OPEN CALL to group Exhibition at Koola Window
BLUE(S)
Color, mood, melancholy, depth. Diverse interpretations are encouraged, and artists are encouraged to interpret the theme freely.
We accept both wall-mounted works and pieces designed for surface/pedestal display. This exhibition is open to artists of all backgrounds. Artists are welcome to apply with works that are either completed or still in progress.
Exhibition dates: 26.9.2026 – 15.10.2026
Open call: 15.5.2026-16.6.2026 (Please note that we may make decisions earlier, so we encourage you to submit your proposals promptly. All applicants will be informed of the decisions no later than 30.3.2026.)
You can submit 1-3 artworks for consideration. Submission is free.
If your work is selected for the exhibition, fees are based on artwork size:
Small works (up to 30cm x 30cm): 40e per work
Medium works (up to 40cm x 40cm): 50e per work
Large works (larger than 40cm x 40 cm up to maximum of 80cm x 80cm): €90 per work
Submission link in bio!
LIGHT
Exhibition open 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9
12.5.2026-31.5.2026
Säde Rinne - Lakanan alla kuutamolla / Under the sheets in the moonlight, 2025, acrylic and oil on linen 74cm x 50cm, 520 €
@saderinne
Riika Vesakoivu - Recurring Light, 2026, watercolour, 110€ @riksuu
Irina Kreer-Boulay - Nocturne/On a way home, 350e @kreerboulay
Maiju Putkonen - 10 minutes, 2025, watercolour on paper, 100e @maijupaints
Diana Katsivalis - Butterfly Bag, 2022, embroidery with beads and sewing, 300 € @dyi_designbr
For all purchase inquiries, please contact the artists directly.
LIGHT
Exhibition open 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9
12.5.2026-31.5.2026
Ekaterina Zubkova - PERSISTENCE OF GREEN metal mesh, thread, metal hardware, enamel paint 2026, 200 € @imaginarykate
Agnieszka Wajda-Hänninen - Dappled Afternoon Light, 2025, acrylic and pastel on paper, 21h x 29w cm, 500e. @a.wajdahanninen
Helmi Uusitalo - Juhannuskimppu / Midsummer bouquet, 2025, valokuva/pigmenttivedos 27 x 40 cm, 200e @helmiuusitalo
For all purchase inquiries, please contact the artists directly.
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Helmi Uusitalo @helmiuusitalo
Helmi Uusitalo (b. 1993) is a designer and artist based in Helsinki who works primarily with photography and sculpture. Her creative process involves an experimental and intuitive approach combined with a great discipline.
The themes of her works focus on exploring the relationship between nature and time, as well as humanity’s constant need to control nature. They speculate on visions and forms of nature’s future while revealing its human characteristics, that one might even feel a sense of identification with.
Exhibition visible 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9 12.5.2026-31.5.2026
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Maiju Putkonen @maijupaints
Maiju Putkonen (b. 1997) is a Finnish painter and visual artist based in Helsinki. She works with traditional and digital painting mediums as well as ceramics. In springtime, plein air painting is a big part of her practice.
Originally from Oulu, her work is influenced by her search for nature and stillness in her new surroundings. She wants to create colourful and emotional scenes that invite the audience to see into her internal world.
Exhibition visible 25/7 at Pengerkatu 9 12.5.2026-31.5.2026
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Diana Katsivalis @dyi_designbr
At age 7, found several colorful scraps of fabric in the trash of a bikini factory near home, and began running away from home to collect the scraps to make clothes for the dolls.
At 32, graduated in Industrial Design and, to pay for college, worked as an intern in some art galleries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Later, especially after becoming an immigrant, tried to put her creativity aside several times and focus on something more tangible, but the creativity never left her alone.
Exhibition visible 25/7 at Pengerkatu 9 12.5.2026-31.5.2026
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Riika Vesakoivu @riksuu
Riika Vesakoivu (b. 1994) is a visual artist and art educator (MA) based in Helsinki. She primarily works with watercolours and other painting and drawing techniques, exploring themes such as the repetitive nature of everyday life and the boundary between memory and imagination. She is interested in discovering something mysterious and magical in details and scenes that at first glance appear ordinary.
Exhibition visible 12.5.2026-31.5.2026 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Irina Kreer-Boulay @kreerboulay
I am a visual artist, illustrator, and graphic designer.
I am drawn to the shifting values of our time, as well as to those that remain constant across generations. My work explores how we relate to these values — how our attitudes shape our understanding of the world and of each other.
Human relationships and emotions are at the heart of my practice. I transform everyday observations into visual metaphors, giving form to moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. I often work with pencil drawing and etching, two techniques that allow for sensitivity and detail.
I am a curious and passionate creator who enjoys working on projects that challenge artistic boundaries and open new paths for exploration.
Exhibition visible 12.5.2026-31.5.2026 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Agnieszka Wajda-Hänninen @a.wajdahanninen
Agnieszka Wajda-Hänninen is a Polish-born painter based in Finland.
Her work grows out of close attention to everyday surroundings — gardens, paths, light in the landscape, small moments that usually pass unnoticed.
Rather than documenting a place, she paints the feeling of being there. Light, colour and rhythm become tools for translating fleeting impressions into images. Her paintings often emerge spontaneously, guided by intuition and emotional response rather than a fixed plan.
Working between figuration and abstraction, Wajda-Hänninen allows familiar elements of the landscape to dissolve into gesture, colour and movement. The result is a visual space where memory, atmosphere and perception meet.
For the artist, painting is a way of slowing down time — capturing a moment that has already disappeared but continues to exist in memory.
Exhibition visible 12.5.2026-31.5.2026 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9
Meet the artists of 'Light'
Ekaterina Zubkova @imaginarykate
”My practice explores relationships between humans and their environment through material-based work.
Using textile, ceramics, and drawing, I transform everyday encounters into quiet, tactile forms.
My background in graphic design informs my approach to composition and concept development.”
Exhibition visible 24/7 at Pengerkatu 9 12.5.2026- 31.5.2026
