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Paul Lancaster, Still Life with Fruit
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CURRENT mega-exhibitION

ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right

Oct. 8, 2022 - Sep. 3, 2023

AVAM’s 27th original thematic mega-exhibition is a wildly joyful, community-building contemplation of just what constitutes real wealth by exploring what lies at the heart of deep satisfaction, productive happiness, and gratefulness, both individual and collective. Nowhere is the quest for personal freedom in the expression of work, nor the pursuit of joy, more evident than in the creations of artists who have wrought new worlds from modest, often discarded, materials—equipped only with their hands, hearts, and fertile imaginations.

Championing Good Honest Work from the Hand and the Heart

All exhibitIONs

ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right
On View

ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right

Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family
On View

Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family

The Science and Mystery of Sleep
On View

The Science and Mystery of Sleep

A Visionary Spirit for Invention
Virtual & Private

A Visionary Spirit for Invention

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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?”

LeonardKnight-SalvationMountain-PhotobyN
permanent

an exuberant haven for self-taught artists” 

—national Geographic
Events
  • SOLD OUT Homeschool Day in partnership with Baltimore Museum of Industry
    Mar 22, 10:00 AM
    BMI & AVAM, 1415 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
  • April “Foils” Day Artist Talk and Workshop with Dean Millien
    Apr 01, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
    “Abundance” exhibition artist Dean Millien will join us for an artist talk and aluminum foil sculpture building workshop.
  • Spring Break Make and Take
    Wed, Apr 05
    American Visionary Art Museum
    Apr 05, 10:00 AM – Apr 07, 12:00 PM
    American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
    AVAM’s Education staff is opening their classroom doors this April for a special session of Spring Break art making workshops! Register for a one hour session in AVAM’s classroom to MAKE your own original artwork and TAKE it with you!
  • Outdoor Sculpture Tour on Saturday
    Sat, Apr 08
    American Visionary Art Museum
    Apr 08, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
    This docent-led tour gives insights into our various fantastical outdoor sculptures, from our 55-foot whirligig by Vollis Simpson, to Dr. Evermor's Bird Band out of salvaged mechanical parts.
  • 2023 Kinetic Volunteer Meeting  #1
    Apr 12, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Baltimore, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA JRVC 3rd Fl
    Kinetic Volunteers wanted to help in the grueling all-day, general insanity of the annual soon-to-be-legendary Kinetic Sculpture for Nothin’ But the GLORY! (Race Day is Sat., May 6, 2023)
  • AVAM's Wedding & Events Happy Hour
    Apr 13, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Baltimore, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
    Enjoy delicious food and cocktails as you meet some of Baltimore’s BEST special events vendors at this intimate show.
  • Lost and Found Poetry Tour
    Sat, Apr 22
    American Visionary Art Museum
    Apr 22, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
    In honor of National Poetry month, participants will use artworks in the gallery as inspiration, and create their own poems.
  • 2023 Kinetic Volunteer Meeting  #2
    Apr 29, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Baltimore, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA JRVC 3rd Fl
    Kinetic Volunteers wanted to help in the grueling all-day, general insanity of the annual soon-to-be-legendary Kinetic Sculpture for Nothin’ But the GLORY! (Race Day is Sat., May 6, 2023)

ANNUAL event

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

–Hobart Brown
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