We are very happy to have received the following letter from the International Guild of Realism. They have since posted a link to AERA on their news page.
Their letter reads as follows:

Dear Pat and Charles,

Thanks for the note and we appreciate your kind words. Yes, the Guild has been very successful over the last 12 years hosting many major exhibitions for our artist members. We viewed your site and we congratulate that you are promoting realism in Europe. We would be glad to make a posting for your site on our Art News page. Also, thanks for having a link to IGOR from your site.

We have our upcoming 11th Annual Exhibition coming up in August at Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado. Your members might want more info about this international realism exhibition so here is the link: http://www.realismguild.com/CurrentExhibitions.html .

Let stay in touch with each other.
Best Regards,
IGOR Administration Team
International Guild of Realism
http://www.realismguild.com