Events

Janine Burke book signing at PGAV Get into Art Open Day, 28th October 2007 at MUMA.

Monash University Museum of Art's public events program is designed to encourage critical debate around contemporary visual arts, serve interdepartmental and student needs, broaden community participation and celebrate our cultural diversity.

Regular events include lectures and forums, film/video screenings, floortalks by curators and artists, workshops and performances. Enquiries about private functions and interdepartmental launches are welcome.

To book into a MUMA event contact us on:
Email: muma@adm.monash.edu.au
Telephone: + 61 3 9905 4217

Education and Public Program: Free Panel Discussion

BEYOND THE MARGINS: CONTEXTS AND COMPLEXITIES AROUND THE COLLECTION AND DISPLAY OF OUTSIDER ART

Thursday 22 May 2008, 4:30- 6pm
Monash University Museum of Art

Outsider art is a broad and contested term, originally coined in 1972 by Roger Cardinal as the English equivalent of Jean Dubuffet’s term l'Art Brut. The terms art brut or outsider art are commonly used to refer to creative works, objects and/or environments made by people with no formal art training or experience, who are inspired by their inner experience and make their work without reference to mainstream art practice. The term 'outsider' is based on the assumption of a defined, although ambiguous border between the mainstream art world and the margins. So what happens when the work of outsiders is placed in the context of the contemporary art museum? Beyond the Margins will explore the origins and definitions of outsider art; the relationship of the outsider to the institution; and the contexts, complexities and challenges of collecting and exhibiting the work of outsider artists.

Dr Anthony White Lecturer in Art History at The University of Melbourne
Glenn Barkley Co-Curator, Without Borders: Outsider Art in an Antipodean Context
Penelope Lee Education & Public Programs, The Cunningham Dax Collection
Tim McMonagle Contemporary Artist
Monica Syrette Curatorial Assistant, The Grainger Museum

Bookings Essential. Phoner 9905 4217 or email muma@adm.monash.edu.au

See also: Without Borders Public Programs flyer (pdf 57kb)