{"id":25104,"date":"2018-01-22T15:15:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=25104"},"modified":"2018-01-22T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:15:44","slug":"this-years-outsider-art-fair-feat-record-attendance-and-groundbreaking-feminism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/this-years-outsider-art-fair-feat-record-attendance-and-groundbreaking-feminism\/","title":{"rendered":"This Year’s Outsider Art Fair Feat. Record Attendance and Groundbreaking Feminism"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a year of record-breaking attendance, The Outsider Art Fair<\/a>, which celebrates self-taught artists from around the world who create work outside the mainstream, welcomed 2,500 guests on opening night alone. The 26th edition of the fair boasted its largest roster of exhibitors to date – 63 in total. With so many excellent and intriguing programs on view, it was difficult to choose a favorite – here are a few of our top picks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OAF’s Special Program: Onward \u2013 an open call booth dedicated to artists’ response to the one year anniversary of the Women’s March<\/a> \u2013 received over 200 submissions from artists who created works envisioning their take on the future of women. Works were rendered in various mediums from photography and collage to illustrated manuscripts and textiles and explored by all types of artists: professional, non-professional, male, female, and everywhere in between.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n