Jones’ eccentric animal sculptures carved with a chain saw graced U.S. 15/501 south of Chapel Hill, bringing him worldwide fame.

“He was collecting vernacular and designing modern,” explains curator Monica Obniski. An amateur collector might own a handful of pieces, a hobbyist a few dozen, and a serious collector a few hundred.

Just a few years ago, Audrey B. Heckler’s over 500-piece collection of outsider art had rarely been seen in public. Now, nearly the entirety of her holdings—one of the country’s most important and ...

I stood not too long ago, agog at the spectacle of Howard Finster's artistic productions at Paradise Garden in Summerville, Georgia. It is rough, at turns melancholy and exuberant, colorful here, ...

MOREHEAD, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Folk Art Center is continuing to find ways to be innovative. The museum was established in the 1980s in Morehead. It is now housed in a unique building which ...

The long-lost masterpiece Martha and Mary, which had been shown at MoMA in 1937, was spotted by an eagle-eyed collector. William Edmondson, Martha and Mary (ca. 1931–1937) as it was spotted by John ...

LINDON, Utah (KUTV) — A popular Utah artist has been turning his folk art paintings into puzzles — for decades. At Eric Dowdle’s Folk Art Studio in Lindon, you'll discover a captivating display of his ...

WHEN: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, July 11; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 12; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 13 WHERE: Santa Fe Railyard Park, market entrance located ...

The Burks are scavengers of steel. They harvest items from estate sales or vintage farms in the North Idaho and Eastern Washington region. Pickaxes. Horseshoes. Entire pieces of farm machinery. An ...

Tariffs and visa problems are among the reasons cited for a 15 percent decline in applications from international vendors at one New Mexico market.

A compendium of knowledge about Polish folk art. The book reveals the true nature of "Polish exotica," which was an inspiration to many Polish artists. Some of the most interesting folk art phenomena ...