Cultural travel tips in Uusimaa Province
Looking for ITE and outsider art experiencers for your summer? Welcome to a culture trip to Uusimaa! Read below for OAF’s recommendations for a summer art trip. A brand new Middle of Nowhere art park has just opened in Hyvinkää. Specialising in ITE art, the new art park is located in the small village of […]
Have you bought tickets for OAF events already?
Don’t miss out on unique OAF events and a unique festival atmosphere – get your tickets now! Next, we present OAF’s Helsinki ticket events where tickets are sold by our responsible partner Tiketti. You will find the link to the ticket shop at the end of the text. OAF takes over the Cultural Centre Caisa […]
Pride 365 days a year
In honour of Pride week, we give the opportunity to artist and queer feminist Masha Ravlyk to speak about Pride. Masha came to Finland as a refugee from Ukraine in 2022 together with her collaborator Ton Melnyk, and they are part of the OAF’s visual arts programme this year. Masha is also currently doing language […]
OAF visual arts programme opens doors to wonderland and reality
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 the Caisa Gallery, Pertti’s Choice Gallery and the Virtual Gallery from 15 to 25 August 2024. The exhibition “Reality” at the Cultural Centre Caisa […]
OAF takes over the House of Text!
Outsider Art Festival brings a colourful selection of outsider literature and performing arts to the House of Text in August. The House of Text is a new literary community in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, that brings together several text and literature organizations under one roof. The House of Text is home to a number of cultural organisations […]
OAF Stage is coming!
On Helsinki Day, Espan lava (Espa Stage) will be taken over by a diverse group of outsider artists. The OAF Stage is curated by Pertin Valinta and will feature outsider art, artists, music and performances. The day’s programme will be hosted by Miika Turunen, editor of the Pertin Valinnat radio program. The evening will culminate with the […]
OAF’s Musical Microcosm comes again!
The OAF Musical Microcosm is lyrical, original, touching and topical. This year’s 2024 OAF music program features performance artist and music maker Stella Massa, Nairobi folk musician Ondi, rap group MC Zen & Urban Dream, visual artist and musician Timjune Tianjun Li and upbeat pop musician Madde Matilda. Singer and vocal coach Riikka Hänninen, one […]
OAF takes over Espoo!
Outsider Art Festival is launching a new collaboration with the City of Espoo this year. For this collaboration we have curated a special OAF Programme to be presented at Espoo’s cultural centres. This time, in addition to regular OAF program, there will be festival events at the Espoo Cultural Centre, Sello Hall, Kannusali, Children’s Cultural […]
Heini Merkkiniemi is the Mediator of the year!
Outsider Art Festival’s Festival Director Heini Merkkiniemi has won AGMA’s Mediator of the Year award! By giving out the Mediator Awards (Välittäjä-palkinto), AGMA wants to highlight the intermediaries in the creative economy whose valuable work is often hidden, but without whom many creatives and content would not get exposure and reach their audiences. The role […]
New currents in outsider film
This year, the Outsider Art Festival’s film programme features a diverse selection of new Finnish outsider film. There will be silence and nature mysticism, introspection and the pain’s of creation, as well as a wild riot of colour and an uninhibited flow of imagination. OAF Film screenings will screen short films Pikselijuhlan yltäkylläisyys (Petri Keckman), […]