Trip: American Visionary Art Museum

Course Description

Trip: American Visionary Arts Museum (AVAM) Take a guided tour (10:00 - 11:00 a.m.) of the AVAM, located in Baltimore at 800 Key Highway. Leave your traditional perceptions of museums behind and visit the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), a must-see Baltimore landmark dedicated to fresh thought, humor, and creative intuition. Featuring the work of self-taught artists including farmers, mathematicians, prison inmates, and people with mental illness—AVAM challenges the notions of what it means to be an artist. If you like walking to the beat of your own drum, you’ll love this inclusive space for “outsider” art. Limited to 20 participants Coordinator: Bob Brandenburger Carpooling is encouraged Meet: 10:00 a.m. at AVAM, Baltimore. Free to roam after tour. Fees: $12 per person to be invoiced prior to date of the trip.