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outsider art fair

In NYC, a Fair Dedicated to Outsider Art Cultivates an Interest in the Eccentric

For 28 years, the Outsider Art Fair has shaken up the New York art scene by highlighting voices too often discounted by fine art insiders.
By Clayton Schuster

Arts Power 50: The Changemakers Shaping the Art World in 2019

The 50 individuals working to strengthen the impact, reach, social responsibility or financial stability of the arts industry in 2019.
By Paddy Johnson,  Mary von Aue,  Juliet Helmke,  Sissi Cao,  and Helen Holmes
A colored-pencil work by Nicole Appel shown by LAND Gallery.

Drain The Art World Swamp With Outsider Art This Weekend

A review of the Museum of Sex's outsider art show and the Outsider Art Fair, both this weekend in Manhattan.
By Scott Indrisek
President Barack Obama delivers a farewell speech to the nation on January 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in the as the 45th president on January 20.

Art Worlders Plan Inauguration Farewell Reading of Obama’s Most Memorable Quotes

By Alanna Martinez
William Pope.L, Trinket (2008). Installation in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, hosted by Grand Arts. (

Whitney Biennial Artists Announced, a Pink Paint for Everyone But Anish Kapoor

By Alanna Martinez
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 07: An American Airlines plane takes off at the Miami International Airport on February 7, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that a deal between American Airlines and US Airways to merge may be set for early next week. If the deal goes through it would create the world's biggest airline.

American Airlines Sued for Damaging Art, Justin Trudeau Sketch Sold for $25K—and More

By Alanna Martinez
A painting by Tizzie Mills. (Photo: Alanna Martinez)

Outside In: Finding the Next Self-Taught Master at the Outsider Art Fair

By Alanna Martinez
Carla Gannis, Nude Descending A Staircase, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy the artist and Transfer)

9 Things To Do in New York’s Art World Before January 24

By Paul Laster
Walter Chandoha: The Cat Photographer, published by Aperture, 2015. (Photo: © Walter Chandoha)

12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before January 21

By Paul Laster
William Edmondson, Boxer, (ca. 1937). Est. $150,000-$250,000. (Photo: Christie's)

What’s the Breakout Market of 2016? Insiders Bet on Outsider Art

By Alanna Martinez
Andrew Edlin Gallery will be moving to a new location at 212 Bowery. (Photo: Andrew Edlin Gallery)

After 13 Years in Chelsea Andrew Edlin Departs for the Bowery

By Alanna Martinez
Visitors take in the sights at the Thursday preview of the 2015 Outsider Art Fair. (Photo: Brianna McGurran)

No MFA, No Problem: A Look Inside the Outsider Art Fair

By Brianna McGurran
A flyer for a previous edition of Night at the Museum.

8 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before January 31

By Nate Freeman and Alanna Martinez
Philadelphia Wireman, "Untitled (pink Tiddlywink, reflector fragment) (#3)," (c. 1970–1975). Courtesy Fleisher Ollman.

Outsider Art Fair Gives Self-Taught Artists a Leg Up

By Brianna McGurran
The 2014 edition of the Outsider Art Fair at Center 548 in New York. (Photo by Jenny Anderson, courtesy Getty Images)

New York’s Outsider Art Fair Releases Its 2015 Exhibitor List

By Alanna Martinez

Outsider Art Fair Announces 2013 Exhibitors, Complete With a Few Surprises

By Andrew Russeth
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