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Artist diary: Madge Gill Co-Commission, last installment
As All Souls: The Outside In co-commission goes into its final week on display at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, artist Julia Oak reveals how the exhibition has been a major…
Julia Oak in conversation: Madge Gill and me
Outside In artist Julia Oak, winner of the 2020 Madge Gill All Souls co-commission – which is currently on show at Pallant House Gallery – talks with collector and founder…
All Souls exhibition: Information page
On this page you can find Julia Oak's art film 'All On Paper' and the audio descriptions for her work along with more information about the events planned to coincide…
Artist diary: Madge Gill Co-Commission, part eleven
Artist Julia Oak shares how adrenalin has helped her prepare for the All Souls exhibition finally opening this month
Exploring the Outside In galleries with… Dannielle Hodson
Dannielle Hodson, Outside In artist, advisory group member and board member is kick-starting our new monthly feature which will explore the inspiration which can be found in the Outside In…
Artist diary: Madge Gill Co-Commission, part ten
Julia Oak reveals how the intensive drawing during her time preparing for the Madge Gill co-commission has see her explore her past
Artist diary: Madge Gill Co-Commission, part nine
Ownership is the theme for Julia Oak's latest co-commission diary, as she builds up to handing over her artwork but keeping hold of the conversation
Interview: Art collector Henry Boxer on Madge Gill and his other ‘art brut’ passions
Henry Boxer - art collector, art dealer and gallery director - talks to Laura Miles about his hopes for the Madge Gill exhibition and why he thinks appreciation for 'outsider…
Artist diary: Madge Gill Co-Commission, part eight
In her latest co-commission diary Julia Oak reveals how her drawing challenge and flirting with paper are keeping the creativity magic alive.
NOW OPEN: Outside In Exhibits At The London Art Fair 2021
Outside In will be showing the work of three artists at this year’s London Art Fair within the fair’s online Platform showcase.
PRESS: Outside In exhibition named in top ten best virtual shows by frieze Magazine
Outside In Art & Activism virtual exhibition has been named in the top ten best virtual shows by frieze Magazine
Artist diary: The Madge Gill Co-Commission, part five
In her latest co-commission diary Julia Oak reveals how seeing her drawing at Pallant House Gallery will be an experience she'll never forget
Artist diary: The Madge Gill Co-Commission, part four
Julia Oak reveals how a book she had read a decade ago links with the name of her latest artwork
Artist diary: The Madge Gill Co-commission, part three
In Julia Oak’s third commission diary she talks about being – and the balance between – both the artist, and the critic Learning about each other. Side by side we…
Outside In Virtual Gallery: ‘Art & Activism’ curated by Helen Wewiora
Art & Activism is the second virtual gallery exhibition from Outside In. Curated by Helen Wewiora – the Director/Artistic Director of Castlefield Gallery.
Artist diary: The Madge Gill Co-commission, part two
'Opening the conversation with Madge Gill' is the theme for the second of Julia Oak's artist diaries about her work on the co-commission
Outside In Virtual Gallery: ‘ART & ACTIVISM’ curated by Helen Wewiora
Information about the second virtual gallery exhibition, 'Art & Activism' which runs from 10 December 2020 and features the work of 12 Outside In artists
Outside In and Pallant House Gallery announce the 2020 Madge Gill co-commission winner
Pallant House Gallery and Outside In are delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Madge Gill co-commission.
Artist interview: Reflecting on the Scottie Wilson co-commission
As we move towards the deadline of our latest co-commission with Pallant House Gallery, a reflection on the two artists awarded the co-commission in 2018
Madge Gill co-commission 2020: Meet the selectors
With a week to go until the deadline for submissions to the Madge Gill Co-commission, Outside In and Pallant House Gallery are excited to announce the four experts and artists…
Outside In and Pallant House Gallery are excited to invite submissions for their second co-commission
Outside In and Pallant House Gallery are inviting submissions for a co-commission responding to the work of Madge Gill.
‘Look Closer, Think Bigger’ Artists Announced
We are delighted to announce that two artists have been selected for our forthcoming exhibition 'Look Closer, Think Bigger'.
Outside In Virtual Gallery: ‘Friendship And Community’ curated by Frances Christie
Our Virtual Gallery is now open with first exhibition 'Friendship and Community' curated by Frances Christie.
