The program on the Online Stage continues
The festival program continues on the OAF homepage at the Online Stage. The Online Stage is a collection of the festival’s online content. There, you can find the virtual gallery, the OAF 2022 films, Karelian karaoke, Panu “Prinssi” Palm’s translation video, video greetings by the artistic mentors and introduction videos on outsider-art cultural travel destinations. […]
OAF artists of the year 2022: Satu and Maria Tani
OAF 2022 gave the award of artists of the year to Satu and Maria Tani. They received the prize for their work and performance Breathing reef. The OAF prize includes a 1000€ grant as well as artist Satu Nekala’s Zelensky sculpture. The prize was given by Satu Nekala at the OAF opening party on Friday, […]
OAF is a festival for all outsiders: Opening day program 12.8.
OAF 2022 program offers special treats to outsider art lovers! It is our great pleasure to invite you to the boldest festival in Helsinki. OAF manifests in the encounters of outsiders and insiders, taking over Helsinki city venues. Choose your favorites and join us live and online! Here are our tips for the opening festivities […]
The sounds of OAF!
This year’s festival brings a variety of music performances, such as brain folk, grooving jazz, grime and musical peace greetings. There are two concert evenings at G Livelab Helsinki and two concerts at HAM Corner: Thu 18.8. at 19 Musical Microcosm: Jussi P Niinku Pekka, Eeva Lusenius, Sepi Kumpulainen Band, Kent Sidvall; G Livelab Helsinki […]
TRUE EQUALITY!
At the core of the OAF events are new encounters, in which the audience meets special groups as specialists and festival guides. A vast network collaborates in the production of the festival events. It includes artists, art communities, companies and organizations from the cultural and social field, organizations that provide education, city instances, venues, and […]
EOA European Outsider Art Conference is coming to Finland
This year, the EOA European Outsider Art Conference is held in Finland. EOA2022 is visiting Pertti’s Choice on 9.6., when there’s also the opening of our new exhibition. A warm welcome to join at Pertti’s Choice at 12! EOA2022 is a four-day experience, a wide platform to discuss, connect and engage with each other. The […]
Interview with artistic mentor Heidi Bäckström: “Art is [..] a burn to be creative, to express oneself through art and to share ones work with others.”
OAF and Mad House Helsinki are producing together the performing arts program. Mad House Helsinki’s press officer Laura Tolvanen interviewed Heidi Bäckström, our artistic mentor of the performing arts. Laura: What themes do/did you feel are important for mentoring? Heidi: “The Outsider Art Festival has discipline specific mentors, who reinforce the work of curators with […]
Outsider art is taking over the Espa stage on Helsinki day 12.6.
A diverse group of makers in culture and outsider art are taking over the Espa stage on Sunday 12.6.2022. The program is curated by Pertti’s Choice and encompasses a large variety of music and performances. The highlight of the day’s program is the British Drag Syndrome collective. This British group is performing on a summer […]
The first international OAF residency artists are coming from Sweden
The Outsider Art Festival has the pleasure to offer a residency for artists from abroad to work in Finland. This year’s guests are two artists from Sweden. Their names are Marianne Schmidt and Malin Karlsson. They usually work as artists at the Inuti studio in Stockholm. In art, Schmidt and Karlsson explore general and social […]
The OAF 2022 is published!
Outsider Art Festival is conquering Helsinki again on 12.-21.8.2022! OAF 2022 offers a diverse art program with more than 20 events all around Helsinki and online. The OAF festival guides lead the audience to singing karaoke in Karelian language on the Kansalaistori Square, to art exhibitions at Helsinki Art Museum HAM and Pertti’s Choice Gallery […]