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Outside In Outside In is a national project providing a platform for artists to access the art world who may fi

Founded in 2006 by Pallant House Gallery, Outside In aims to provide opportunities for artists with a desire to create who see themselves as facing a barrier to the art world for reasons including health, disability or social circumstance. The goal of the project is to create a fairer art world which rejects traditional values and institutional judgements about whose work can and should be displayed. Since its inception, Outside In has engaged more than 5,000 artists traditionally excluded from the mainstream art world, 170,000 audience members and 80 partner organisations nationally. We have held over 30 exhibitions and currently support 2,000 artists. In 2014, we won the prestigious Charity Award in the Arts, Culture and Heritage category. Additionally, Outside In is now able to offer an increasingly international platform for the artists it supports, having taken part in the 2014 Paris Outsider Art Fair, and being on the board of the European Outsider Art Association. The project also runs Outside In: Step Up; a programme providing training for artists who align themselves with the project. Artists on the programme have the opportunity to be trained to lead workshops and to carry out research.

Would you like to share your art and creative practice with an audience of creative minded people? Share Art is back and...
13/10/2026

Would you like to share your art and creative practice with an audience of creative minded people?

Share Art is back and we are looking for artists who want to present from 12 – 1:15pm on Thursday 17 December 2026 🎨

This could be your chance to:
→ Present your work online for 15 minutes
→ Talk about what inspires you
→ Get feedback and support
→ Meet fellow Outside In artists
→ Gain confidence talking about your art practice in front of an audience

No pressure, just a friendly space to share what you create ✨

Selected artists will be invited to give a 15-minute presentation about their practice and share their work with fellow artists in this supportive online environment.

Interested in presenting your work or finding out more?
📧Contact: [email protected]

🖼 Artwork: David Puttick

EVENT: How about joining an Outside In Make Art Group near you this October?🎨Make Art is a monthly free art group led by...
07/10/2026

EVENT: How about joining an Outside In Make Art Group near you this October?🎨

Make Art is a monthly free art group led by Outside In artists and ambassadors across the UK and online. These sessions offer the opportunity to connect with other artists in a relaxed, open and creative space.

Bring along a sketchbook or the latest project you're working on to share a dedicated time each month to create in an inclusive, welcoming and creative community 🧡

Upcoming October dates:
📆 13 October: Doncaster
📆 19 October: Online (via zoom)
📆 22 October: Brighton
📆 30 October: Manchester

See our website for full information, including locations and downloadable welcome packs at: outsidein.org.uk/event-listings or, use the link in our bio🔗

📧If you have any questions about attending a session, contact Beth at: [email protected]

🖼 Image: 'Make Art Big Paper of Dreams', Make Art Brighton Artists

We are delighted to have works from the Outside In Collection on loan to Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery for 'Art Any W...
05/10/2026

We are delighted to have works from the Outside In Collection on loan to Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery for 'Art Any Way', an exhibition bringing together work by artists who have found freedom of expression outside of conventional norms, offering fresh and exhilarating perspectives along the way.

Outside In artists in the exhibition include: James, Lake, Joanna Simpson, Valerie Potter, Ben Wilson, Friedrich Nagler, Aradne, Cecilia Montague, Drew Fox and Carol Jaye. Spot some of their brilliant work in these install shots!

Exhibition dates: 14 September, 2026 - 30 January, 2027 🖼

📸 Photo credit: Adj Brown and Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.

📣We are a recruiting a co-facilitator for Make Art: Bournemouth. Would you like to run a regular monthly art group with ...
02/10/2026

📣We are a recruiting a co-facilitator for Make Art: Bournemouth.

Would you like to run a regular monthly art group with Outside In? Working with us to nurture a creative community in Bournemouth for artists who face barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance and isolation.

We are looking for a second Outside In artist to co-facilitate the group alongside current facilitator Stuart. This is a development opportunity for an artist with some facilitation experience who would like to grow their skills further. The group is on the first Monday of the month from 2pm – 4pm at the Old School House in Boscombe 🎨

Please note:
You need to be an Outside In artist within travelling distance of Boscombe to apply for this opportunity. You can join Outside In for free before applying if you are an artist with significant barriers to the art world including health, disability, social circumstance and isolation.

See our website for full details, link in bio 🔗

📆Important Dates:
Applications close: 11 October
Interviews: 21 October (online)

Image: Art as Refuge workshop, photography by Christian Emanuel

01/10/2026

Artist and Outside In Ambassador Richard Downes performs 'Hide and Seek' (March, 2026), a poem written from experiences of hiding, disguising and covering his own tracks, but also moving through the world in search of kindness, care and protection.

Chosen in response to Outside In's exhibition 'Into the Woods' at the British Art Fair, 'Hide and Seek' draws reference to Cesar Villajo's peom 'Miguel'.

