17 - 27 July | New York | full auction details

The Art Renewal Center (ARC) proudly presents a curated sale of 47 award winners and honorable mentions from the 17th & 18th International ARC Salons. These works will be exhibited at Sotheby’s New York from July 17 to July 27, 2026, as part of the non-profit’s large-scale exhibition of 97 works from 20 countries.

The ARC Salon is the world's largest and most influential competition for Contemporary Realism. Each salon awards over $130,000 in cash prizes and offers artists extensive international recognition through the ARC website as well as museum, gallery, and magazine partnerships. The current selection represents the highest rated works of over 8,500 entries from 87 countries.

The pieces featured in this sale demonstrate that Contemporary Realism remains an evolving, relevant, and vital force in modern society. These artists exemplify how time-honored techniques and skills born of the human hand, heart, and mind are still being used to express a variety of subjects, ideas, and viewpoints that are both classical and contemporary.

Since 1999, the Art Renewal Center, in conjunction with the ARC Salon Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, has dedicated itself to promoting traditional realism and skill-based training in the visual arts.