12/06/2026
In May the CreArt Oulu brought the European Month of Creativity to life with a vibrant program of art events and exhibitions across the city.
The 125-year-old Market Hall of Culture was celebrated over three weekends, featuring events and a joint exhibition by Marianne Kauppila and Henri. At Galleria MABD, visitors experienced powerful surrealist drawings by Ukrainian artist Veronika Cherednychenko, while Theodor Park hosted the playful Gym Ball Opera by the Hilma Collective.
At Valve Café, the What I Brought With Me pop-up exhibition shared moving stories from an international creative community about meaningful objects and memories of home. Visitors also had the chance to hear Persian instruments santur and tar performed live. Photographer Arina Lykova captured portraits of all the storytellers — the works will be presented in a separate exhibition later this year.
CreArt Oulu also supported Oulu-born artist Jaakko Myyri in completing his work Crow’s Feet for the White Nights exhibition at Aalto Siilo, which is still on view for a few more days, until Sunday 14 June.
Many thanks to our collaborators and all partners involved!
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