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
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