Hours:
Tues-Sat 11am-5pm
Thurs 11am-7:30pm
Admission is free
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Opening Night: Thursday, April 24
VIP First Look
5 PM - 6 PM
Admission: $75
Includes early entry with wine and hors d'oeuvres provided by The Artisan Cellar.
Preview Party
6 PM - 9 PM
Admission: By Invitation
Show Hours
Friday, April 25, 11 AM – 7 PM
Saturday, April 26, 11 AM – 7 PM
Sunday, April 27, 11 AM – 6 PM
Monday, April 28, 11 AM – 3 PM
Overview
The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art is an art fair sponsored by and benefiting Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. The Intuit Show features the sale of self-taught art, outsider art, art brut, ethnographic art, non-traditional folk art and visionary art. A distinct element of ARTropolis, a citywide celebration of arts, antiques and culture, The Intuit Show brings together leading dealers and galleries from around the world.
Admission
Tickets are $20 for one day pass and $25 for a multi-day pass, and may
be purchased online here or onsite during the show on the first floor of The
Merchandise Mart. ARTropolis ticket provides admission to The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art as well as: Art Chicago, International Antiques Fair, The Artist Project, and NEXT. For a complete list of events and activities, visit www.artropolischicago.com.
The Intuit Show Programming
All programs are free with admission.
Friday, April 25
Outsider Art 101
Noon–1 p.m.
What is self-taught, intuitive and outsider art? Come learn what it is and isn’t; presented by Randy Vick, Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Art Therapy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Inside the Outsider’s Studio
2–3 p.m.
A panel discussion moderated by Rob Lentz, Program Director of Project Onward, a studio program for artists with disabilities.
Saturday, April 26
Self-Taught Artists and the Academy
Noon–1 p.m.
What is a self-taught, intuitive and outsider artist? How are they different from academically trained artists? Presented by James Yood, Adjunct Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Masters of Self-Taught Art
2–3 p.m.
Presented by Roger Ricco, photographer, collector, author, publisher, and gallerist, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NY.
Sunday, April 27
Outsider Art 101
Noon–1 p.m.
What is self-taught, intuitive and outsider art? Come learn what it is and isn’t, presented by Susann Craig, collector and founding member of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.
Chicago Masters of Self-Taught Art
2–3 p.m.
Presented by Michael Bonesteel, instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and author, Henry Darger: Art and Selected Writings.
Monday, April 28
Outsider Art 101
Noon–1 p.m.
What is self-taught, intuitive and outsider art? Come learn what it is and isn’t, presented by Randy Vick, Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Art Therapy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Intuit Show 2008 Participating Dealers
Participating dealers to date:
American Primitive Gallery, NY | www.americanprimitive.com
Ames Gallery, CA | www.amesgallery.com
Art Enables, Washington, D.C. | www.art-enables.org
Arts of Life, IL | www.artsoflife.org
Checkered House, IL | www.checkeredhouse.com
Creative Growth Art Center, CA | www.creativegrowth.org
Creative Heart Gallery, RI | www.self-taughtart.com
Dean Jensen Gallery, WI | www.deanjensengallery.com
Douglas Wyant Antiques, MI
Esperanza Community Services, IL | www.esperanzacommunityservices.org
Galerie Bonheur, MO | www.galeriebonheur.com
Garde Rail Gallery, WA | www.garde-rail.com
Grey Carter - Objects of Art, VA | www.greyart.com
Harvey Art and Antiques, IL | www.harveyantiques.com
Judy A Saslow Gallery, IL | www.jsaslowgallery.com
Lindsay Gallery, OH | www.lindsaygallery.com
Little City Foundation, IL | http://littlecity.org
Main Street Antiques and Art, IA | www.msantiquesandart.com
Marcia Weber Art Objects, AL | www.marciaweberartobjects.com
Molloy Gallery, CA | www.molloygallery.com
Outsider Folk Art Gallery, PA | www.outsiderfolkart.com
The Pardee Collection, IA | www.pardeecollection.com
Project Onward, IL | www.projectonward.org
R. Ege Antiques, MO
Red Truck Gallery, LA | www.redtruckgallery.com
Ridge Art, IL | www.ridgeart.com
Rising Fawn Folk Art Gallery, TN | www.risingfawnfolkart.com
Russell Bowman Art Advisory, IL | www.bowmanart.com
Tanner Hill Gallery, TN | www.tannerhillgallery.com
Yard Dog, TX | www.yarddog.com
Media Coverage of the Intuit Show
Click here to listen to an interview on Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight
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