Virtual Gallery Launching Soon!
Our virtual gallery is launching this month and you can book here for the private view on 20 August.
Look Closer, Think Bigger – induction video
In place of our induction day, we have created a short film which highlights key points about 'Look Closer, Think Bigger'...
Coming soon-Outside In The Movie! See the first trailer here…
Watch the first trailer here for a short film about Outside In - Coming soon!
Selectors Announced For “Look Closer, Think Bigger”
The selectors for “Look Closer, Think Bigger”, the upcoming Outside In exhibition at Fabrica , have been announced ...
*Important announcement* ‘Look Closer, Think Bigger’
New date and deadline extension announced for 'Look Closer, Think Bigger'.
Opportunity: Residency and exhibition for Outside In artists at The Art House Wakefield.
Opportunity: Outside In and The Art House are seeking proposals from individual artists who would like to develop and progress their practice through a residency at The Art House’s purpose-built…
Announcement: New Ways Of Keeping In Touch & April Public Event Cancellation
We have taken the decision to cancel all public events for April. However we are looking into as many ways as possible for us to all stay in touch and…
Important Announcement: Postponement Of Outside In March Events
Due to concerns regarding the coronavirus epidemic and current Government recommendations regarding containment, we have taken the decision to postpone all scheduled public events for the month of March, to…
Residency Opportunity: Outside In and West Dean College of Arts and Conservation
Outside In are working in partnership with West Dean to provide a residency for Outside In artists as part of Whose Heritage? Rethinking The West Dean Collection.
Opportunity: Would you like to be a selector for Outside In?
Outside In is looking for artists who would like to be part of a selection panel for opportunities the charity has coming up this year.
Opportunity : Call out for an exhibition at Fabrica, Brighton – ‘Look Closer, Think Bigger’
Outside In and Fabrica are excited to announce an opportunity for two Outside In artists to exhibit at Fabrica in July 2020. The theme of this exhibition ‘Look Closer, Think…
‘Environments’ Online Shop Now Open!
You can now visit our new online online shop to click and buy original artworks from our most recent exhibition 'Environments'.
CELEBRATION & INSPIRATION AS ‘ENVIRONMENTS’ PRIZE-WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED AT PIANO NOBILE KINGS PLACE
It was a night of celebration and inspiration as hundreds of artists, supporters and friends joined Outside In at Piano Nobile Kings Place on Friday 8th November for the opening…
Meet The Artists: ‘Environments’ exhibition 2019, Week 8
‘Environments’, the 2019 exhibition by Outside In, is now open at Piano Nobile Kings Place in London’s Kings Cross. It’s time to meet the final ten artists from the 80…
Meet the Artists: Environments Exhibition 2019, Week 7.
This week’s selection of work from Environments, the forthcoming national exhibition featuring the work of 80 Outside In artists, takes us from serene and more troubled dreamscapes to tropical isles…
Exploring ‘The Outside and the Inside’
The Outside and the Inside will open on 26 October at The Lightbox in Woking. Here, curator Marc Steene gives a preview of some of the highlights of the exhibition,…
Meet the artists: Environments Exhibition 2019, week three
Rural , urban and inner landscapes all feature in our latest round-up of artworks to be featured in Outside In's 2019 national exhibition
‘Delight’ at news Friedrich Nagler exhibition at Hove Museum has been extended
The chair of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Tourism, Equalites, Communities and Culture Committee has spoken of his ‘delight’ at news Friedrich Nagler exhibition at Hove Museum has been extended.…
Meet the artists: Environments Exhibition 2019, week two
Tigers, fish and badgers all make an appearance as we discover more about the next ten artists whose work will be showcases in Outside In's 2019 national exhibition 'Environments'.
Outside In artists showcased at Shape Open 2019
Take a closer look at work by Outside In artists which is among the display for the Shape Open 2019 at Nunnery Gallery, London.
Meet the artists: Environments Exhibition 2019
As the countdown to Outside In's 2019 national continues, we take a closer look at ten of the artists involved and discover more about the work which will be on…
Outside In’s 2019 national exhibition ‘Environments’ is now open
Outside In's 2019 national exhibition 'Environments' is now open for previews at Piano Nobile King's Place in London's Kings Cross.
