Satu & Maima Tani: Breathing Reef
14.8.-15.9.2025 Breathing Reef extends across several locations in Espoo. In the lobby of the Espoo Cultural Centre, Maima Tani presents colourful textile works inspired by the underwater world. At Länsimetro stations, a print and digital exhibition features imaginative characters from the short films of the artists sisters Satu and Maima Tani. Kino Tapiola will also […]
OAF Online Stage
You can follow the OAF program remotely on the Online Stage. There you find for example the the OAF Virtual Gallery. Online Stage opens 14.8.2025. 14.-24.8.2025 Online Stage The event is free of charge
True Equality party
True Equality -party: The Night of the Arts 14.8.2025 klo 16:00 – 17:30 The pre-party of Outsider Art Festival, the True Equality party will take place in the Caisa Hall at the Caisa Cultural Centre from 16:00 to 17:30. Invited guests will include OAF artists and partners. The event is also open to the public: […]
OAF Poetry Stage
Permantosali, the House of Text, 14.8.2025 at 20:15-22:00 OAF Poetry Stage asks the question: what kind of literature could exist outside the known literature? The poets of the OAF Literature Programme will take over the stage of Permantosali, together with a guest poet from the publisher WSOY. The evening will feature a diverse array of […]
OAF X Caisa: Pekka Luodeslampi
Cultural Centre Caisa, courtyard. 14th of August 5.30 PM – 5.45 PM Pekka Luodeslampi’s performance challenges traditional ideas of being a superhero. Luodeslampi’s superhero repertoire includes blowing up terracotta pots with explosive punching power, bending one-centimeter-thick steel bars, popping the bottoms off unopened drink cans, and destroying coconuts. In these thrilling stunts, Luodeslampi utilizes the […]
LIPGLOSSBOY – RAT CITY
RAT CITY: Cultural Centre Caisa, lobby. 14th of August. 5.40 PM – 6.02 PMRAT CITY: Espoo Cultural Centre, lobby. 21st of August. 6.30 PM – 6.52 PM LIPGLOSSBOY: RAT CITY LIPGLOSSBOY ’s performance RAT CITY conveys a scenario where hyper metropolitan traits of rats have become a desired commodity. The once impure and diseased city rat […]
OAF X Espoo
Outsider Art Festival OAF spreads to Espoo for the second time this year! The programme of Espoo begins on Friday 15th of August with Maima Tani’s colourful underwater world depicting exhibition at Länsimetro stations. The programme continues Tuesday 19th of August with OAF X Espoo Ciné film screening at Kino Tapiola. On Thursday 21st August the collaboration between Pertti’s Choice […]
OAF X Caisa: RÄKÄlicious, Jussi P Niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö, Milla Heart
Culture Center Caisa, Caisa Hall 14.8.2025 The musical offerings at the Outsider Art Festival’s opening night will be provided by RÄKÄlicious, Jussi P Niinku Pekka & Vähäsähkö, and Milla Heart. RÄKÄlicious is a performative pop-punk duo consisting of video artist Sandra Marins and sound artist Mai Pesonen. The essence of RÄKÄlicious is a DIY approach and a slightly […]
OAF X Caisa: Ksenia Voy Kheninen & Zherbin – Plants
Kulttuurikeskus Caisa, Caisa-sali 14.8.-15.8.2025 Ksenia Voy Kheninen & Zherbin – Plants The artist duo Ksenia Voy Kheninen ja Zherbin present their installation called Plants. Plants is space turned into an artificial sounding garden; AI art without the AI; clay, sound waves, and found objects grown into interactive electronic plants. Plants explores sculptures as immortal artificial […]
OAF X Caisa Gallery: Future
The Cultural Centre Caisa, Caisa Gallery 14.8.-23.8.2025 What does the world look like from the perspective of an outsider artist? And what could it look like? OAF’s visual arts programme will answer these questions by spreading out to Pertti’s Choice Gallery, the gallery of the Cultural Centre Caisa and the virtual gallery from 14 to […]