July 2026
ARC Exhibition with Record Sales
Published on July 28, 2026
The Art Renewał Center has now concluded its’s ten day exhibition and sale hosted at Sotheby’s New York. $550,000 in artwork sold with 80% of available works finding new homes, some before the auction opened. Works sold from estimates up to three times high estimates. Artists and staff at the Art Renewał Center and Sotheby’s clearly expressed how elated they were with the quality of the exhibition and auction results as well as the crowds of approximately 2,500 visitors who came to see the exhibit.
Entries to the next, 19th International ARC Salon, will be accepted from March 1 - June 10, 2027.
ARC Chairman Fred Ross Speaks at 17th / 18th International ARC Salon Award Ceremony
Published on July 24, 2026
On Friday, July 17, 2027, ARC Chairman Fred Ross gave a speech at the 17th / 18th International ARC Salon Award Ceremony in Sotheby's, New York.
"Let us all show in our work, what we value as artists and as human beings. Just as the great masters of the past showed it in theirs, that images of life and humanity, are what have the highest value.
And let us continue step by step to reconstruct what is ordered, what is good, what is true, what is beautiful. For that is not only the artist’s, writer’s and musician’s task — it is humanity’s calling.
So, defend beauty and use your skills without apology. Know that you stand in the lineage of the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and a thousand generations who worked to create the most advanced successful civilization that has ever existed."
To read the full speech, please click here.
17/18th ARC Salon Exhibition Now Open
Published on July 25, 2026
On Friday, July 17th, the 17th & 18th International ARC Salon Exhibition opened to the public along with our awards ceremony that night. Nearly 100 works from 20 countries are now on view through July 27. We would like to thank Sotheby’s New York for hosting us on the entire second floor of their new Madison Avenue location. Many of the exhibiting artists were in attendance and we would like to thank them as well for helping to make this exhibition a breathtaking success.
Bidding is now open for Contemporary Realism: Important 21st Century Works. To view the auction click here.
