Folk Art Media Sites

Floria's Original Southern Outsider Folk Art Gallery

Courtesy of Floria Yancey's Folk Art Gallery home of Floria Yancey original folk art

Please note that this page is by no means a complete listing of all the fantastic sites on the net

Folk Art Media

LESSONS AND CHANTS : an interactive forum, by Judy McWillie, Professor of Art Drawing & Painting, Lamar Dodd School of Art University of Georgia Athens, GA, and dedicated to the contributions of American artists of African descent to our nation's culture and identity.
Through video taped interviews and still images of their work, these artists express their lives, relationships, and reasons for working.
Raw Vision : What is Outsider Art?, The development of the awareness of forms of creative expression that exist outside accepted cultural norms, or the realm of "fine art", began with the researches of psychiatrists early in the century
The Lyons Den : Mary E. Lyons writes books on folk artists for young readers. The self-taught artists she has covered include Horace Pippin, Harriet Powers, Thomas Day, Bill Traylor, Minnie Evans and Philip Simmons.
About.com : has a very rich section devoted to folk, outsider and related work, numerous links and original articles.
The Inter-Media Art Center : non-profit, tax deductible media and performing arts center located in Huntington, Long Island. IMAC offers a variety of programs and services to the New York State public and non-profit arts, educational and social service communities.
MEDIA for the ARTS : Online Visual Resource Catalog
The Webbs : Dallas Observer article about Bruce and Julie Webb and their Outsider Art Gallery, written by Mary BrownN Malouf
Gates of Heck : publisher and retailer of books, videos and art by and about our favorite people on the cultural fringe
Joe Coleman Selections : Selections from his published works, as well as reproductions of his recent paintings. includes an interview by Katharine Gates
The Art NewsPaper : News about international developments in the artworld
Maine Antiques Digest : The World-wide Marketplace for Americana online.
PICKLEBIRD : los angeles alternative art magazine