Intuit: The Center For Intuitive And Outsider Art
History
A group of Chicago art enthusiasts, including Susann Craig, Robert A. Roth, and Marjorie and Harvey Freed, founded Intuit in June 1991. In 1995 the museum gained a physical space in the Roger Brown Home and Studio at 1926 North Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The museum moved to a larger space in 1999, an 1874 brick building at 756 North Milwaukee Avenue which was formerly the location of the Randolph Street Gallery. An expansion in 2006 provided more exhibition space and the Robert A. Roth Study Center.
Collection
Intuit is one of the few museums in the world that exclusively shows outsider art. The permanent collection includes artists such as William Hawkins, William Dawson, Minnie Evans, Howard Finster, Wesley Willis, Lee Godie, Mr. Imagination, and Joseph Yoakum. Like many outsider artists, the artists represented in Intuit's collections have often faced significant life challenges, such as mental illness or institutionalization.
The museum took ownership of the contents of Henry Darger's apartment in 2000, and in 2008 opened a permanent exhibit recreating the artist's living and working space.
Programming
Intuit has created multiple social outreach programs, coordinating with schools, libraries, and other organizations to promote arts in education. IntuiTeens is an annual summer program where teenagers collaborate with teen mentors, professional artists, and community organizations to develop their art skills. The Teacher Fellowship Program provides teachers at Chicago Public Schools with the skills to introduce their students to non-traditional materials and methods. Intuit programs have also included workshops for people with dementia, low vision and blindness, and developmental disabilities.
The museum has also hosted an Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art and publishes an annual magazine, The Outsider.
See also
References
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (July 23, 2021). "Susann Craig: Collector had eye for art, championed outsider artists". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Steve (January 19, 2018). "Sale of Chicago outsider art collection spotlights city's pioneering role in the genre". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Good, Brittany (March 21, 2010). "Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art". AFAnews.com. Antiques & Fine Art. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Jasmine (January 6, 2016). "Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Big Way". ChicagoTalks. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Bentley, Chris (April 11, 2019). "'Outsider' Art Is Going Mainstream. But In Chicago, It's Always Been In". WBUR. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Galil, Leor (September 18, 2019). "The many dreams of Wesley Willis". Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Intuit brings outsider art to the masses". The Columbia Chronicle. November 30, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (February 7, 2022). "A Henry Darger Dispute: Who Inherits the Rights to a Loner's Genius?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Frank, Priscilla (June 14, 2016). "Chicago Students Are Learning How Outsider Art Can Combat Hate". HuffPost. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Viera, Lauren (October 1, 2004). "Outsider art festival edgy, non-traditional". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
External links
- official website
- YouTube channel
- A Virtual Tour Inside Chicago's Center for Outsider Art 3-minute video from WTTW (2020)