Art collector Frederick Ross founded the U.S.-based Art Renewal Center (ARC) in 1999, as a nonprofit organization to support traditional realist artists, realist art education around the world, and to acquire notable realist artworks.
In “The Philosophy of ARC,” Ross states that the visual language of traditional realism “can be understood by all people everywhere on earth regardless of what language it is they speak or write.”
In 2004, the ARC founded its annual “International ARC Salon Competition.” Early this year, the ARC announced the winners of the 16th salon competition, from over 5,400 entries from 75 countries. Here, we feature some of the notable and award-winning artworks….