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TaideTurvapaikka, Oulu (2026)

04/05/2026

It’s May the 4th, so 💫✨️🌟

Happy everyone!

May the – as an entertaining movie – be the only wars happening on our planet and in our galaxy.

Pictured here is a glimpse of ”Let’s Play” workshop dedicated to design, installation and visualising a safe playful space hosted by amazing artists Johanna Riepula and Magnus Lagne in collaboration with Proto - Pohjois-Suomen muotoilijat ry

Welcome to stay tuned to a photo gallery capturing this beautiful workshop.

Art pieces created by refugees within it will be a part of an exhibition in Proto later this Summer on .

connects artists and refugees through art and cultural well-being workshops and events since 2023.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026
Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu

Photo: Lölä

09/04/2026

Refugees & asylum seekers based in Oulu, of all ages and backgrounds, are warmly welcome to enjoy “Let’s Play” –
art workshop by artists JOHANNA RIEPULA & MAGNUS LANGE dedicated to creating own safe & inspiring environment.

Design is the language without words & play belongs to all!
No previous experience in art is required.
We kindly ask to supervise kids under 8.

The event is free for refugees and asylum seekers. We gather in Toimela space of the Refugee reception centre in Heikinharju this Sunday, 12.4 at 14-17.00.

The event is possible thanks to our dear friends in Proto - Pohjois-Suomen muotoilijat ry.
An exhibition is expected to be held later this year on Pikisaari, where we hope to share legacies of the workshop. So excited!

connects artists and refugees through art and cultural well-being workshops and events.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026
Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu

08/03/2026

Today, within TaideTurvapaikka International Women's Day, choreographer and filmmaker Silja Tuovinen will kindly share her new dance movie Avalanche with refugees and asylum seekers in Oulu.

It explores the intimate side of climate change, following the ghosts and memories of snow fleeing the Nordic winter forever.

The International Women's Day event is free for refugees of all ages and backgrounds. We meet in Toimela space of the refugee reception centre in Heikinharju 8.3 at 15-17.

connects artists and refugees through art and cultural well-being workshops and events.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026
Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu

Photos: Stills from Silja Tuovinen's dance film "Avalanche"

07/03/2026

Refugees & asylum seekers based in Oulu, of all ages and backgrounds, are warmly welcome to celebrate International Women’s Day with TAIDETURVAPAIKKA artists!

We play music, jam, dance, draw & enjoy togetherness.

We also enjoy small snacks, coffee & tea.

Sunday, 8.3.2026 at 15-17 in Toimela space. The event is free for refugees.

connects artists & refugees through art & cultural well-being workshops.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026

Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu

07/03/2026

Sooooo excited to be holding International Women’s Day tomorrow, on the 8th of March, in the Refugee reception of Oulu in Heikinharju!

Filmmaker and choreographer Silja Tuovinen will come to show her new dance movie ”Avalanche” exploring the North and the soul without snow.

Composer and sound artist Antye Greie-Ripatti will play music and jam with community artist Lölä Floria Vlasenko.

Visual artist Shima Salehi will co-create with refugees, as well as visual artist & poet Dahlia Klemm and community artist Arlene Tucker! What a beautiful company!

Refugees of all ages and backgrounds are welcome, for free, to celebrate women and art with TaideTurvapaikka! We wiill also have coffee, tea and snacks.

We meet in Toimela space at 15-17.00.

connects artists & refugees through art & cultural well-being workshops.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026.

Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas.

Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee.

Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu.

Photo: Inkeri Jäntti

28/02/2026

”Democracy is not about Winning, it is about Participation”
Sound artist Antye Greie-Ripatti aka AGF – on political listening, sonic memory and the borderlessness of sound.

Sound artist & composer Antye Greie-Ripatti has held a listening session in the refugee reception centre in Oulu last International Women’s Day, followed by another session – about spine and listening – in Oulu Art Museum Oulun taidemuseo within her listening sessions focusing on sound memories, sonic dreams and travelling in between them.

This year – on the International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, 2026, – TaideTurvapaikka is returning to the refugee reception centre with Antye and welcoming female artists to join the party.

In an interview with TaideTurvapaikka Antye Greie-Ripatti talks about rewards & challenges of listening, agency, equality & peace.

Photos in cards: Inkeri Jäntti

TaideTurvapaikka connects artists & refugees through art & cultural well-being workshops.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026

20/02/2026

is happy to be sharing glimpses of media art workshop held by visual artist Christelle Mas last Friday in the Refugee reception centre of Oulu. That Friday 13th was indeed full of magic, celebrating the power of imagination & intuition.

We were translating emotions & feelings into visuals and digitalising images through simple smartphone tools. We also played some music and had a lot of fun.

Photos: Lölä, Christelle

connects artists & refugees through art & cultural well-being workshops.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026.

