The
International Guild of Realism
For the advancement of Realism in Fine Art
For the advancement of Realism in Fine Art
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The
International Guild of Realism For the advancement of Realism in Fine Art |
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Welcome
to the International Guild of Realism. It is our mission to advance
realism in fine art and to promote the careers of representational artists.
Our members enjoy access to the international fine art scene through Guild
sanctioned gallery exhibitions, workshops, seminars, marketing support
and Internet exposure. |
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| Standards We're not a democratic group that's for anyone with a paint brush. The membership selection process is a cautious process designed to favor those meeting our high standards of technique, talent, and creativity. We would rather refrain from defining realism in words and let the images of our members’ art speak for themselves. Realism continuous to develop and surprise us in a delightful way. It is a work in progress. It requires skills drawn from deep within the tradition of fine art, its roots going back to the Greeks, the Renaissance, the Flemish Masters, just to name a few. We hope to nourish the continuous stream of talent in the field of realism: Artists that stay close to the traditional form of realism, Artist that have ventured into new territories, as well as waiting in anticipations for new visions yet to materialize in the realm of realism. Although there are many respected forms of fine art, and innovative advancements in technology are offering new and exciting methods for creating art, we want to point out that in the Guild’s view there’s no room for distinction in semantics and variations on the meaning of the word “original” when indicating a work of fine art. Even though submissions for Membership and calls for art are accomplished by sending in digital images, the Guild only accepts these depictions assuming in good faith that they accurately and truthfully represent the Artist’s original artwork. It is imperative that all the art be original, and created by hand. The International Guild of Realism does not allow techniques using any form of collage or printing for membership submissions or in our sanctioned shows. The International Guild of Realism expects each artwork to be accompanied by unambiguous and correct information on the exact type of medium or media used. We expect our Members, whether they are emerging or seasoned Artists, to follow our guidelines and rules, and always conduct themselves (whether in person or by electronic correspondence) in an appropriate, professional, and well-mannered way. If the International Guild of Realism deems that any of the regulations regarding general Membership and/or exhibitions have been ignored or boundaries have been overstepped by a Member, it retains the right to revoke Membership without refund(s) of any kind, at any time, or elect to not renew Membership. |
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| Support We back up our exhibitions with the full force of comprehensive marketing support, both individually and as a group. We provide regular assistance in mastering the needs for better advertising, publicity, feature articles and public displays. Collectively, we believe there's "strength in numbers" to negotiate better ad rates, to pool our resources, and to provide a greater selection to the museum curators and gallery directors that determine the exhibition opportunities. It's all based upon one simple premise: The more our members succeed in the competitive art world, the greater the benefit to the art lovers of the world. |
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| About
Membership The Guild offers special benefits to its members that are not available to the general public: • Members-only nationally advertised gallery exhibitions held in prestigious galleries and museums in the major art market. • Access to Guild website resources and personalized member pages through our web design and technical support staff. • Marketing support and career guidance for member artists through our marketing staff by direct e-mail. • Members-only seminars and workshops on traditional and contemporary realist painting styles and techniques with our educational staff. Membership in the International Guild of Realism is by invitation. There are currently two levels of membership, Charter Member and Member. Charter Membership is reserved for the founders of the Guild. These artists have demonstrated superior skill and craftsmanship in their work and have already participated in national gallery shows and museum exhibitions. Charter Members, having already established themselves at the highest level of their particular style, are involved in decision making, organization, and jury selection of upcoming shows. Membership is based on juried selection of submitted works. The artists must demonstrate a high level of technique and style within the realm of Realism in order to be considered. Artists working in media such as oils, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, charcoal, pastel, and egg tempera are eligible for Membership. However, media such as photography, collage, sculpture, assemblages, and computer-generated images are not eligible. |
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| Submissions When considering membership into the Realism Guild, please be aware that we expect our Artist Members to have an email address which they access regularly. We also expect our Artist Members to be articulate in handling email as well as confident in obtaining and handling digital images. Since The International Guild of Realism uses electronic correspondence as its only communication method, we ask applicants to submit their application via email. To be considered for Membership, please send us an email, submitting a minimum of three digital images of your recent artwork. Digital images should be high enough in resolution so that the details of the artwork can be seen up close. Please include title, size, and medium of each artwork. Include your name, mailing address, phone number, email address and a short summary of your art background. If you have a personal website or your artwork is featured on a website, please include the URL. Send jpeg images attached via email to: realismguild@cox.net Important: Please send us your specific Artist’s name, exactly as you want to be known as an Artist! Once a new member has been added to our website, we cannot afford to continually change names, middle initials, and other small details without charging for our web designer’s time. Thank you! The Selection Process Our selection process is not necessarily slanted to those with the longest track record or most galleries. Rather, we're looking for those artists whose painting style embodies the best qualities of realism. Customarily the selection process takes between 1 and 4 weeks, unless we are in the midst of receiving art entries for an exhibition. Please do not apply for Membership right on the threshold of a published deadline, we very much appreciate receiving submissions during the calmer periods between exhibitions. Important: Please note that the International Guild of Realism has a rule which does not allow Charter Members to evaluate the membership applications submitted by personal friends, family, or colleagues. This regulation was put in place to avoid any possible conflicts of interest or favoritism. Therefore, the selection process will never be slanted towards artists acquainted with Charter Members. Guild Membership will be based exclusively on quality of art work, skill, talent, and creativity. |
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Dues Contact us at our New Address: International Guild of Realism 4400 North Scottsdale Road, #9539 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 or email us at realismguild@cox.net |
Copyright
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