Over $130,000 in Cash Awards – 15th ARC Salon Call for Entries
Entry Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2020
Over $130,000 in cash awards total
Best in Show: $25,000 cash
Over 140 awards and honorable mentions.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plus 8 honorable mentions in each of 11 categories
Over $60,000 in ARC and partnering museum purchase awards
Opportunity to be chosen to create new works for a special group exhibition and sale at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, inc. New York City
Eight magazines are participating in selecting an artist or artists to feature in their publications. Partnering magazines include: Fine Art Connoisseur, PleinAir Magazine, Collections Magazine, PoetsArtists, The Artist, Southwest Art Magazine, Enchanted Living Magazine, and Artists & Illustrators Magazine.
ARC will partner with Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) who will select between 6 and 10 works from the 15th International ARC Salon to take part in an exclusive opportunity with Fashion Week San Diego Designers. FWSD designers will be matched with the winning artists’ work and the designers will create an original couture outfit inspired by the work of art from the ARC Salon to be shown with live models paired with the works at a live event.
An artist will be awarded a full vacation experience to attend the Figurative Art Convention and Expo (FACE), this award will consist of the entire registration fee, including the addition of the pre-convention workshop and studio pass as well as hotel and $500 cash towards travel expenses for the 2021 event.
The Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, has added an ongoing award to the ARC Salon Competition, devoting a "Featured ARC Artist" gallery wall to their museum in their Founders Gallery. The museum will be selecting one ARC Salon Finalist from the state of Utah each competition to be featured at the museum over the course of the following year.
A collection of 40 fine art books are being offered to a selected artist.
A $3,000 award for a work that demonstrations emotion, theme and the figure is being awarded.
Additional prizes are being offered for Best Nude, Best Trompe L'oeil, Best Social Commentary, Best Watercolor, Best Pastel, Most Ambitious Work, a minimum of 3 Chairman’s Choice awards, and a minimum of 6 ARC Staff awards.
Opportunity to be selected for the traveling ARC Salon Exhibition. The show will consist of approximately 75 to 100 works from the 15th International ARC Salon Competition and travel to a minimum of two locations. The show will first open in New York City in June/ July of 2021 before traveling to the MEAM (Museum of European Art Modern), in Barcelona, Spain where it will be on view from October 8 – December 12th, 2021. The 15th ARC Salon Exhibition will hang alongside the MEAM’s representational painting and sculpture competition, Figurativas. A joint award ceremony will be held on October 8th at the MEAM. This awe-inspiring international event will have artists from all over the world present and hundreds of people in attendance, showcasing the true international nature and collaborative spirit of this new wave in contemporary art. Additional venues and dates will be published as we finish finalizing this International event. We will also be providing an opportunity for qualifying artists to sell their works at these venues if the artist chooses to make them available for sale. Please note, availability of your work for the traveling exhibition is not required for entry into the ARC Salon Competition or for winning the top awards in the ARC Salon Competition.
All winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists will have their entries accompanied by their name and artwork details displayed on the ARC website. Biography, photo of the artist and painting descriptions provided during the entry process may also be shown for all qualifying works.
All winners, honorable mentions, and finalists will be featured in the 15th International ARC Salon Book, "International Realism".
Call to artists for the Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon, the largest competition for representational art in the world with $130,000+ in cash awards and publication, exhibition and sale opportunities.
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