National Observatory of Outsider Art
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The National Observatory of Outsider Art
is a joint Department of the University of Verona
, Faculty of Arts (Academy of Fine Arts, Verona
) and Faculty of Medicine.
The Academy of Fine Arts of Verona (Italian name: Accademia di Belle Arti Gian Bettino Cignaroli di Verona) is a post-secondary school for studies in the visual arts, founded in 1764. One of the oldest Art Academy in the world, the Accademia Cignaroli is listed among the five Accademie Storiche d'Italia (Italian Historic Academies).
Outsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
is a joint Department of the University of Verona
University of Verona
The University of Verona is a university located in Verona, Italy. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 8+2 Faculties.-History:In Verona, at the beginning of the 1950s, a group of Catholic intellectuals established the "Ludovico Antonio Muratori" Free High School of Historical Science...
, Faculty of Arts (Academy of Fine Arts, Verona
Academy of Fine Arts, Verona
The Academy of Fine Arts of Verona is a post-secondary school for studies in the visual arts, founded in 1764....
) and Faculty of Medicine.
The Academy of Fine Arts of Verona (Italian name: Accademia di Belle Arti Gian Bettino Cignaroli di Verona) is a post-secondary school for studies in the visual arts, founded in 1764. One of the oldest Art Academy in the world, the Accademia Cignaroli is listed among the five Accademie Storiche d'Italia (Italian Historic Academies).