realism

93rd annual Juried Exhibition

The HVAA Annual Exhibition jurors are looking for submissions which are original images of representational and traditional realism that display aesthetic appeal and technical skill. You are welcome to view previously accepted artworks from our 2025 exhibition at hudsonart.org.

Open Call for Figurative Art - Group Exhibition in NYC - November 2025

Exhibition Dates: November 15-30, 2025 

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 20, from 6-9pm 

Call For Entries: 18th International ARC Salon Competition

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.

Exhibition of Realism

For centuries the skill of recording scenery, subjects, and historical events through hand-crafted artworks were relied upon by society to understand the imagery associated with the civilized and uncivilized world around them. That skill evolved over time as devoted artists strived to depict their images as closely as possible to the real thing, setting new standards for artists that would last forever. Art Scene West wants to celebrate this genre of Realism and the contemporary masters who carry on that tradition. 

2024 New England Regional Juried Exhibition

About the Exhibition

August 31 - September 28

The New England Regional Juried Exhibition is a juried show featuring the best of representational painting, drawing, and sculpture by regional artists who work in the realist tradition.

The exhibition will be on view in the historic President's Gallery at the Guild's Newbury Street location, which features a skylight to allow viewing of artworks in natural light.

Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit where the great artists of the Boston School showed their work. Please review the following information and if you have any questions, please call the gallery at 617.536.7660 or e-mail us at BostonGuild@gmail.com

Realism 2022 | International Juried Painting Competition

Open call to artists 18 years and older for Camelback Gallery's 5th annual Realism Painting Competition. We are accepting all forms of realism art in any subject matter. Photorealism, Surrealism, Hyperrealism, Magical Realism and Traditional Realism. Jurors will be looking for Originality, Quality of Work and Technical Skill.

Mediums to be considered but not limited to: Oil, acrylic, ink, pencil, charcoal, water media, pastels, wax & scratch-board. (No digital)

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