Colliding Worlds exhibition on tour
Colliding Worlds, a co-commission by Outside In and Pallant House Gallery, is now on show at its first touring exhibition at Clyde & Co's Blank Canvas Wall.
Pictures: A sneak peek at the West Dean Exploring Collections exhibition 2019
First look at the Exploring Collections exhibition on display at West Dean College, Chichester.
Video: Tour of the Friedrich Nagler exhibition at Hove Museum
Outside In's Cornelia Marland provides a tour and insight to the display celebrating the work of Friedrich Nagler, a fascinating Jewish émigré and self-taught artist shown at Hove Museum from…
Submissions now closed for Outside In Environments exhibition 2019
Submissions are now closed for Outside In’s 2019 national open art exhibition ‘Environments’. The selectors will be making their decisions this week and artists will then be informed of the…
Selector’s insight: Putting Ourselves In The Picture
José Forrest-Tennant, Outside In team member and selector for the Putting Ourselves In The Picture exhibition, tells us more about the process.
Putting Ourselves in The Picture: Images and interview
Outside In’s Cornelia Marland, curator of the current Putting Ourselves in The Picture exhibition at Fabrica, Brighton, talks to Laura Miles about the pioneering project. LM: What were your hopes…
Destruction of our environment: Inspiring creativity
Outside In artist Clare Gravenell reveals how the destruction of our environment creates a dialogue for change, inspiring a new series of work...
Grayson Perry joins the judges for the 2019 Outside In national exhibition ‘Environments’
Outside In announces the judges, selectors and prizes for its 2019 national exhibition 'Environments'
Outside In set to guest-curate pioneering summer show
Who gets to create art and why? This summer Sussex-based art organisations are joining forces to ask this key question with new exhibition and studio programme - involving guest-curators from…
Step Up: ‘It quite possibly will change your life’
Outside In artists Zarah Squirrel and Clare Gravenell tell of their life-changing and confidence boosting experiences taking part in Step Up: Exploring Collections.
Step Up Exploring Collections exhibition opens at Pallant House Gallery
As the Step Up Exploring Collections exhibition opens at Pallant House Gallery, we talk to those involved about their experiences of the course.
Hard Wired exhibition: In pictures
Pictures from the Hard Wired touring exhibition on display at North Bridlington Library, its first of four venues.
Submissions open for ‘Environments’ Outside In 2019 national exhibition
All the information you need to enter work for 'Environments' Outside In's 2019 national exhibition.
Interview: Friedrich Nagler – Artist, Jewish émigré, father
Ahead of Friedrich Nagler: A personal mythology opening at Hove Museum this month, his sons Martin and Mervyn share a personal insight to the life and work of the Jewish…
Theme announced for Outside In’s 2019 national open call out exhibition
Outside In is excited to announce details of its next national open call out exhibition.
Step Up: Artists’ insight to Exploring Collections at Pallant House Gallery
Outside In artists Peter Baker and Julie Cleverly share insight to the Step Up: Exploring Collections course, the pair are currently studying it at Pallant House Gallery and will be…
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2019: Opening night
Last night (23 May 2019) saw the opening event and award presentation for the biennial Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize. This year, Outside In is one of the official partners…
Outside In artists selected for Ruth Borchard Prize exhibition
Portraits by Outside In artists Graham Rees and John Joseph Sheehy have been selected for the 2019 exhibition
Exhibition selection – the judges’ perspective
Behind the scenes for Hard Wired Outside In’s judges for the Hard Wired touring exhibition share their experience “The quality and variety of responses to the exhibition theme was really…
Realm proves to be a ‘mesmerising’ exhibition
An ambassador’s review Outside In ambassador Jim Thompson was among the attendees at the preview event for Realm, currently on show at CGP London, Southwark Park. Describing it as a ‘wonderful…
Artist call out for touring exhibition ‘Hard Wired’
The project is in partnership with Chrysalis Arts Development Submissions can now be entered by Outside In artists for the touring exhibition ‘Hard Wired’. The selected artwork will tour around four…
Realm: The residency diary
Updates from Outside In artist Richard Downes Outside In artist Richard Downes – one of three artists taking part in the pioneering residency and exhibition ‘Realm’ – shares updates as the project gets underway.Richard…
Realm residency: Diary of Outside In artist Richard Downes, session one
‘I am in the realm of kings and queens And senses and friends and artwork Emerging in my own way Emerging through the team’ Those are the words of Outside…
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2019
Call-out information and how Outside In can help
Latest exhibition from Community Art Project, Darlington
Features work by Outside In artists
Artist call out for London residency and exhibition
Joint project by Outside In, Bethlem Gallery and CGP London.
