Presidents and opened doors
Satu Nekala is a self-taught visual artist and musician from Tampere. The sculptures of presidents Satu made are showcased in the OAF group exhibition, which is her first exhibition. Mika Leminen, the OAF communications assistant, asked a few questions from Satu. Who is your favorite president?Satu: “Tarja Halonen, because she was the president of all […]
Obscene comedy, winning of fears, and deep consideration
Outsider Art Festival’s movie programs curators for this year are Niklas Nyholm and Joonas Nyholm and the mentor is Jukka Kärkkäinen. Mika Leminen, the OAF communications assistant, interviewed the Nyholm brothers. Niklas and Joonas Nyholm are chefs but there’s a lot more in their lives. Their hobbies include literature, history, roleplaying games, music, mythology, and […]
Outside of standards and norms
OAF music programs curators Miika Turunen, Sani Valoranta, and mentor Maria Mattila aka Mara Balls are corresponding to this year’s artist selections. Also, John Cafiero (USA) and Richard Phoenix (UK) have been international mentors. OAF communications assistant Mika Leminen interviewed Sani Valoranta. Sani Valoranta is a musician and a music student who studies music production […]
Giving everyone a chance: True Equality campaign
In this article True Equality campaign is presented. There are also thoughts about equality from the campaign partners. True Equality is a campaign started by Pertti’s Choice and Kyrö Distillery Company. The campaign’s basis is that everyone gets to equally work in culture and restaurant fields, building the fields up again. True Equality campaign challenges […]
OAF is looking for performers
Outsider Art Festival is looking for performers for Open Stage event. The event is held on the 19th of August 2021. The application is open until 11th of July 2021. We are looking for pop-up style performances and one show can last up to 15 minutes. Apply here. More information: outsiderartfestival@gmail.com
Thoughts from OAF festival organizers
OAF communications assistant Mika Leminen interviewed the festival’s organizers about the new Outsider Art Festival. OAF is organized by the Outsider Art Finland network partners, Pertti’s Choice, Autism Foundation Finland, Lyhty, Kukunori, Taike and Donkey Hotel. Festival organisers celebrate the first edition of OAF, a vibrant collection of artists and art forms and wish to […]
Something great is happening: Pertin Valinta interview, Sami Helle and Toni Välitalo
OAF communications assistent Mika Leminen interviewed Sami Helle and Toni Välitalo about the new Outsider Art Festival. Sami and Toni are former PKN punk band members and owners of Pertti’s Choice. What were the thoughts that the Outsider Art Festival started from? Sami: We wanted to showcase many kinds of outsider artists. There are a […]
Outsider Art Festival Goes Out – 2020 vibes
Hello friends of outsider art! Here we return to last year’s awesome vibes of the Outsider Art Festival Goes Out-event. This year, we hope that the situation is good in August and we get to organize the full festival safely and as planned. Outsider Art Festival Goes Out was an outdoor event and Milla Göös’s […]