Exhibitions
As of 2012, AVAM has hosted 18 annual exhibitions (http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions.shtml), all of which “take one grand spirited theme that has inspired or bedeviled humankind from the get-go” in keeping with the 7 tenets of the museum’s “Sure-Fire Recipe for Enchantment”. (http://www.avam.org/stuff-everyone-asks/what-is-visionary-art.shtml)
- Tree of Life -- November 1995 - May 1996
- Wind in My Hair -- May 1996 - May 1997
- The End is Near! -- May 1997 - May 1998
- Love: Error and Eros -- May 16, 1998 - May 30, 1999
- We are Not Alone - Angels and Other Aliens -- October 2, 1999 - September 3, 2000
- Treasures of the Soul: Who is Rich? -- October 7, 2000 - September 2, 2001
- The Art of War and Peace -- October 6, 2001 - September 1, 2002
- High on Life -- October 5, 2002 - September 1, 2003
- Golden Blessings of Old Age & Out of the Mouths of Babes -- October 4, 2003 - September 5, 2004
- HolyH20: Fluid Universe -- October 2, 2004 - September 4, 2005
- Race, Class, Gender ≠ Character -- October 1, 2005 - September 3, 2006
- Home & Beast -- October 7, 2006 - September 2, 2007
- All Faiths Beautiful -- October 6, 2007 - August 31, 2008
- The Marriage of Art, Science and Philosophy -- October 4, 2008 - September 6, 2009
- Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness -- October 3, 2009 - September 5, 2010
- What Makes Us Smile? -- October 9, 2010 - September 4, 2011
- ALL THINGS ROUND: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma -- October 7, 2011 - September 2, 2012
- THE ART OF STORYTELLING: Lies, Enchantment, Humor, and Truth -- October 6, 2012 - September 1, 2013
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