International Realism

International Realism: The 17th & 18th ARC International Salons celebrates the winners and finalists from two successive ARC International Salon competitions in one book. Both the 17th and 18th ARC International Salons are featured in detail with over 500 artworks from each, all beautifully reproduced in a reversible layout. Categories include Animals, Drawing, Figurative, Fully From Life, Imaginative Realism, Plein Air, Portraiture, Still Life, Sculpture, Landscape and a Teen Category for outstanding works by teenage entrants, as well as multiple special awards, magazine awards and more.

The Art Renewal Center (ARC) is a non-profit educational foundation, dedicated to encouraging rigorous skill-based training in the methods of the old masters. The ARC International Salon is the world’s largest and most prestigious realist art competition. Showcasing artists from across the globe, these pages represent an extraordinary example of humanity’s ability to come together and communicate through art.