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Stephanie Lucas - Tomorrow the Dogs - Acrylic on Canvas
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New mega-exhibitION

Fantastic Realities

Oct 4, 2025 – Sep 6, 2026

Fantastic Realities is the American Visionary Art Museum’s 30th-anniversary mega-exhibition, presenting more than 130 artworks, including radiant and surreal oil paintings, colorful and poignant ceramic subway scenes, haunting lithographs, posable handcrafted action figures, chainsaw-carved minotaurs, and colorful hand-painted sci-fi galaxies. The exhibition focuses on depicted worlds: some artists channel from other dimensions, offering truths beyond our perceptions; others dream of what could be, mirror what is, or warn of what might come. Every motif, character, and setting has a purpose. By entwining exquisitely wrought imagination with startling revelations about our world, Fantastic Realities reminds us that even the most implausible truths often dwell only a daydream away— that sometimes, the delightful, the absurd, and the enchanted lead us closer to the truth.

Top Image: Stephanie Lucas, Tomorrow the Dogs (Demain les Chiens), Acrylic on Canvas

All exhibitIONs

Fantastic Realities
On View

Fantastic Realities

The Strength to Be Joyful
On View

The Strength to Be Joyful

Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family
On View

Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family

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Artist LEONARD KNIGHT at his

creation Salvation Mountain.

“There's Mt. Rushmore and

there's Salvation Mountain.”

ONGOING

Permanent Collection

“If somebody gave
me $100,000 a week
to move...I’d refuse it.
I want to be right here. It’s amazing, isn’t it?”

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an exuberant haven for self-taught artists” 

—national Geographic

Upcoming events

FREE: Creating Art, Creating Change: Threads of Belonging and Community
Wednesday
10/22/25, 10:30 PM

FREE: Creating Art, Creating Change: Threads of Belonging and Community

Cheers to 30 Years! AVAM’s Birthday Bash
Saturday
11/22/25, 3:00 PM

Cheers to 30 Years! AVAM’s Birthday Bash

FREE Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade
Saturday
10/25/25, 2:00 PM

FREE Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade

Sock Creature Saturday 2025 🐒🐇🐈
Saturday
12/6/25, 2:00 PM

Sock Creature Saturday 2025 🐒🐇🐈

Knitters & Crocheters Needed for Nifty Neckwear
Sunday
11/16/25, 3:00 PM

Knitters & Crocheters Needed for Nifty Neckwear

ANNUAL event

Adults are obligated to have fun, so kids will want to grow older.” 

–Hobart Brown
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