Welcoming artists for collaborations.

07/02/2026

Refugees & asylum seekers based in Oulu, of all ages and backgrounds, are warmly welcome to enjoy the free media art workshop by visual & media artist Christelle Mas.

Christelle will guide participants through transforming emotions into visual creations. Starting with a concrete image made by hand (drawing or photo-collage), participants will explore how feelings can be translated into a digital image or short video using simple smartphone tools.

The workshop emphasizes expression, intuition, and experimentation rather than technical skills.
No previous experience in art is required.

We kindly ask to supervise kids under 12.

We meet on Friday, 13th at 14-17, in Toimela space of Oulu refugee reception centre in Heikinharju.

connects artists & refugees through art & cultural well-being workshops, exploring isolation, humanness & peace.

Welcoming artists for collaborations.

Proud part of Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026

Grateful for snacks to Veeran Verstas.
Grateful for coffee machine to Help Center Oulu.

07/12/2025

Refugees & asylum seekers based in Oulu are warmly welcome to TaideTurvapaikka Cozy Winter Festival!

The event is free of charge for you dears.

We meet this Sunday, 14th of December, at 14-17 in Toimela space of the Refugee reception centre in Heikinharju.

The Dancing Elf will bring cheer & small precious presents provided by our dear friends in Veeran Verstas, Vauvakassiyhdistys Vaaka ry, musicians Oktay Türk and Deniz Türk of the Harman Band will perform beautiful live music inspired by Turkish traditions. Handicrafts artist Tuija Tervaskanto will co-create heart warming gift cards with participants, and visual & makeup artist Yanski Sova will share her glitter magic.

We will also enjoy snacks, tea & coffee.

We kindly ask to supervise kids under the age of 12.

connects refugees and artists through art and cultural well-being site-specific workshops & events.
Grateful for financial support to the Oulun kaupunki - City of Oulu & Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026.
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee.
Grateful for a coffee machine to Help Center Oulu.
Grateful for tea, snacks & generous donations to Veeran Verstas.
Grateful for presents to Vaaka ry & personally to Päivi Kortessalo.

Welcoming artists for collaborations!

30/11/2025

Hey ya, December!

Autumn has been most rewarding for TaideTurvapaikka in terms of beautiful encounters and wonderful news.

While continuing to hold art & cultural well-being workshops & events in the Refugee reception centre here in , we were busy writing, planning beautiful artistic plots for next year – the year of Oulu as the European Capital of Culture – and applying for support. And we got it!

TaideTurvapaikka is happy and proud to have received kind support from Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026, in several contexts.

First of all, we will be co-creating art pieces with refugees & artists to be installed in city locations, creating portals/emotional bridges between the city and the refugee reception centre, between focuses of pain and hearths of healing & hope, through sound, movement & visual & environmental art. We will also be building a website to share the journey (it has been our big dream for a long long while!)

Second of all, TaideTurvapaikka network artists – Ola Odedeyi, Olga Prokhorova, Hamed Jalili & Hanieh Hadizadeh of Nova Ensemble & Lölä Vlasenko – will hold several art workshops in Oulun taidemuseo Oulu Art Museum within Monikulttuurikalenteri – the Calendar of Many Cultures – a series of creative workshops by amazing international artists, all organised in a joint force of love with dear Parasta Lapsille ry and Oulu Arts Museum.

And TaideTurvapaikka is very very happy to be a part of Oulu-2026 project of the dear Cheerful House – Hyvän mielen talo – Voice the Taboo – celebrating the courage, resilience and talent of mental health journey fellow travellers & creative resistance to stigma.

Sharing here a glimpse of our recent workshop in the Oulu refugee reception centre in Heikinharju – jamming on one special during the Kantele Meditation by Osmo Hakosalo.

Welcome to stay tuned for more info about our upcoming 14.12 Winter Art Fest event in the Refugee reception centre, we're still plotting details, but we know it's going to be awesome.

connects refugees and artists through art and cultural well-being site-specific workshops & events.

Grateful for financial support to the Oulun kaupunki - City of Oulu & Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture 2026
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for a coffee machine to Help Center Oulu
Grateful for tea, snacks & donations to Veeran Verstas

Photos & videos by Lölä

04/11/2025

Refugees & asylum seekers based in Oulu, of all ages and backgrounds, are warmly welcome to enjoy the magic of the Finnish music instrument kantele with musician & sound artist
OSMO HAKOSALO.

No previous experience in music is required.

We kindly ask to supervise kids under 12.

connects refugees and artists through art and cultural well-being site-specific workshops & events.

Grateful for financial support to the Oulun kaupunki - City of Oulu
Grateful for coffee to Industrial Strength Coffee
Grateful for a coffee machine to Help Center Oulu
Grateful for tea to Veeran Verstas

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