The passion for outsider, naïve, primitive, folk, and self-taught art—none of the traditional adjectives really captures its character—is one of the oldest romances in modern culture. For a ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists. Represented in the museum’s collection are ...

(RFE/RL) -- Russian folk art has never been much collected in Western Europe. But now, there are signs it is drawing greater interest, including in the Western antique market. One measure is an ...

Folk art tied to the Pennsylvania German heritage of Lancaster County and the surrounding region fetched a hefty sum at auction Saturday at Sotheby’s of New York. The collection was the most important ...

Cobb Landmarks has secured funding to build a pocket park in Vinings honoring folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe. Rowe was known for creating colorful artwork using unconventional, everyday materials. The ...

Art can inspire, inform, enlighten, provoke and comfort. And, sometimes, it can just be fun. Put an ongoing exhibition at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center solidly in that last category. Its title ...

The Manheim Historical Society will host its annual Christmas Folk Art Show featuring works by local and regional artists on Friday, Dec. 11, from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 ...