e are happy to announce the Art Renewal Center's 2011/2012 International Salon. This will be our 8th annual competition in which some of the best contemporary realist artists in the world compete for recognition, cash prizes, and a chance to have their work seen by some of the more than 5,000,000 annual visitors to the ARC website.

All entries must be original artwork, conceived and created by the entrant within the past 2 years. Representational work in all styles from highly realistic to imaginative qualify. Acceptable media include: oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, sculpture, and graphics (graphics refers to all drawing media). Photography, computer generated, and printed art will not be accepted for this competition. Painted over prints are strictly prohibited. ARC Reserves the right to eliminate works if it feels the method of creation is in question. If the nature of the work is in question, ARC will do its best to contact the artist and discuss the technique used before any disqualifications are made.

By submitting your entry you grant permission to the Art Renewal Center © to reproduce your artwork on the ARC website and in promotional materials, including but not limited to the ARC Salon Catalog and articles promoting ARC and the Salon. By submitting your entry, you warrant that your entries are original works, conceived and created entirely by you, and that you have read and understand the rules set forth in the competition prospectus. The ARC's Terms and Conditions also apply.

Categories

Artists may enter and win in one or all 6 categories; there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. However, all works submitted must have been created within the last 2 years.

Figurative: This category includes portraits, formal or informal, groups of people or individuals. All figurative work, nudes and studies of the human form will also be included.

Landscape: All landscape subjects are acceptable, from cityscapes to seascapes, the real to the imaginary.

Animals: This category includes all animal art. Any Paintings, Sculptures or Drawings where an animal or animals are the subject of the work.

Still life: From the traditional to the inventive, works may range from a single object to a room's full interior.

Sculpture: The subject matter is open in this category and includes sculptures created in all media.

Drawing: The subject matter is open in this category and may include pencil and graphite drawings, as well as charcoal. Color pastels should be submitted in the respective painting categories as should watercolors.


Jury of Awards

Our salon will be juried by four members of our Board of Judges which consist of some of the most well-known Atelier teachers, artists, and art history experts such as:

Fred Ross: Chairman of the Art Renewal Center® and co-author of William Bouguereau His Life and Works.

Dr. Vern Swanson - Director of the Springville Museum of Art and author of 15 books including two Catalog Raisonné's.

Peter Trippi - Former Director of the Dahesh Museum of Art in Manhattan and current Editor of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine.

Nelson Shanks - One of the most sought-after teachers in the world and founder of the post-graduate school, Studio Incamminati, Shanks' commissioned portraits include such noted figures as: Princess Diana, Ronald Reagan, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, and Bill Clinton.

Michael John Angel - Regarded as one of the foremost figurative painters alive today, his Angel Academy is one of the most successful atelier schools in the world.

Juliette Aristides - A founding member of the Water Street Atelier with Jacob Collins, Aristides is a recipient of the Elisabeth Greenshields Grant; and founded the Classical Atelier at Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle, Washington. She has authored two successful books which have become well received guides for drawing and painting.

Daniel Green - Green is a renowned portrait artist whose work can be found in more than 500 public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the White House.

Jacob Collins - Collins is the founder of the Water Street Atelier, The Grand Central Academy of Art, and the Hudson River Fellowship, which have become vital centers for the realist movement.

Dr. Gregory S. Headburg - Headburg is the Director of the Department of European Art at the world renowned Hirschl & Adler Galleries in Manhattan. He was the former Chief Curator of the Wadsworth Antheneum, and was the first professional Director of the New York Academy of Art.

Dr. Gabriel Weisberg - Weisberg is a world expert in French Naturalism and a writer, lecturer, and scholar. He is the author of Against the Modern: Dagnon-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition, and a contributing writer to ARC.

Daniel F. Gerhartz - Gerhartz has been featured in numerous publications including the hardbound book, Creative Oil Painting: Techniques from 15 Master Painters by Stephen Doherty. His teaching credentials include the Scottsdale Institute and his work is included in the permanent collection of the West Bend Art Museum in Wisconsin and the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama.

Our board may be expanded to include other individuals with high quality credentials in the arts.

To enter the ARC Salon visit our online application form.

The Art Renewal Center®

The Art Renewal Center©: was founded in 1999 for the advancement of traditional representational art. As a registered 501(c) 3 non-profit educational foundation and one of the Internet's leading art resources, the ARC website contains over 7,000 artists with over 75,000 high-resolution images. Other features include the ARC's annual scholarship competition, which distributes over $30,000 each year, dozens of articles, essays and entire books dedicated to the realist movement that can be read online. The website is currently receiving as many visitors as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, and is now tracking 500,000,000 hits per year from over 5,000,000 regular visitors. ARC Approved™ atelier schools and workshops are amongst the most popular parts of the ARC website, having expanded from just 14 tiny schools with 120 students to today's over 70 schools, programs and workshops with thousands of students. In addition to Atelier Schools, we also host a Living Master and Artist's Gallery, with individual galleries devoted to some of the best Contemporary Realists of the 21st century. If you would like to apply to have your work exhibited on the ARC website, please visit http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artistapplication.php to print out an application. It can also be found under our "Home" drop down menu on all the main pages of the website. Do not miss this opportunity to have your work seen by millions of art lovers throughout the world. In addition, we have recently started an ARC Approved Exhibition section of the website, dedicated to exhibitions of classical painters of the past as well as of our Living Masters and Artists. 100% of the proceeds from this competition will be dedicated to the ARC Salon© Scholarship and Museum fund.


2011/2012 ARC Salon Catalog

A full color Catalog will be published of all award winning entries and at least the top 100 finalists. Order your copy of the 2011/2012 Catalog by visiting the ARC Store You can also pre-purchase a copy with your entry form.

Pre-publication price per Catalog: US: $25.00, $22 each for 2 or more. (shipping and handling not included)
USA: add for 1 Catalog - $7 for 2 - 10 Catalogs - $15 (flat rate box)
Canada: add for 1 Catalog - $15 for 2 - 10 Catalogs - $30
All other international: add for 1 Catalog - $18 for 2 - 10 Catalogs - $40

"My students and I just received the latest catalog from the ARC Salon Competition and wanted to pass along how wonderful we thought the publication was! It was one of the best catalogs I have ever seen!!!"
--Anthony J Waichulis, ARC Living Master and Director of the Waichulis Studio an ARC Approved Atelier.

Deadline

All entries must be submitted by March 1, 2012.

How to Enter

To enter the Salon you can fill out an application, upload your artworks, and submit your entry fee at http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/salon_entry_form.php

If you have any questions please contact Kara Ross at kara.ross@artrenewal.org.