The New York edition takes place at the Metropolitan Pavilion, with the Paris venue located in Hôtel du Duc.

Sandy Smith, who was previously known for The Fall Antiques Show in 1979, founded the Outsider Art Fair following suggestions from close advisors.

[7] Since its acquisition, the New York Outsider Art Fair has been located at Center 548, which was an event venue that no longer exists, and the Metropolitan Pavilion,[8] and generally hosts over 60 exhibitors.

The Outsider Art Fair Paris is therefore, a quintessential part of the integral congruency that withholds the partnership between OAF New York, both of which annually premier at the end of each season every year.

[11] The Outsider Art Fair has since been relocated to l'Hôtel du Duc at 22 Rue de la Michodière in Paris France.

The fair has most recently been relocated to Atelier Richelieu in the past year of 2018 although various Artists Talks and lectures will continue to incur through L'Hotel le Duc.

The new location at Atelier Richelieu,[12] located in the 2nd Arrondissement is more accessible to guests of FIAC at La Grand Palais and supports exhibitions and vendors who work in solidarity with Art Brut in supporting self taught artists who are working outside of the coincidental linearity of mainstream mass culture.

[17] Organizations like the Souls Grown Deep Foundation aim to preserve the work of artists in the African American south.