Mental Health Awareness Month / Loud and Proud

Exhibition: May 2026

Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2026


Don’t wait. Do it now!

 

For this exhibition, we invite artists with lived experience with mental health challenges to submit artwork for this group exhibition. There is no theme. We want to see your best work, whatever that means to you.

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All mediums and subject matter are welcome.

 

Our goal is to present a high-quality visual art exhibition that highlights the artists’ talent—not just their mental health experiences. At the same time, we want to celebrate and bring awareness without overshadowing the artwork.

 

How to apply
In one email, please send us:

• A brief bio about yourself

• A resume that includes your education and exhibition history

• Up to 3 images of artwork you want to be considered (please send JPEG files)

• A list of artworks that includes title, size, and medium

 

There is no application fee.

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Our primary focus is to bring non-traditional artists to the forefront.

For us, these are artists who identify as outsider, self-taught, and living with a disability.

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All artists are welcome to apply but these artists are always given priority in our selection process. 

 

If you have any questions, please email us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Are Not Alone / Group Exhibition

Exhibition: June–July 2026

Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2026


Don’t wait. Do it now!

 

Are we alone?  What does that mean?
 What are your thoughts or theories on UFOs, UAPs, or aliens?

Let’s celebrate International UFO Day again with an exhibition featuring artworks that explore UFOs, aliens, otherworldly beings, and outer space.

 

We presented a similar exhibition two years ago and it was so much fun—we want to do it again! The only way we can do this is with you, the artists who are inspired by such ideas and imagery. We want to see your work!

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This time the exhibition will be on while the World Cup is in town!

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No restrictions on medium—we welcome painting, sculpture, photos, songs, performances, and more.

 

How to apply
In one email, please send us:

• A brief bio about yourself

• A resume that includes your education and exhibition history

• Up to 3 images or samples of artwork you want to be considered (please send JPEG files)

• A list of artworks that includes title, size, and medium

 

There is no application fee.

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Our primary focus is to bring non-traditional artists to the forefront.

For us, these are artists who identify as outsider, self-taught, and living with a disability.

 

If you have any questions, please email us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match Box / Group Exhibition

Exhibition: October 2026

Deadline for submissions: August 15, 2026


Don’t wait. Do it now!

 

Outsiders and Others was based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA a long time ago. At one point, we presented an exhibition of local artists who created paintings inside wooden matchboxes. It was a great exhibition, and now it’s time to expand on that concept.

 

Artists from around the world are encouraged to apply!It all starts with an empty matchbox and your imagination. We want you to create a piece of artwork that exists inside a matchbox. It can be painting, sculpture, mixed media—anything! The goal is to present a collection of matchboxes that, when opened, reveal your creative vision or world.

 

Matchboxes look different all over the world and come in many sizes. Once you start looking at them, you’ll be amazed.

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Every matchbook we receive will be in the exhibition!

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How to apply.


Please physically mail us:​

• A brief bio about yourself

• A resume that includes your education and exhibition history

• The matchbox you have created for the exhibition (you are responsible for mailing the artwork to us; after the exhibition, we will mail it back to you)

• A title of the artwork, medium, and sale price

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There is no application fee.

If you have any questions, please email us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Book / Group Exhibition

Exhibition: November 2026

Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2026


Don’t wait. Do it now!

 

Artists have been making books for a very long time and still these works and concepts are simply bypassed by many folks. 

Artist books are artworks made to resemble a book either physically or metaphorically and because of this there are endless forms these works have taken in the past.

What do your books looks like? 

Any medium is considered. 

 

How to apply
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In one email, please send us:

• A brief bio about yourself

• A resume that includes your education and exhibition history

• Up to 3 images or samples of artwork you want to be considered (JPEG files only)

• A list of artworks that includes title, size, and medium

 

There is no application fee.

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Our primary focus is to bring non-traditional artists to the forefront.

For us, these are artists who identify as outsider, self-taught, and living with a disability.

 

If you have any questions, please email us at outsidersandothers@gmail.com

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