Outside In official partner of The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2019
The partnership will work to highlight 'overlooked artists'
Exhibition review: Four favourites from the Mayor’s Charities Art Exhibition
Laura Miles finds the current exhibition at the Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester, to offer an eclectic and interesting mix. The Mayor’s Charities Art Exhibition sees pieces by Stonepillow clients and University…
Manchester Art Fair – An artist’s perspective
Aidan Moesby was one of nine Outside In artists whose work was shown at the Manchester Art Fair this weekend (12 to 14 October), here he tells us more about…
Outside In: Discover opens in Mayfair
Wednesday saw the private view of Outside In: Discover at the offices of Cerno Capital in Mayfair London. The exhibition, which will run until November 23, features the work of…
Exhibition: No Boundaries – encouraging people with disabilities to travel
A new pop-up exhibition hopes to encourage people with disabilities to travel
Art Views at Colliding Worlds: Laila Kassab
This latest blog post is written by Kate Simms who runs Art View sessions at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester. The sessions are for the general public of all ages, are…
Hotel chain’s art project aims to a be ‘force for good’
Two Outside In artists are part of a year-long exhibition by Project Art Works and Premier Inn. Michelle Roberts – a former Outside In winner who also had work in…
Hans from Sotheby’s talks about how he loved Outside In: Journeys
Hans hadn't heard of Outside In before the exhibition but instantly fell in love with the charity and has developed a strong relationship with us since
How to cope with your art being rejected
By Julia Oak As well as support and an online platform, Outside In offers its artists opportunities to submit to exhibitions, commissions, training courses and more. However, there are often…
The winners of the Scottie Wilson Co-Commission are announced
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Scottie Wilson Co-Commission. We had such a high number of brilliant applications that the judges have decided to select not one…
Outside In: Journeys Exhibition opening night at Sotheby’s
Jacob Rock shares his experience of the opening night of the Outside In: Journeys exhibition at Sotheby's. His piece 'Exhaust Dog' sold on the opening night.
Co-commission opportunity
The successful artist will exhibit alongside Scottie Wilson's work in May 2018 and will receive £4,000
Events during Outside In: Journeys exhibition
Artists Breakfast, Sotheby's workshop, Guided Tour, Support Day
Outside In: Journeys exhibition at Sotheby’s
11-19th Jan 2018 Open 9am – 4.30pm, Mon-Fri only Sotheby's, 34-35 Bond St, London Free entry Outside In: Journeys is an exhibition to celebrate the launch of our new charitable…
‘Drawing Insight’ exhibition opens in Brighton this weekend
This September, Yvonne J Foster, Deborah Petch and Rachel Refern will be exhibiting at Brighton’s Regency Townhouse. The artists will present work that they created during the Insight Partnership along…
Radical Craft Symposium
Beth Hopkins is one of 34 UK and international artists featured in our national touring exhibition Radical Craft: Alternate Ways of Making, which is currently at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. On 14 July Craftspace hosted a symposium…
Radical Craft Exhibition Symposium
at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The Black & White European Outsider Art exhibition in Amsterdam
Artist Jan Arden recently traveled to Amsterdam to present work in a group exhibition at the Outsider Art Gallery, part of the prestigious Hermitage museum. The exhibition brings together artist from the UK,…
Black & White European Outsider Art
featuring Jan Arden
HOUSE Biennial Commission
With the deadline fast approaching, this week’s blog post is devoted to our latest opportunity; Outside In and HOUSE Biennial will commission one Outside In artist based in the South East…
Alternative Visions: Undiscovered Art in the South West
On 1 June 2017 Alternative Visions: Undiscovered Art in the South West opened at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Produced in partnership between Outside In, Arts & Health South West (AHSW)…
Artists Open Houses 2017: Preston Park Recovery Centre
