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Galerie ART CRU Berlin is Berlin’s first and only non-profit gallery for outsider art, which was established in 2008.
Located in the middle of the vibrant Berlin art scene, the gallery conducts four main exhibitions annually presenting artworks produced by artists suffering from mental illness or mental disabilities. Those exhibitions take an essential position in the contemporary art scene and aim to stimulate an active discourse with the public and the established art world. They promote social inclusion and reduce stigma. Furthermore, the gallery team is convinced that showing these highly creative and authentic artworks promotes the (mental) well-being of both the artists and the visitors.
Galerie ART CRU Berlin is backed by the association PS-Art e.V. Berlin, a network of various psychosocial institutions.
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In 2008, Gallery ART CRU Berlin was founded with a particular idea in mind: to create new opportunities in this area. Having developed a network of artists, workshops, associations and companies, we are now in a position to exhibit and promote particularly talented artists not only regionally, but also nationally and internationally. On the other hand, we also present and publicize the works of international artists by showing their work at Galerie ART CRU Berlin. In addition, it is our duty to represent these artists not only in exhibitions but also at art fairs and various other contests, thereby helping them to be more widely recognized.