Oulu2026 Culture Personality: Rap artist Sana
Culture personality of the Week: Petri Kuusela
Our Cultural Personality of the week is Petri Kuusela, an Oulu-based guitarist, producer, songwriter and educator. Petri says he has been given the tools to form a positive and restorative relationship with listening, playing and creating music from a young age. “Jamming with my mates in my early teens gave me an inkling of how […]
Cultural Personality of the week: Anna-Mari Nousiainen
Our Cultural Personality of the week is Anna-Mari or Ansku Nousiainen, who describes herself in her Instagram bio as: “Failed film-maker, mediocre artist and soon-to-become bad tattoo artist.” Ansku confirms she is all that but also a lot more. At least, a loyal hype girl, pathetic softie, a bit tough, but deep down a really […]
Children’s Peace Machines run on plastic waste and resolve conflicts
Open Call for Artist Portfolios to create a mural in Oulu, Finland
Oulu2026 and Upeart invite professional artists to participate in an open call for visual artists worldwide. We are seeking international artists to realize a mural in Rajakylä, Oulu, in August 2022. The global Open Call is accepting portfolios from individual artists or teams until 9th May 2022. The artist invited to create the artwork will […]