Posts for September, 2026

Principle Gallery is proud to present “Imaginative Realism” a two person exhibition featuring ARC Living Master Anna Wypych and Andreas Claussen. Through distinctly different approaches, Wypych and Claussen explore the possibilities of Imaginative Realism, blending technical precision with narratives shaped by the imagination. Together, their work reveals the remarkable range of the genre and the limitless ways artists can transform the imagined into something vividly real.

The opening reception will be held October 2nd from 5-8pm at Principle Gallery,  125 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401. The exhibition runs from October 2 – November 4, 2026.

To learn more, click here. 

For more events and exhibitions, visit the ARC Calendar.

Kudlow Classical Atelier, formerly NYK Academy, is pleased to announce its new location in Chelsea, Manhattan’s vibrant arts district. The atelier continues its dedication to the study and practice of classical art. 

For more information, please see the listing on the Art Renewal Center.  

ARC is pleased to welcome Marek Valovic as an ARC Living Artist!

Marek Valovic is a Slovak visual artist whose practice is defined by a rigorous intersection of materials engineering, atomic physics, and 17th-century Tenebrism.

Established in his "Library Studio," he dedicates his practice to the rediscovery of lost Flemish techniques. 

To see his gallery on ARC, please click here. 

Experience outstanding submissions by contemporary artists from across the nation in the 113th Annual Exhibition of the Allied Artists of America. Approximately 100 selected works will be included in this year’s exhibition.

ARC Living Master, Jon Boe Paulsen, won the Gold Medal of Honor for the painting "The Guests Arrive" and ARC Associate Living Master, Charles Gilbert Kapsner, won the Allied Artists of America Award for “Rest Stop”.

Among the finalists are ARC Living Masters John Buxton, Nanci France-Vaz, Gabriela Dellosso, Ricky Mujica, and Max Ginsburg, ARC Associate Living Masters Jaq Grantford, Kim Diment, and Gayle Madeira, and ARC Living Artist Dan Simoneau.

The show will run from September 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027 with a reception on Saturday, October 24 at The Reading Museum, 500 Museum Rd, Reading, PA 19611.

To learn more, click here.  

To see all of the finalists and winners, click here. 

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Drawn primarily from the rich collections of The New York Historical, Transcendent: Landscapes of the Hudson River School explores nationally beloved paintings through the lens of Transcendentalism, a 19th-century movement that emphasized the spiritual connection between humans and the natural world. Emerging in the 1850s and reaching its apogee in the 1870s, the Hudson River School marked a high point in American landscape painting. The show examines the belief of period artists, writers, and theologians who viewed nature to be the primary locus of the divine. Though they do not overtly illustrate religious scenes or texts, Hudson River School paintings were created by deeply religious artists who understood their works to reflect their faith. Supplemented with key loans from public and private collections, Transcendent will introduce visitors to the tradition of landscape painting that flourished in the United States in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.

The exhibition runs from October 10, 2026 through January 10, 2027 at the Delaware Museum of Art, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington , DE 19806.

To learn more, click here.

For more events, visit the ARC Calendar.

The Art Renewal Center is proud to announce the winners of the 26th annual ARC Scholarship Competition.

$32,000 in direct scholarships to aid students at ARC Approved® art academy and atelier schools has been awarded to 14 talented students, including generous awards donated by the AAPL and the Brian Yoder Memorial Scholarship Award.

To view the results, click here. 

Image shown: Self portrait at 20 by Dan Štumberger
- Brian Yoder Memorial Scholarship Winner
26th ARC Scholarship Competition