Arts Project Australia

[9][10] [2][6] In recent years, a greater interest in contemporary Outsider art, as evidenced by Massimiliano Gioni's 2013 Venice Biennale which included several exhibits dedicated to self-taught or Outsider artists, has led to an increase in the media exposure and significance attributed to organisations such as Arts Project Australia.

[10][18][19][20][21][22] In 2014, APA partnered with Melbourne University to host the international conference Contemporary Outsider Art: The Global Context.

[7][25] Notable curators and artists who have produced exhibitions at APA include Philadelphia-based curator Alex Baker (former Curator for International Art at the National Gallery of Victoria),[26] Ricky Swallow, Karra Rees (Centre for Contemporary Photography), Vincent Alessi (Ian Potter Museum of Art), Emma Busowsky Cox (Castlemaine Art Museum), Richard Lewer, Linda Judge, Jim Pavlidis, Angela Cavalieri, Paul Hodges, Katherine Hattam and Judy Holding.

Additional significant figures from Australian public life who have collaborated in APA artistic projects include Michael Caton, John Clarke, Fiona Corke, Abi Crompton, Brian Dawe, Mick Harvey, John-Michael Howson OAM, Lukas Markovic and Thérèse Rein.

[41] Artists from Arts Project Australia are widely represented externally to the organisation in international, Australian and private collections.