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Allied Organizations


Introduction

To better accomplish our mission and return sanity back to the visual arts, we have started to ally ourselves with like minded organizations in the hopes that through our joint efforts, we will be more successful at bringing realist art back to the world at large. ARC has not reviewed every artist participating in the below organizations, but we have reviewed the mission and general quality and are in support of their groups and goals.

In addition to the below, all of our approved atelier schools are part of our allied organizations. To view a list of our ARC Approved™ Ateliers, click here.


Allied Organization List

  • Association of Fantastic Art
  • The International Guild of Realism


    • Association of Fantastic Art




    Dragonlands by Bob Eggleton


    Sands of Gorgoroth
    by Mark Zug


    The Sacrifice by Patrick Jones    		 The Association of Fantastic Art (AFA) is dedicated to furthering the recognition and appreciation of imaginative realism, which includes broadly collected works by realist painters and sculptors whose craft springs from the roots of the 19th century, blending superb painting technique with highly imaginative narrative imagery. Throughout the majority of the 20th century, imaginative realists have predominantly worked as illustrators due to the denigration of classical painting, rendering them persona non grata to the gallery world. This is changing as imaginative realists of today are put in proper historical context, and for the first time in a century, imaginative realists can find venues, not only with prominent publishers, but in the private collector and gallery markets as well.

    The Association of Fantastic Art meets its mission with a variety of efforts, encompassing exhibitions, education, publications and wide-ranging internet activities.

    The annual IlluXCon symposium, founded in 2008, now draws artists and attendees from all over the world. Starting in 2013, it will have a prominent venue at the Allentown Art Museum, an AAM accredited institution with over 100,000 annual visitors. IlluXCon features an average display of over 1000 original works of art, and is filled with workshops, lectures and painting demonstrations by the foremost artists in the school as well as providing the field's leading opportunity for collectors to view and purchase original works.

    AFA Directors, Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire, in addition to co-authoring several books including Visions of Never: The Collection of Fantastic Art and The Art of the Dragon: The Definitive Collection of Contemporary Dragon Paintings, are guest curators and lecturers for At the Edge: The Art of the Fantastic, opening June 3rd, 2012, at the Allentown Art Museum. This exhibition will feature over 150 works covering the entire 200-year span from the Romantics and Pre-Raphaelites through the Golden Age of Illustration to the present. This will be the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of imaginative realism ever to be held in a U.S. museum.

    For more information, visit www.facebook.com/illuxcon.


    Procession by Michael C. Hayes
    Elf Princess by Justin Sweet



    The International Guild of Realism




    Girl with Pearl Earrings
    by Vala Ola


    Rest by James Van Fossan    		 Like ARC, IGOR was founded with promoting contemporary artists who paint realistically using traditional painting techniques. It was founded in 2002 by professional artists from around the globe with four goals in mind:

    • 1. Recognizing the best realists working today
    • 2. Creating exhibition opportunities
    • 3. Providing technical and promotional support
    • 4. To offer a bridge between art collectors and the highest quality realist art, created by their members

    To this end, The International Guild of Realism's mission is to advance realism in fine art through museum exhibitions, art gallery shows, workshops, education programs, marketing support and Internet exposure. The art accepted into their group ranges from classical realism (based upon the traditional, academic-style painting techniques) to contemporary realism (where cutting edge realism and subject matter are used to comment on today's world).

    Trompe l'oeil, photorealism, surrealism, and super-realism are some of the genres included within the range of realism choices for artists of the modern day.

    The International Guild of Realism currently represents around 280 artists hailing from 35 countries around the world.

    To help facilitate their goals, IGOR holds an annual juried international exhibition for their members. This year it will be held at the prestigious Jones & Terwilliger Galleries in the heart of the Carmel art district, California, USA. The gallery is centrally located among many quality art galleries, luxury shops and fine dining, attracting plenty of affluent visitors during the peak summer season, only two hours away from San Francisco.

    Access by David Bowers
    Entry Deadline:May 10, 2012
    Exhibition Dates: September 7 - September 30, 2012
    Opening Reception:Saturday September 15, 2012, from 5 to 8 pm



    Never Quite Erased
    by Juan Medina
    Strike a Pose by Camille Engel



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