Thank you to the Outside In artists who came to see their work in person at the British Art Fair at over the past few ...
28/09/2026

Thank you to the Outside In artists who came to see their work in person at the British Art Fair at over the past few days, it was wonderful to have you all with us in the space and celebrate our 20th anniversary display 'Into the Woods' 🖼

Slide 1: Outside In Ambassador Richard Downes in conversation with exhibiting artist Sajida Asif in front of her work 'Tinitus - Forever Companion'.

Slide 2: Make Art Brighton artists with their collaborative artwork 'The Big Paper of Dreams'.

Slide 3: Outside In Director Molly Bretton in conversation with exhibiting Make Art Brighton artists.

📸 Photo Credit:

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25/09/2026

Come and find us at the British Art Fair this weekend at Saatchi Gallery , we’ll be here until Sunday 27 September with a brilliant collection of works called ‘Into the Woods’.

If you can’t make it in person, you can also shop the works online on the Studio Oi .outside.in website which is the new sales platform for Outside In 🎊

We’re excited to share more from the fair and have been delighted to be this year’s British Art Fair charity partner.

Inspiration: September's Artist of the Month is Drew Fox, a longstanding Outside In artist and Ambassador 🎨 As part of o...
21/09/2026

Inspiration: September's Artist of the Month is Drew Fox, a longstanding Outside In artist and Ambassador 🎨

As part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, we'll be taking a curated selection of works by Outside In artists to the British Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery later this week, including Drew's plywood paintings ✨

Drew began making small sculptures and paintings from found materials in 2020 as a way to keep his brain active and find purpose in daily life after experiencing an ischemic stroke and diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease. In our Artist of the Month interview we asked Drew for more insight into the story behind these works:

"The paintings in this small collection are my first attempts at exploring the way in which my cardiovascular disease had impacted my life, body and the outlook of my future. They feature abstract interpretations of what I imagined may be happening within my brain, strange landscapes I found myself inhabiting during the day as if in a semi lucid state, and characters that seemed to appear of their own accord as I put my paintbrush to the plywood."

Read the full interview with Drew on our website 🔗 link in bio

🖼Artworks:
Slide 1: 'Exodus 1', Drew Fox
Slide 2: 'Inner Realm 1,2,3 and 4', Drew Fox
Slide 3: 'Smoker 1,2,3 and 4', Drew Fox
Slide 4: 'Big Country 1,2,3 and 4', Drew Fox
Slide 5: 'Miniscapes 1,2,3 and 4', Drew Fox
Slide 6: 'MRI 1,2,3 and 4', Drew Fox
Slide 7: 'Exodus 2', Drew Fox

Best of luck to Outside In artist Clarke Reynolds who began his Venice Fellowship Programme today 🎉Clarke will spend a ...
20/09/2026

Best of luck to Outside In artist Clarke Reynolds who began his Venice Fellowship Programme today 🎉

Clarke will spend a month at the Venice Biennale , invigilating Lubaina Himid's exhibition at the British Pavilion, and working on his creative project 'Postcards from Venice' whilst he is there.

We are delighted to partner with the British Council for yet another year of Outside In artists joining the Venice Fellowship Programme. Clarke is going to be sharing daily updates from Venice which we are excited to see, so keep an eye on his page

🖼 Image:
Slide 1: Mr Dot (Clarke Reynolds) at his first solo exhibition 'Decoding Braille, Decoding Me' which toured the UK.
Slide 2: Quote by Clarke Reynolds after being awarded the Fellowship.

OUR STORY: Did you know Outside In has a growing collection of artwork made by non-traditional and excluded artists? Our...
18/09/2026

OUR STORY: Did you know Outside In has a growing collection of artwork made by non-traditional and excluded artists?

Our collection includes over 180 artworks in a variety of mediums, from paintings and drawings, to textile and sculpture ✨

In 2024 Rose Knox-Peebles kindly donated part of her personal collection to Outside In after collecting art for 60 years. Rose’s donation to the collection has been used in Step Up 'Introducing Collections' and 'Exploring Collections' training for Outside In artists, and we have recently loaned work by nine artists in the collection to Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery for the 'Art Any Way' exhibition which opened this week 🖼

🎨Artwork:
Slide 1: 'Outside In Collection', detail from Outside In's 20th Anniversary Timeline, illustration by Outside In artist Pippa Prangley, .to

Slide 2: Carol Jaye, Voyage to the rainbow [1], unknown date, ceramic, 15.5cm x 16cm x 11.5cm. Kindly gifted by The Rose Knox-Peebles Collection

Slide 3: Scottie Wilson, Untitled (Blue), unknown date, pen on paper, 49cm x 31cm. Kindly gifted by The Rose Knox-Peebles Collection

Slide 4: Kate Bradbury, Untitled, Pen on paper, 29.5cm x 21cm

Slide 5: Cecelia Montague, Embroidery 1, Textile, 26cm x 18cm

Slide 6: Friedrich Nagler, Untitled (plate), unknown date, paint on plate, 25.5cm x 25.5cm. Kindly gifted by The Rose Knox-Peebles Collection

Slide 7: Valerie Potter, Untitled box of 50 cross stitch works, Cross stitch on fabric, 10cm x 10cm

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