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 Espoo Ciné film screenings
The film programme of OAF is organised in collaboration with Espoo Ciné. This year’s short film screening offers a diverse selection of film: animation, performance and finally black comedy in black and white. Films will be screened on Tuesday 19th of August at Kino Tapiola and on Sunday 24th of August at Louhisali. The screening starts […]
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 […]
OAF X Caisa: Homa Shokri – Ashla: 00:00:01
Culture Center Caisa, Caisa Hall, 19.-20.8.2025 The performance artist Homa Shokri presents Ashla: 00:00:01, a performance developed from an ongoing choreographic project of the same name. The work investigates how hidden violence dismembers the body—physically and psychologically—through movement and image. Ashla integrates fantasy, techno-inspired movement and collective bodily scores as responses to unseen structures of […]
OAF X Night of the Arts: OAF Opening
Kulttuurikeskus Caisa and The House of Text, August 14, 2025, 3:00 PM–midnight The opening of OAF 2025 will be celebrated on the Night of the Arts 14.8.2025 when OAF takes over the old Elanto’s Leipätehdas block (bread factory)! On the opening weekend, Leipätehdas will be the venue for an experiential event, a collaboration between Outsider […]
OAF X Louhisali: Cepan Maailma, MC Koo, Vapaa Sana, good boys
Espoo Cultural Centre, Louhisali 21.8.2025 Organized in collaboration with Pertin Valinta and All Day Agency, this concert will bring the hottest Finnish rap acts to Louhisali on August 21, organized by Cepan Maailma. Taking the stage are rappers MC Koo and Cepan Maailma, the spoken word artist Vapaa Sana, and the wild good boys, who […]
Pertin Valinta X Minna Records: Takay-Sin, Aatos Ketvel
Pertin Valinta and Minna Records will co-host a concert on August 15 at the Caisa hall, featuring performances by Aatos Ketvel and Takay-Sin. The unique singer-songwriter and spoken word artist Aatos Ketvel will give a solo performance at the event. Takay-Sin is a project by artist Tellervo Kalleinen—known from the Olento Orchestral ensemble—whose debut Minna […]
Haus & Nipsu
Haus & Nipsu is a creative collaboration between Nipsu Kaipainen and Haus Kulju. Haus is a second-year visual communication student at the Lahti Institute of Design. Nipsu has been independently making films since 2022. Together, Haus and Nipsu have been creating queer-themed films since 2024. The duo’s films Silvanus (2024) and Diergaardesingle (2024) have been […]