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About
Established in 1993, the Outsider Art Fair is the premier fair dedicated to Self-Taught Art, Art Brut, and Outsider Art and takes place annually in New York. 

Location
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th St., New York, NY 10011

Hours
VIP & Press Preview:
Thursday, March 19th, 2026: 12–6pm
Vernissage:
Thursday, March 19th, 2026: 6-9pm
Open to the Public:
Friday, March 20th, 2026: 11am-8pm
Saturday, March 21st, 2026: 11am-8pm
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026: 11am-6pm

OAF Talks and Performances: 

Friday, March 20th

11:30 AM: Sunny A. Smith and Edward M. Gómez about the future of Creative Growth

1:00 PM: Katherine Jentleson (High Museum of Art), Barbara Haskell (Whitney Museum of Art), and María Elena Ortiz (Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth) on "The Lost World : The Art of Minnie Evans"

4:00 PM: Acclaimed visual theater company Wakka Wakka performs "Future Flashback"

6:00 PM: Panel discussion about Curated Space "From the North", moderated by Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Chief Curator at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Saturday, March 21st

12:00 PM: American Sign Language tour, sponsored by OAF Exhibitor Margaret Bodell. 

* Times subject to change. Check our website for updates. 

Fair Contacts 
Director: Elizabeth Denny
Lead Fair Administrator: Molly DuBois
General Inquiry: info@outsiderartfair.com

Travel Accommodations
Turon Travel

Logo
UFO image courtesy Esther Pearl Watson

Accessibility
Our venue, the Metropolitan Pavilion is ADA accessible with wheelchairs available by request. Please email info@outsiderartfair.com to reserve or if you have any questions.

Press Contact
Company Agenda
contact@companyagenda.com

Press Registration

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