[Contemporary Realism] Co-publisher Wendie Martin leads the charge today as she chats with managing editor Sarah Gianelli about the August 2025 issue of American Art Collector. Articles in the issue include features on Andrea Kowch, Alan LeQuire, Bennett Prize winner Amy Werntz and Pamela Carroll. Also in the issue are our Portrait Artists Directory and the complementary Art of the Portrait section. Today's episode is sponsored by Michigan's Muskegon Museum of Art and The Bennett Prize, which celebrates women artists. To learn more about these two sponsors and their long-standing partnership in the art world, visit  thebennettprize.org.