Visionary art, outsider art, grassroots or self-taught art. Whatever you call it, it’s at the heart of “Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations.” It’s also one of the least documented and fastest growing areas in the art world. Recently, three major museums have begun showcasing the work; the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and the granddaddy of them all, the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore. Sadly, at the same time, visionary sites are disappearing at a rapid clip. The artist passes on, the site falls into disrepair, and before long, someone bulldozes it down and a piece of our collective art consciousness is gone forever. If the site has been documented at all, it’s often only due to luck and happenstance. “Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations” seeks out these exceptions to our increasingly homogenous world, and in a roadtrip format, brings the artists and the artwork to the viewers of public television. Along the way, we mix in the odd and the unusual- the roadside attractions that “your father would never stop the car for.” The result is a show that we believe celebrates human creativity of all kinds, attracting viewers who might never sit down to actually watch “a show about art”! TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT THESE SITES "What Is Outsider Art?" by Raw Vision Magazine www.rawvision.com/outsiderart/whatisoa.html Bill Swislow’s Interesting Ideas - www.interestingideas.com Jane’s Addictions – www.janesaddictions.com