Over four weekends in May, The Artists Open Houses festival takes place across 180 venues throughout Brighton, Hove and beyond. This year Outside In artist Clare Gravenell is exhibiting her work…
Liz Atkin at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival
Liz Atkin is an internationally acclaimed visual artist and advocate based in London. Compulsive Skin Picking dominated her life for more than 20 years, but art has become her greatest tool…
Drawing Insight
Next Month an exhibition opens at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester which will present the results of the Insight Partnership. Deborah Petch and Rachel Redfern, recent graduates of the MA…
The Art of Louis Wain
Bethlem Museum of the Mind are currently presenting an exhibition of work by the artist Louis Wain, who spent time as a Bethlem patient. The exhibition features his famous anthropomorphic cats…
Drawing Insight
Exhibition opens soon
Dean Warburton Retrospective
Exhibition at Celf o Gwmpas
The Artists of the West Midlands: A New World
Exhibition at Project Ability
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Outside In: A look back over 2016
For our final blog post of 2016 we’re looking back over the last 12 months. It has been a very busy year for us, having provided more opportunities for artists…
Radical Craft update
20-21 Visual Arts Centre Partial Closure
The Gallery of Everything
The Gallery of Everything opened in London in September 2016. The latest incarnation of James Brett’s Museum of Everything, it is described as London’s first commercial gallery dedicated to non-academic artists and…
The Bethlem Art Fair
Bethlem Gallery’s annual open exhibition
Drawn Together
Exhibition by Isadora Reeves
Alternative Visions DEADLINE THIS WEEK
Submissions close on Friday
Nama Āto artists visit the UK
Earlier this year, Outside In partnered with Atelier Corners, an organisation supporting disabled artists in Osaka Japan, to deliver the exhibition Nama Āto: Japanese Outsider Art. The exhibition, supported by Unlimited, showcased…
Outsider Art Fair
This week, Jennifer, Hannah and Harry from the Outside In team have been in Paris for the Outsider Art Fair 2016. This was the third year that Outside In have had a stand…
Exhibition review: We Are All Human
The annual exhibition by The Koestler Trust, the UK’s best-known prison arts charity, is currently on show at London’s Southbank Centre. We Are All Human: Art by offenders, secure patients and detainees from the…
Artist review- Bedlam: Asylum and Beyond
Wellcome Collection’s current exhibition Bedlam: Asylum and Beyond follows the rise and fall of the mental asylum and explores how it has shaped the complex landscape of mental health today. For this…
Outside In: 10 Years of Award Winners
This year we are celebrating 10 years of Outside In. To mark this milestone, we are delighted to welcome 17 of our past Award Winners back to Pallant House Gallery…
Reclaiming Asylum exhibition at Bethlem Gallery
21 September - 11 November
Radical Craft exhibition review by Sarah Watson
Earlier this summer, Outside In artist Sarah Watson attended a guided tour of our Radical Craft exhibition led by Outside In Manager Jennifer Gilbert Pallant House Gallery in Chichester. We asked Sarah to share…
Encounters with the Spirit World
Yesterday a new exhibition opened at The College of Psychic Studies featuring artwork by four Outside In artists. Encounters with the Spirit World presents over 500 spirit photographs, mediumistic artworks…
Nama Āto: Japanese Outsider Art
Outside In’s latest exhibition Nama Āto: Japanese Outsider Art opened last week at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. The exhibition features work by Koji Nishioka, Makoto Okawa and Yasuyuki Ueno, three artists with learning disabilities whose original…
The Art of Recovery
In this week’s blog post artist Lisa Buttery reviews The Art of Recovery, an exhibition of work created during a four-week partnership project between Phoenix Brighton and The Royal British Legion’s award-winning…
Ceridwen Powell reviews Radical Craft
Outside In asked artist Ceridwen Powell to review Radical Craft at Oriel Davies Gallery. Radical Craft is a Craftspace and Outside In touring show that will be at Oriel Davies…
Looking back at Nnena Kalu’s workshop
On Saturday 23 April ActionSpace artist and exhibiting Radical Craft artist Nnena Kalu, ran a workshop at Pallant House Gallery as part of the events programme for the Radical Craft…
Nama Āto: Japanese Outsider Art
Exhibition now open!
