ABOUT

outsider art и art brut - an artistic phenomena whose representatives, as a rule, do not have an academic education and create artworks without orientation towards the viewer or artistic template, work authentically, exclusively for themselves, being on the border of social groups, systems and cultures, experiencing the influence of contradictory norms and values, they create original works, free from aesthetic, ethical and socio-political stereotypes

ANO "OUTSIDERVILLE" (St. Petersburg, Russia), was organized in 2013 and actively helps people with mental disorders in their social rehabilitation with support for creative self-realization.

We support people with mental disorders in a difficult situation and in social rehabilitation through art therapy and creativity. We support outsider artists and introduce their artworks to the public. Our task is not only to provide vital support to the artists, but also to create an independent tool for material self-sufficiency by creativity: you have the opportunity to purchase paintings for the benefit of artists!

We cooperate with art studios and art therapists in psychiatric institutions, independent outsider artists, social and cultural organizations in Russia and abroad, hold projects and programs aimed at education about mental health, increase psychological culture, level of tolerance in society and make socio-cultural support for talented authors. Provide technical equipment, artistic and other materials, attract necessary resources. We support «independent» artists, hold events at all-Russian level: art exhibitions, festivals, master classes, lectures, art sessions, film screenings, etc... We form own collection of outsider art as the basis of the future Outsider Art Museum in Saint-Petersburg.

Member of the European Outsider Art Association, EOA

ARTISTS

Marina Batyuk

Mikhail Mirkin

Mikhail Frolov

all artists

WHAT DOES "OUTSIDERVILLE" DO?

Our tasks

Sociocultural projects

Rehabilitation, socialization and integration, sociocultural and inclusive projects

Unification

Uniting of interest in outsider artists in the fields: medicine, psychiatry, psychology, social sphere, art and culture

Popularization

Popularization of Russian outsider art in Russia and abroad

Adaptation

Social adaptation and sale of creative works

Involvement

Assistance to art therapists, psychiatric hospitals and art studios in technical equipment, providing art materials, attracting necessary resources, overcoming administrative barriers

Collection and Museum

Formation of the Russian art collection of outsider artists Creation of a multifunctional Museum of Outsider Art in Saint-Petersburg

ART-EXPEDITION is an ongoing project dedicated to studying the creativity of people with mental disabilities, inclusive and art-therapy practices, as well as finding self-taught artists in institutions of governmental psychiatry, social protection, culture, and public organizations. Each year, the project explores institutions of one of eight federal districts of the Russian Federation.

CHARITY RAIDS are dedicated to regular visits to art studios at governmental and non-profit organizations to attract necessary resources and meet with our permanent residents to provide them with art supplies, food, and essential goods.

BUY OUT ART is dedicated to encouraging the audience, collectors and gallery owners to regularly purchase artworks by Outsiderville authors, as well as organizing a creative freelance work for our residents to improve their financial position.

EXHIBITION PROJECTS are personal and group exhibitions of local, regional, All-Russian, and international levels, usually accompanied by educational and cultural events (lectures, workshops, discussions, film screenings).

NETWORK OF RESOURCE ART THERAPEUTIC CENTERS is dedicated to the integration of expert, informational, methodological, organizational, and communication capabilities, expanding the list of participating organizations, improving the quality of services of art therapy specialists. The project is focused on the sustainable development of art therapy, first in the Volga Federal District, and then in other regions of the Russian Federation through access to offline and online consultations and training events. A competition of successful practices, inter-regional internships, and mentoring are also expected. Methodological support is provided together with the regional public organization Art Therapy Association, represented by Chairman A. Kopytin.

MY DIALOGUES WITH RUSSIAN MUSEUM MASTERPIECES is dedicated to developing art mediation and communication skills through lectures and discussions on fine art, as well as creating artworks. The project is supposed to prepare Outsiderville artists to become museum guides with their excursion ideas.

CINEBRUT is dedicated to regular film screenings to introduce viewers to the origins of outsider art. It is a great opportunity to meet and discuss boundaries, social issues, and aesthetics of outsider art.

ART-THERAPY SESSIONS are dedicated to field trips and studio classes for people with mental disabilities, experts, and a wider audience, as well as popularization of various art therapy methods.

SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS are regular lectures, discussions, round-table conferences with leading experts in psychiatry, art therapy, and outsider art.

EVENTS

16.05.-29.06.
Exhibition "OUTvision. Outsider artists of the Outsiderville project" at the Underground Museum

On May 16, as part of the first large-scale Yekaterinburg festival of naive and outsider art "INOE/NAIVNOE" ("OTHER/NAIVE"), the #OUTvision exhibition opens at the Underground Museum. Outsider artists of the "Outsiderville" project ...