Pertti’s Choice is the service provider of the year!
Pertti’s Choice has been awarded as Service Provider of the Year at the Music x Media Industry Awards gala! The photo shows Sami Helle, one of the owners of Pertti’s Choice, who gave the award speech at the gala. Pertti’s Choice is a production house and agency for outsider art founded by the punk band […]
New artists of OAF Academy have been chosen!
The last two artists of this season of OAF Academy have finally been selected! They include Emil Nordman, a performance artist and performer and the rapper Mika Leminen, aka MC Cepa! Huge congratulations to both! Nordman and Leminen will both receive a six-month grant, an artist mentor and production support to help them realise their […]
OAF 2023 poster selected for the Mexico Biennale exhibition!
The 2023 OAF poster has been selected for the Mexico Biennale exhibition (Bienal Internacional del Cartel en México – BICM 18), one of the world’s most prestigious poster competitions, with over 450 posters from around the world! To celebrate this great recognition, we interviewed Klaus Welp, who designed the poster and has been responsible for […]
OAF 2024 THANKS EVERYONE!
A big, warm thank you to all the artists, partners, working groups and of course the audience!!! This year, the main venue of the festival was the old Elanto bread factory, and the venues of the Cultural Centre Caisa and the House of Text. It was great to organise the festival in a great setting […]
Salonen-Gustavson-Gröhn and other gigs in Espoo!
Outsider Art Festival arrives at Sellosali with a bang, as the Finnish organ supergroup Salonen-Gustavson-Gröhn, celebrating the release of their new album “3 x 3”, will perform. The three-strong Hammond-electric organ ensemble will play groovy rhythm music with a really big organ sound. The concert on Friday 23 August at 19-20.30 is a unique opportunity […]
Madde Matilda is the Artist of the Year!
The artist of the year award of Outsider Art Festival has been given to the pop duo Madde Matilda, huge congratulations!! Special mentions were also rewarded for spectacular artists and collaborators. FOR BRAVERY: Kristiina Murola FOR MOST INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE: Ville Färsaaret FOR NEWCOMER: Petri Keckman FOR COMMUNITY WORK: Studio Viis FOR PARTNERSHIP: Marko Ahtisaari, Juhlaviikot […]
Welcome to OAF Opening event at the Night of the arts!
Culture Center Caisa and the House of Text, 15.8.2024 at 15:00-00:00 The opening of OAF 2024 will be celebrated on the Night of the Arts 15.8.2024 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 the Cultural Centre […]
Outsider Art Festival in Espoo’s cultural centres
Outsider Art Festival launches a new collaboration with the City of Espoo this year. A dedicated OAF programme has been curated for Espoo’s cultural centres, with content shown at the Espoo Cultural Centre, Sellosali, Kannusali, the Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora and the WeeGee Exhibition Centre. A variety of events will take place around Espoo throughout […]
OAF programme in the House of Text!
The Outsider Art Festival OAF, giving a voice to outsider artists, will take over the House of Text from 15 August! OAF brings outsider literature, workshops and a wide range of performances to the House of Text. Most of the programme at the House of Text are free of charge. On the Night of the […]
New OAF Academy Artists
Great new artists have been selected for the OAF Academy: Tonya (Ton) Melnyk, and the artist duo Satu & Maima Tani will start working in the program this autumn! At OAF Academy they will work on new bodies of work that will premiere at the 2025 Outsider Art Festival. Tonya (Ton) Melnyk (b. 1988) is […]