Mind, Matters and Monsters review
We asked Artist and Writer Glynis Spencer to go along to ‘Mind, Matters & Monsters’ – An Exhibition by Louis Morel in London to review the exhibition. Below you can read…
Call out for artists in south west england
for a new touring exhibition
Grow an Exhibition – update
We recently asked artist Adrian Mundy to provide us with an update on his Arts Council England funded ‘Grow and Exhibition’. Here he tells us about his growing process, the…
Final week of Radical Craft
To highlight the final week of the Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making exhibition at Pallant House Gallery, we thought we would look back at some of our favourite feedback…
Two artists selected for Royal Academy Summer Show
from Outside In
Sara Rivers reviews DARE exhibition
Outside In asked asked artist Sara Rivers to review the DARE exhibition currently on in London, with DARE standing for ‘Discover Art in Recovery Exhibition’. You can catch this exhibition…
Angus McPhee: Weaver of Grass
This week’s blog post sees Outside In Manager Jennifer Gilbert in discussion with Art Therapist Joyce Laing, who discovered the work of Angus McPhee. Replicas of Angus’ work are included…
Sarah Watson reviews HOUSE Festival 2016
Outside In asked Sarah Watson to review 2016’s HOUSE Festival in Brighton. This year it features the work of Gillian Wearing, Thompson Hall and Felicity Hammond. SARAH WATSON is a visual…
HOUSE Festival and Artist Open Houses in Brighton
Throughout May Outside In has two exhibitions in Brighton. ‘Home Away From Home’, by Thompson Hall, features a newly commissioned set of paintings around re-imagined views through windows. This exhibition,…
Hilma af Klint: Painting the Unseen – review
Currently on at the Serpentine Gallery in London is an exhibition by a Swedish painter titled ‘Hilma af Klint: Painting the Unseen’. The works on display showcase her first and…
An auction of work by Stephen White
Outside In is very grateful for the donation of work for auction by artist and Outside In Ambassador Stephen White, with funds going to support the work of the project.…
Verse Reaction: art in chemistry
This week’s blog post has been written by Outside In artist Mary Courtney, who is currently the Artist in Residency in the Chemistry Department at Warwick University. Here, she talks…
Micro-Macro: Pat Mear at Bethlem Gallery
Micro-Macro is the current exhibition at Bethlem Gallery, featuring work by Pat Mear ranging from large-scale canvases to intimate ink drawings. Pat’s work intuitively explores her interests in both the…
Inside Out at the Castlefield Gallery
On Wednesday 30th March, the Outside In team took a trip to Manchester to visit the new ‘Inside Out’ exhibition at Castlefield Gallery. The exhibition has been curated by the…
Outside In 2016 Award Winner
At the preview event of Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making on Friday 11 March, artist and selector Marie-Rose Lortet chose James Gladwell as the Outside In Award Winner for 2016. As the…
Radical Craft is nearly ready!
This week, we’ve been busy installing Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making at Pallant House Gallery. The exhibition is in collaboration with Craftspace, showcasing craft work by 34 British and international…
Judith Scott: communicating through art
This week, Outside In Manager Jennifer Gilbert reflects on the work of artist Judith Scott using the 2014 publication Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound by Catherine Morris and Matthew Higgs…
The Art of Bedlam: Richard Dadd
Last week, artist LWG visited The Art of Bedlam: Richard Dadd at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Despite her own history with Bethlem Hospital, LWG highly recommends the show,…
Letting in the Light
On Monday 25 January, we were incredibly excited to attend the opening event of ‘Letting in the Light,’ a collaborative exhibition between us, Daily Life Ltd and Bethlem Gallery. The…
My Life: Shape Open 2016
Running from 5 - 21 February at Guest Projects, London
Dalton Ghetti: Needles and Pencils
Dalton Ghetti’s miniature carved pencil tips will be on display in Outside In’s collaborative exhibition with Craftspace, ‘Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making’, which opens at Pallant House Gallery on…
RA Summer Exhibition 2016
Submit your work now!
