Baua Devi has been practicing the Mithila art form for almost 60 years. She got married at the age of 12, and was encouraged ...

Just a few years ago, Audrey B. Heckler’s over 500-piece collection of outsider art had rarely been seen in public. Now, nearly the entirety of her holdings—one of the country’s most important and ...

“He was collecting vernacular and designing modern,” explains curator Monica Obniski. An amateur collector might own a handful of pieces, a hobbyist a few dozen, and a serious collector a few hundred.

A performer prepares before stepping onto the stage at the Majie Folk Art Fair. [Photos by Xiang Mingchao / China Daily] For 700 years, folk artists from around the country have flocked to a village ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists. Represented in the museum’s collection are ...

Art collector John Foster spotted this sculpture, titled Martha and Mary, in the front yard of a St. Louis home in 2019. Courtesy of John Foster / American Folk Art Museum In 2019, John Foster was ...

Still mourning the American Folk Art Museum, a critic says, “We, and MoMA, don’t need any more Rauschenbergs, or Richters.” Bring on the outsider artists. By Holland Cotter What I’ll miss during the ...

The 12th China International Folk Art Festival is offering audiences an art extravaganza in Anxi, Fujian province, from October 11 to 17, featuring artists from 12 countries and established art ...

In January of this year, the latest work by Smiljan Radic, the Chilean architect chosen to design the next Serpentine Pavilion, opened to public acclaim. The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Museo de Arte ...

Experience the Golconda Fort Festival on December 12, blending Telangana folk tradition and music in a historic setting.