Kalevi Helvetti: Dead Elvis – Always on my mind!

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Kalevi Helvetti’s new body of work explores the great names of popular music through his own unique and twisted perspective, through death. The original subjects of all the works in the exhibition are stars who have already passed on to the afterlife. Kalevi Helvetti commented on the exhibition, “The music plays and the songs live […]

Hei muuten Comic Book Exhibition

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“Hei muuten” comic book exhibition showcases the work of eight up-and-coming cartoonists with special needs. “Hei muuten” is a series of comic books that brings together the debut albums of eight artists. The books have been made in supported art studios all over Finland: Studio Aula and the Vallila Art Studio of the Autism Foundation […]

OAF X WeeGee

OAF X WeeGee Espoo Outside Inside Finland

An immersive Inside Outside Finland IOF cultural travel experience will be on display at the WeeGee exhibition centre. In the work, the visitor travels with VR glasses to Finnish outsider art sites: the Parikkala statue park, Enni Id’s home in Padasjoki, Kalevi Helvetti’s gig and the Autism Foundation art studio. The exhibition is open 15.8.-25.8.2024. […]

OAF X Pertti’s Choice Gallery: Wonderland

Tanja Huntus

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 Pertti’s Choice Gallery, the gallery of the Cultural Centre Caisa and the virtual gallery from 15 to 25 August 2024. The group exhibitions will […]

OAF X Caisa Gallery: Reality

Ville Färsaaret

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 Pertti’s Choice Gallery, the gallery of the Cultural Centre Caisa and the virtual gallery from 15 to 25 August 2024. The group exhibitions will […]

OAF X Kannusali

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Kannusali, Espoo 24.8. at 18:00 OAF takes over Kannusali! The host of the “Pertti’s Choices” program on Radio Helsinki, Miika Turunen, has curated the OAF X Kannusali takeover together with Kalevi Helvetti. In addition to three amazing live shows, there will be DJ music at least by Miika, and Pertti Kurikka himself might also make […]

OAF Music

Madde Matilda

The OAF Musical Microcosm is lyrical, original, touching and topical. OAF music program artists 2023 are Stella Massa, Ondi, MC Zen & Urbaani Unelma, Timjune Tianjun Li and Madde Matilda. The venues for music performances are the Caisa hall at the Cultural Centre Caisa and Mad House Helsinki’s Parvisali at the House of Text (6th floor). Culture Center Caisa, Caisa hall […]

OAF Visual Art

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The OAF Visual Art Group Exhibition presents a wide range of visual outsider artworks. OAF visual art program artists 2023 are Anton Amit, Ville Färsaaret, Tanja Huntus, Milla Pihlajamäki, Kai-Erik Relanti, Juhani Rusanen, Jussi Ruusulampi, Matti Salmela and the OAF 2024 residency artists Tonya (Ton) Melnyk ja Masha Ravlyk. There two exhibitions: “Reality” exhibition in the Culture Center Caisa’s Gallery and “Wonderland” exhibition in Pertti’s […]