OAF 2023 award for the best artist has been given!
The Outsider Art Festival OAF presents the annual Artist of the Year Award. The winner for 2023 was Mika Ruohola for his film Kylä (The Village). Ruohola is a Vantaa-based journalist and filmmaker. The award was presented on the Night of the Arts on 17 August 2023 at the National Museum of Finland during OAF’s […]
Programme for the first week of the festival
Outsider Art Festival starts tomorrow on the Night of the Arts at 17.8.2023! For ten days there will be a fantastic programme and great outsider artists all over Helsinki. Venues include the National Museum, Pertin Valinta, Oodi, HAM and the Huvila tent of Helsinki Festival. On THURSDAY 17.8., the festival week kicks off with the […]
Welcome to OAF Workshops!
Registration for OAF Workshops is open! The workshops of the visual arts program will introduce you to outsider art and its creators. The workshops are free and open to all, led by OAF artists and members of the festival working group. You must register in advance for the workshops. The workshops are organized in collaboration […]
OAF Opening event schedule has been released!
OAF X The National Museum: The Night of The Arts 17.8.2023 klo 19.00-22.00 OAF celebrates the start of the festival by taking over The National Museum of Finland! The opening event will bring together outsiders and insiders of the art scene and bring forth speech acts about artistic freedom, Finnishness, being an outsider and having […]
Myrtillius Kauria’s summer at the OAF Academy
Self-taught visual artist Myrtillius Kauria, who started as the second artist of the OAF Academy, has been working on new works at Pertti’s Choice this summer. Helsinki Design Week (HDW) has commissioned Kauria to create a body of work entitled Modern Slavery, which will be on display at Pertti’s Choice Gallery from 8-30 September 2023. […]
OAF employs special groups!
Outsider Art Agency Pertti’s Choice, which produces the Outsider Art Festival, is the world’s first social enterprise founded by disabled people. The company’s income is directed to the development of employment for special groups and the partially disabled. The same principles are present in OAF’s activities. OAF employs 100 marginal artists and culture workers yearly, […]
Exhibition opening at Pertti’s Choice Gallery & Helsinki Art Museum HAM
During the festival week 17th-27th of August, you can find OAF visual art in two different locations: Pertti’s Choice Gallery and HAM. The best way to dive into these exhibitions is by participating in the exhibition openings! OAF Talks: The opening of the Pertti’s Choice Gallery Time: Friday 18 Aug from 3 to 5 p.m. […]
In August OAF international guests meet local artists and the audience!
The August festival will bring a large number of international guests to perform, meet local outsider artists, discuss with the audience and learn about the OAF’s festival production and activities. You can meet this year’s international guests at the following events: 18.8. on Friday, the vernissage of Pertti’s Choice Gallery will feature the Vancouver Outsider […]
International collaboration opens up opportunities for outsider artists
The OAF supports the internationalization of Finnish outsider artists and their networking with international partners! OAF is part of a wider collaboration network, the European Outsider Art Association (EOA). Internationality is one of the main themes of the Outsider Art Festival 2023, and this year OAF is organizing events where Finnish Outsider Art is presented […]
OAF Academy’s Kalle Salonen prepares for Huvila gig
OAF Academy’s Kalle Salonen prepares for the upcoming Huvila gig! Salonen’s three Hammond line-up Salonen-Gustavson-Gröhn will perform at Huvila on 20.8. The legendary Tuomari Nurmio will also be on stage with his band Dumari and Spuget & Blosarit. Salonen has been composing new songs for the show throughout the spring and summer together with his […]