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
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
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)
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
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
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.
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
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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