Opportunity for artists living in North Warwickshire
to be involved in a collaborative group exhibition
Project Ability’s latest exhibition
#SummitPortrayed: Tanya Raabe-Webber
Phil Baird: Radical Craft Selector
It’s only the first week of the new year, and we’re already very excited about our upcoming exhibition in collaboration with Craftspace, ‘Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making.’ This week,…
Prism Arts: meeting Rosie and John
As it’s nearly Christmas, we’ve got another blog post for you this week! It’s written by Katie Hale, Prism Arts’ Creative Programme Administrator, focusing on her experience of supporting artists…
Eight
‘Eight;’ an exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from artists who took part in Creative Future’s ‘Organising an Exhibition’ course, took place at Gallery 40 in Brighton from 7…
Action research: Andrew Omoding
As part of ‘Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making’; Craftspace have added an action research element that will accompany and add to the touring exhibition programme which opens next March…
Liz Atkin in Los Angeles
This week’s blog post comes from artist Liz Atkin, who was recently invited to exhibit her work in a solo exhibition at UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles and the…
A Discerning Eye at the Orleans House Gallery
Highlights of the Henry Boxer Collection
Carlo Keshishian: An Invite to Paris
Continuing our Parisian theme, we asked artist and Outside In Ambassador Carlo Keshishian to write about his experience at this year’s Paris Outsider Art Fair – thanks Carlo! “Having attended…
Croissants and Collectors in Paris
This week Outside In’s Communications Officer Kate Davey has written about Outside In’s adventure at the Paris Outsider Art Fair. “On the 21 October, the Outside In team packed its…
2×2 Outsider Art Forum
From 1 – 4 October 2015, Kunsthaus Kannen in Münster, Germany, hosted the fourth installment of the 2 x 2 forum for Outsider Art. The Forum, which is a combination…
Exhibition of Liz Atkin’s work opens at UCLA Medical Centre
exploring compulsive skin picking
In the Realm of Others
In this week’s blog, David Rhodes – Lead Programmer at Project Art Works – talks about ‘In the Realm of Others’; their new exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion…
In the Realm of Others
Project Art Works at De La Warr Pavilion
Radical Craft Q&A
Following on from our Radical Craft artist Q&A two weeks ago, we’ve got a Q&A with another Radical Craft invited artist – Pradeep Kumar. The Q&A celebrates our fourth triennial…
Showcasing Step Up
To celebrate the opening of ‘Outside In: Step Up Showcase – Celebrating 7 Years of Step Up’, we asked curator and Step Up participant Julia to write about her experience…
Radical Craft: Artist Q&A
To celebrate our fourth triennial open art exhibition – this time in collaboration with Craftspace and showcasing alternative craft work – we’ve got a Q&A with invited exhibiting artist Roland…
Shinya Fujii: Outsider art from Japan
Outside In is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of intricate ink drawings by Japanese artist Shinya Fujii at the Julian Hartnoll Gallery, London. The show, which runs…
Outside In: Bethlem
This Wednesday (19 August) sees the opening of a new exhibition collaboratively organised by Outside In and Bethlem Gallery. ‘Outside In: Bethlem’ will showcase two refined yet differing perspectives on geometric…
MADE in Manchester
Multi-media art exhibition from Venture Arts
Worth Fighting For?
To mark our current call for submissions from Wiltshire-based Outside In artists, we asked Outside In Ambassador Brian Gibson to write about his involvement with Outside In and the upcoming…
Pallant Creative Collective
an exhibition of work by artists from the Pallant House Gallery Community Programme
CGP London Annual Open
For artists at all stages of their career
Exhibition in collaboration with Not Shut Up
A display of work by Manuel Bonifacio and Nigel Kingsbury
Outside In collaborates with Not Shut Up
This week, we are very pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between Outside In and Not Shut Up magazine. Not Shut…
Tommy Mason Exhibition
Project Ability, Glasgow
Grow an Exhibition
Art and gardening are both well known for their recuperative benefits in helping people to recover from mental health conditions. Imagine the power of using both in one project. Portsmouth based…
John Sheehy: Solo show at Atom Gallery
Atom Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings, drawings and linocuts by outsider artist John Sheehy. John is a genuinely driven artist, as he says, he has…
The Expert View
On 7 May, Hannah Whitlock – Outside In’s Artist Coordinator – went along to Daily Life Ltd.’s micro festival: The Expert View. The festival included music, performance, poetry, art and…
Nek Chand at Pallant House Gallery
13 June - 25 October 2015
Being Creative is Good for You!
This week, Outside In’s Artist Coordinator Hannah Whitlock has written about the opening event of ‘Being Creative is Good for You!’ an Outside In exhibition in collaboration with The Wellbeing…
