Art Renewal Center - Call for Entries: 18th International ARC Salon Competition

• Art Renewal Center (ARC)

• Deadline: June 12th, 2025

• Prize: Over $100,000 in Cash + Exhibition

• Theme: 21st Century Realism (Any Medium)

• Entry Fees: Yes

• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center® (ARC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational foundation, hosts the world’s largest online museum dedicated to representational art. The collection includes works by Old Masters, 19th-century artists, and contemporary creators, along with articles, letters, and a wealth of online resources.

ARC is the premier—and only—certifying body for representational art schools, ensuring their teaching programs, curriculum quality, faculty, and student work meet the organization’s high standards for ARC® approval.

ARC also organizes the ARC Salon Competition, the largest and most prestigious competition for realist artists working today in painting, sculpture, and drawing. With eleven categories and thousands of submissions, the competition culminates in a live exhibition of many winning works.

Collaborating with ARC Allied Organizations™, including artists’ groups, museums, and publications, ARC serves as a central hub for news and developments in 21st-century representational art. To understand the passion behind ARC’s mission, read the ARC philosophy by President Frederick C. Ross.