Top image via Hyperallergic, featured below. This week brings the sad news of Josef Hofer's passing, alongside fresh discoveries of secret paintings and new exhibitions celebrating both contemporary folk art and visionary environments. We've gathered a handful of stories that might interest you. Austrian Outsider Artist Josef Hofer Has Died at 80 Josef Hofer, whose … Read more
Top image via Raw Vision, featured below. This week brings outsider art news from Thailand to Connecticut, with temple sculptures, UFO art and miniature marvels. Fair season is in full swing with Outsider Paris opening at the Bastille Design Center. Wat Pariwat: A Thai temple's take on Buddhism Raw Vision looks at Wat Pariwat, a … Read more
This week brings news from Senigallia's outsider art scene, a self-taught Indigenous artist's win, and a Taos gallery's farewell. Meanwhile, collectors and curators continue debating what to call the field itself. Senigallia Becomes a Hub for Outsider Art 2026 The Italian coastal town of Senigallia is positioning itself as a centre for outsider art this … Read more
Top image via The Art Newspaper, featured below. This week brings discoveries from flea markets to attics, new perspectives on folk traditions, and a look at artists working outside the mainstream. Here's what caught our attention. Embodying the Sacred: Religious Folk Art and Veneration of the Saints Berks Community Television covers an exhibition exploring religious … Read more
Top image via Colossal, featured below. This week brings fresh looks at art brut collections in Paris and Madrid, alongside stories of community preservation, ancient remains uncovered by restorers, and returns of historic works. Here's what caught our attention. Art brut and women Pre-Raphaelite pioneers open the autumn season at Fundación Mapfre The Madrid foundation … Read more
This week brings a BBC programme on Squarebear, a new book celebrating Ukrainian naïve art, and news of an artist's work rescued from the bin. There's also a look at living folk traditions from India and exhibitions across the globe. Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Outsider Art of Squarebear The BBC has made a … Read more
This week brings news of outsider art exhibitions opening in the US, folk art workers authorising strike action, and a self-taught artist show in Bangladesh. There's also a look at Swiss Art Brut catalogues and Art Brut in Reykjavík. Varieties of Artistic Experience: Three Swiss Exhibition Catalogs A new review examines three Swiss exhibition catalogues, … Read more
Top image via Raw Vision, featured below. This week brings fresh features from Raw Vision on visionary spaces and self-taught creators, from Thailand to France to the American South. We've also got news of exhibitions in Norwich and New York, plus a look at Chinese folk art and self-taught painters closer to home. Floyd Banks … Read more
Top image via Raw Vision, featured below. This week's digest brings you stories from Spain to Austria, from spirit drawings to chainsaw sculpture. We've also got gallery rescues, historic tapestries, and a reminder that visionary art thrives wherever people create outside the mainstream. Josefa Tolrà Raw Vision profiles this Spanish medium who channelled positivity through … Read more
Top image via Raw Vision, featured below. This week we're spotlighting pieces from Raw Vision's latest issue, alongside news of visionary work from the American South and a major milestone for the Collection de l'Art Brut. There's plenty here to keep you occupied. James 'Son Ford' Thomas A Mississippi blues musician who made clay skulls … Read more
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