AND THE WINNERS WERE …
The year 2020 has been downbeat, but the inaugural edition of Fine Art Connoisseur’s groundbreaking Realism Live online conference in October was a huge success. Co-hosted by publisher Eric Rhoads and editor-in-chief Peter Trippi, this five-day event offered more than 1,600 participants watching from around the world over 30 demonstrations, lectures, and informative conversations by master artists — all focused on the best in contemporary realism. There was also lots of time for participants to get to know each other in Zoom breakout rooms, and to ask questions of the presenters via the fast-scrolling “chat-stream.”
concluded on October 24 with a festive virtual ceremony announcing the winners of the first annual . The rationale for feels it is important to document our own time, and so invited artists from around the world to show us how they see creativity and creatives today.
