OAF X Hospital Nova

OAF X Sairaala Nova

The festival program conquers the Hospital Nova in Jyväskylä, where patients, staff members and visitors get to enjoy artistic contents. The hospital staff and volunteers guide the audience through the contents of the event during the festival. For example, this year, the first outsider art residency is realized in the hospital. In the residency, together […]

OAF Workshops

OAF Työpajat

The OAF Workshops guide the audience into the world of outsider art and artists. The workshops are held at HAM Corner. OAF artists and members of the artistic teams function as workshop leaders. More detailed information will be added later. Sun 14.8. at 12.00-13.00: Visual art: OAF curator Mika Hagman Tue 16.8. at 15.00-17.00: Music: […]

OAF Talks

Niklas ja Joonas Nyholm

The OAF Talks are a series of conversations with the festival artist, curators and the artistic mentors. The Talks program is held at HAM Corner and Radio Helsinki. You can look forward to conversations, interviews and introductions to films, performing arts, literature, music and visual arts. Thu 11.8. at 16.00-17.00: Film: curators Joonas and Niklas […]

OAF Travel Agency

Ohjelma VR-näyttely

The OAF Travel Agency presents various unique city tours in Helsinki and outsider art sights all around Finland. This curated collection is designed in collaboration with the festival’s artistic team and collaborating partners for cultural travelers. Partners are Veijo Rönkkönen Patsaspuisto (Parikkala), Enni Id artist home (Padasjoki), Ossi Somma sculpture park (Nokia) and Haihatus (Joutsa). […]

OAF Literature

Markus Kemppi

Literature is coming to the OAF festival as a new format which is realized as a mentoring program in collaboration with the publisher WSOY. This year’s artists are Markus Kemppi, Riikka Tahvanainen, Mira Mink, Joonas ja Niklas Nyholm, Tuomas Korppi and Kalevi Helvetti. The writers present their works during the festival at the OAF Talks […]

OAF Info

OAF Info

The OAF festival guides lead the audience to the festival art and to experiential city tours. The festival info is situated in the lobby of the Central Library Oodi during the festival weekends 12.-14.8.2022 and 17.8.-20.8.2022. Working groups from Pertti’s Choice, the Autism Foundation and Kukunori as well as Helsinkian youngsters employed through Job’d:in work […]

OAF X Radio Helsinki

OAF X Radio Helsinki

You can listen to the OAF program during the festival in the coverage area of Radio Helsinki on the frequencies Helsinki 89,7, Turku 89,3, Tampere 106,8 and Oulu 90,9 MHz as well as on the Radio Helsinki online radio. You can also listen to the programs afterwards via the on demand service. The program is […]

OAF X HAM Corner

Satu ja Maria Tani

The program of the Helsinki Art Museum HAM Corner includes workshops, conversations between artists, curators and mentors, karaoke singing, performances and, of course, the group exhibition. FRIDAY 12.8. 11.30-19.00 Group Exhibition at HAM 15.00 Opening at HAM SATURDAY 13.8. 11.30-19.00 Group Exhibition at HAM 16.00 Talks: Literature curators and mentors + Performance: Literature artists, HAM […]

OAF Musical Microcosm SATURDAY

Kalle Salonen Band

The OAF Musical Microcosm is explosive, original, touching, ironic and fascinating. On Saturday, 20.8.2022, you get to groove to the rhythms of jazz and blues rock and to experience energetic grime. Saturday, 20.8.2022, G Livelab Kalle Salonen Band Sam Heat Mc Cepari Attention! Change of lineup: Unfortunately, there has been a cancellation of Rudewolf’s gig. […]

OAF Musical Microcosm THURSDAY

Sepi Kumpulainen Band

The OAF Musical Microcosm is explosive, original, touching, ironic and fascinating. On Thursday, 18.8.2022 you can look forward to psychedelic brain folk, handmade songs and charming jazz. Thursday, 18.8.2022, G Livelab Jussi P Niinku Pekka Eeva Lusenius Sepi Kumpulainen Band Get your tickets to the Musical Microcosm from here. No age limit.Time: Doors at 18.00. […]