1st Entry: $93.00 (includes free copy of 17th/18th ARC Salon book if shipping is paid at checkout), Addt'l entries: $73, Same work in addt'l category: $53, Students 13-19 yrs old competing in the Teen Category: $28

When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon® is the largest in the world, receiving over 5,000 entries from 87 countries last competition. It is no wonder why artists are entering. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through the ARC website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually, the ARC Salon also offers career changing opportunities through partnerships with prestigious magazines, museums, galleries and more. Don’t miss your chance to compete! Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens.

Over $130,000 in cash awards total

  
Best in Show: $25,000 cash

Over 180 awards and honorable mentions.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plus 8 honorable mentions in each of 11 categories

Over $60,000 in purchase awards

14 publication awards provided by leading publications in the field including: Fine Art Connoisseur, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, American Art Collector, Southwest Art Magazine, American Fine Art Magazine, Western Art Collector, International Artist, PleinAir Magazine, Sheng Xinyu Art, The Artist Magazine, 33PA, Enchanted Living, INSIDEART, and American Essence Magazine

Opportunity to be chosen to create new works for a special group exhibition and sale at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, inc. New York City

Chance to have your work exhibited in the live exhibition, planned for Sotheby’s NY in July, 2026.

Chance to have your work exhibited at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) Barcelona, Spain

Chance to have your work exhibited at the Springville Museum of Art, Utah

  
Opportunity to be chosen by Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) to participate in an exclusive opportunity with FWSD designers.

Additional special awards include Best Marine themed Work and 2 honorable mentions provided by the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Best Nude, Best Trompe L’oeil, Best Watercolor, Best Pastel, Best Social Commentary, Most Ambitious Work, the William Bouguereau Award, People’s Choice Award, Chairman ‘s Choice Awards, ARC Staff Awards and more.

Possibility of being selected for inclusion in the 17th /18th ARC Salon Book, International Realism, published by ACC Art Books.

  
All semi-finalists, finalists and winners will be published on the Art Renewal Center website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually.

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