Laguna College Alumna Awarded Prestigious ARC Scholarship

The Art Renewal Center (ARC) recently announced the winners of the 2007 Annual Scholarship Competition. Among the recipients was Laguna College of Art & Design Alumna Adrienne Stein. Adrienne graduated with honors receiving her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 2007. She is currently studying at the Art Students’ League of New York with ARC Living Master Frank Mason, from there she will continue her studies at the Grand Central Academy of Art.

“New York City is wonderful – a feast for the senses. Art is everywhere – from museums to the old architecture. There are so many opportunities and connections to be made. I moved here a month ago and I intended only to stay six months to a year because I’ve never been the big city type, but I knew it was a good career move. Every day I spend here, the longer I want to stay. There is so much to discover,” Remarked Stein.

Student painters and sculptors who were chosen to receive these awards submitted examples of their works which clearly reflect the principles espoused by classical methods of drawing, painting and sculpture; centering on the importance of the techniques developed and evolved from the Renaissance through the late 19th century. Student works reflected a level of visual literacy that demonstrated their dedication to upholding the artistic traditions and values sought by the ARC.

Choosing winners from this year's overwhelming pool of entries proved to be an extremely difficult task for the esteemed panel of judges: Jacob Collins, ARC Living Master; Gregory Hedberg, Director of the Department of European Art at Hirschl & Adler Galleries in Manhattan; Paul W. McCormack, ARC Living Master, Executive Director of ARC Programs; and ARC's own Chairman and Founder, Fred Ross.

Now in its seventh year, the ARC Scholarship program has helped students from all over the world continue their studies. With $20,000 awarded annually, and over $90,000 awarded to date, the Art Renewal Center strives to ensure that current and future generations of artists receive proper instruction in the traditional and classical methods of representational art. ARC is involved in numerous other projects, all in support of a return to an appreciation of great and enduring art, to humanist values in the visual arts, and to academic art education.

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Second Place Award - “I Looked for the One My Heart Loves”, Oil on Mahogany Panel