Outsider Art Festival
Outsider Art Festival (OAF) invites everyone to celebrate equality! OAF gives voice to the outsider artists by presenting a vibrant collection of music, visual arts, performing arts, films, literature and life stories. OAF is a partner festival of the Helsinki Festival.
News
The OAF 2024 programme has now been announced!
Outsider Art Festival OAF is the fourth annual urban festival celebrating equality, August 15-25, 2024. OAF presents a diverse and captivating mix of music, visual arts, performing arts, film, literature
OAF and Internationality
(Picture: OAF international mentors Jennifer Gilbert on the left and Pierre Leichner on the right) To celebrate Europe Day (9 May), we present the festival’s international activities and partners. Come
OAF is a revolution of work for outsiders
(In the picture: Pertti’s Choice and Kyrö Distillery Company’s teams worked on the worst fears of working life at Kalevi Helvetti’s workshop at Kyrö Visitor Centre.) Outsider Art Festival is
OAF production team gets more hands on the job
Outsider Art Festival is produced by Pertti’s Choice, the outsider art production house founded by Pertti Kurikka’s Name Days. The OAF production team works at Pertti’s Choice in Hakaniemi, Helsinki.
OAF 2024 Artists have been announced
(Picture: OAF Artistic Team at Pertti’s Choice shop & gallery at spring 2024) More than 400 artists from various fields applied to the Outsider Art Festival this year, from which
OAF 2023 Aftermovie
The OAF 2023 Aftermovie is now released! Outsider Art Festival’s trusted graphic designer and video master Klaus Welp has made a great compilation of highlights from last year’s festival. Check
Tickets and reservations
The Outsider Art Festival includes events both free of charge and with paid tickets. The program takes place in live events as well as online.
Tickets sold via Tiketti and Lippu.fi. You can the OAF ticket shop from Tiketti here. Tickets for the Sellosali events are sold via Lippu.fi here and tickets for the Kannusali events here.
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