition. The ultimate Renaissance Man was not only a great painter. His interes ...

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20 February, 2020

Cultural identity in the United States has been long intertwined with its magnificent landscapes, from the dense forests of New England to the open terrain of the West. These landscapes extol the un ...

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In this 3 day workshop, students will explore the principles of landscape painting. The workshop will focus on the concepts of composition, light organization, aerial and linear perspective, color m ...

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19 February, 2020

Baroque in Britain From the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the late Stuart period was a time of change for Britain. This exhibition will explore how art and a ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has recently published an interview with former president of The ASCR and close friend of Richard Lack, Gary Christensen. ...

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ARCALM Stephen Jesic's painting of "Morning Reflections" has won the Grand Prize in International Artist Magazine’s Challenge #115, Wildlife. It is currently published in th ...

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Congratulations to ARC Associate Living Master Gayle Madeira for winning the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Medal of Honor Award in Oil/Acrylics for her painting "Young American&q ...

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All levels are welcome to this 5-Day Flesh Tones Workshop for Oil Painters with ARC Associate Living Master, Tina Garrett. Tina started oil painting in 2012 and shares with her students the pra ...

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10 February, 2020

The Art Renewal Center has recently added a list of representational art galleries to the website. Some of these businesses focus solely on Contemporary Realism and others carry a wide variety of wo ...

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The deadline for ARA Boston's scholarship competition is fast approaching. The scholarship awards a student their first full year of training tuition free and ends on February 14, 2020. The Academy ...

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6 February, 2020

Outdoor Painters of Minnesota has been selected to mount a members' exhibit of landscape paintings in the newly renovated third floor gallery of the Minnesota State Capitol. This exhibit, "Minn ...

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Open to participants aged 16-20, LARA's Easter Scholarship Competition will end Monday, February 10, 2020. LARA is offering two young people the chance to win a place in their Easter School | Drawi ...

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ARC Associate Living Master Gezien van de Riet has been features in the Realism Today Newsletter as Realism Ambassador of the week. "The beauty of nature always mesmerizes me. To capture that ...

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All sorts of animals bring joy, laughter, security and comfort to countless lives daily. They are our best friends, comforters and confidants, whether in a quiet hospital ward, at home, out in natur ...

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Teaching Artists Exhibition ARC Living Artist Robert Dale Williams will have two paintings, "Maternity" and "Recordare" in the "Teaching Artists" exhibition at the Yor ...

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In this five-day workshop at the ARC Approved Edinburgh Atelier of Fine Art, artists will learn to create alla prima portraits that evince the beauty and humanity of the model with freshness, sensit ...

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Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 123rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition is being held at the National Arts Club, 15 Grammercy Park South, New York, NY, 10003 from January 7 - 31, 2020. The Catharine ...

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Due to the high volume of visitors attending the show at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), the ARC Salon Exhibition has been extended from the original Feb 2nd ending date! The show will now ...

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Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has recently republished a panel discussion titled: On the Cutting Edge of Post Modern Art which took place in November, ...

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The American Society of Marine Artists is presenting their 3rd National Marine Art Conference from March 4- 8, 2020 in Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia. A highlight of the Conference will be th ...

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The Princeton Academy of Art is offering a course that will introduce students to the Academic method of conceptualizing and sculpting the human figure, which relies heavily on composition, construc ...

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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 ...

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Patreon is a subscription website, and the Florence Academy is excited to use this platform for educating and inspiring artists about the craft of painting and sculpture. "The Florence Academy ...

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16 January, 2020

The Festival Forma Vera will be bringing together the great traditions of the Atelier and Christian, classical education. Participants will engage with the history and philosophy of atelier train ...

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ARC Approved MIFA is hosting a five day portrait painting workshop with Jesus E Villarreal which explores techniques and methods used during the 19th century academies. Concentrating for the whol ...

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LARA, an ARC Approved Atelier, is holding a Scholarship Competition which will offer two young people the chance to learn a new skill, discover the world of atelier training, and boost their art por ...

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This 5 day workshop with artist Brett F Harvey is ideal for any skill level and focuses on foundational ideas about sculpting the human figure. Students will work from live models to create a series ...

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The California Art Club spotlights quintessential images of the distinct land and lifestyle of California with the exhibition The Golden State, on view from January 14 to May 17 at its gallery at th ...

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Neill Slaughter will be presenting a lecture at the Salmagundi Club on John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla, and Anders Zorn. These artists became internationally renowned during their lifetimes as ...

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The ARC Approved TIAC Academy is organizing a Painting Master Workshop with Golucho, one of the main representatives of New Realism. The workshop will take place at the European Museum of Modern Art ...

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3 January, 2020

"I have worked with Mandy Theis for the last five years in the development and founding of the Da Vinci Initiative which focuses on training K – 12 art teachers in public and private schools in ...

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Teresa Oaxaca will be teaching a two-day portrait workshop on February 8th & 9th, 2020 from 10:30am-5:30pm at the Princeton Academy of Art. In this workshop, students will paint from a live mod ...

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27 December, 2019

The Art Renewal Center is pleased to welcome the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art as a new Approved Atelier! The primary goal at the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art is to offer students the highest quality ...

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18 December, 2019

ARC is pleased to welcome the Samsara Academy of Art as a new ARC Approved Atelier! The Samsara Academy of Art is India's first atelier dedicated to teaching drawing and painting with methods deriv ...

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The Florence Classical Arts Academy is offering a one year portrait course running from February 3 - July 24, 2020. This course is a long and an intensive program where students can choose to focus ...

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ARC Living Master Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso is a premier portrait artist whose art historical knowledge is surpassed only by the skill of her brushwork. This exhibition features Dellosso’s tribute ...

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On the occasion of Spring Break, ARC Approved TIAC Academy is organizing a Painting Master Workshop with Golucho, one of the main representatives of New Realism. The workshop will take place in Barc ...

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12 December, 2019

ARC Living Master Sergio Roffo is holding an open studio on December 14, 2019. The studio is located on 222 Clapp Rd, Scituate, MA and will be open from 10am to 3pm. No appointment is necessary. ...

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Jon deMartin, Master Artist, will lead students on an artistic journey in the birthplace of the Renaissance. In the tradition of the Italian Renaissance the workshop emphasize drawing as the root ...

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ARC Living Master Virgil Elliott recently gave an interview conducted by Carl Olson as a podcast on the The Artful Painter web site. The 1 hour and 55 minutes interview touches upon the philosophica ...

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On-Track Studios, home of the ARC Approved Cumberland Atelier, is holding an open house. This beautiful building is located in a country setting with views all around. Visitors will have the opportu ...

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Alexandra York, head of American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century (ART), an ARC Allied Organization, has a new book, Soul Celebrations and Spiritual Snacks, just released in time for the ho ...

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2 December, 2019

Eleventh Street Arts presents The Red Show, an exhibition curated by Dale Zinkowski, featuring a selection of still life, figure, and portrait paintings by contemporary realist artists affiliated wi ...

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