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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, also known as the Intuit Art Center or just Intuit, is a museum in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago dedicated to outsider art. Founded in 1991, the museum offers exhibitions and educational programming exploring contemporary self-taught art.

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

Established	June 1991 (1991-06)
Location	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	41.89549764407525°N 87.65360072051269°W / 41.89549764407525; -87.65360072051269
Type	Art museum
Collections	Outsider art
Collection size	1,300 objects
Executive director	Debra Kerr
President	Tracy Holmes
Public transit access	CTA Bus routes: Routes 56 and 66 CTA 'L' (Blue line Line):   Blue Line Chicago
Website	www.art.org

History

A group of Chicago art enthusiasts, including Susann Craig, Robert A. Roth, and Marjorie and Harvey Freed, founded Intuit in June 1991.[1][2] In 1995 the museum gained a physical space in the Roger Brown home and studio at 1926 North Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.[3] The museum moved to a larger space in 1999, an 1874 brick building at 756 North Milwaukee Avenue which was formerly the location of the Randolph Street Gallery.[3][4] An expansion in 2006 provided more exhibition space and the Robert A. Roth Study Center.[3]

Collection

Intuit is one of the few museums in the world that exclusively shows outsider art.[5] The permanent collection includes artists such as William Hawkins, William Dawson, Minnie Evans, Howard Finster, Wesley Willis, Lee Godie, Mr. Imagination, and Joseph Yoakum.[3][6] Like many outsider artists, the artists represented in Intuit's collections have often faced significant life challenges, such as mental illness or institutionalization.[4][7]

The museum took ownership of the contents of Henry Darger's apartment in 2000, and in 2008 opened a permanent exhibit recreating the artist's living and working space.[7][8]

Programming

Intuit has created multiple social outreach programs, coordinating with schools, libraries, and other organizations to promote arts in education.[7] IntuiTeens is an annual summer program where teenagers collaborate with teen mentors, professional artists, and community organizations to develop their art skills.[7] The Teacher Fellowship Program provides teachers at Chicago Public Schools with the skills to introduce their students to non-traditional materials and methods.[9] Intuit programs have also included workshops for people with dementia, low vision and blindness, and developmental disabilities.[4]

The museum has also hosted an Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art and publishes an annual magazine, The Outsider.[10]

See also

• List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago
• Visual arts of Chicago

References

External links

• official website
• YouTube channel
• A Virtual Tour Inside Chicago's Center for Outsider Art 3-minute video from WTTW (2020)

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