E75 Art Bus

02/09/2026

Tervetuloa muistelemaan ja maistelemaan E75 Taidebussin matkaa!
Perjantaina 4.9.2026 klo 15–20
Itu Artlab
Hallituskatu 9, Oulu

Mitä kaikkea mahtuu 12 300 kilometriin, 41 päivään ja yhteen taidebussiin?

E75 Taidebussi matkasi keväällä Eurooppatie E75:n päästä päähän, lähtien Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupunki Oulusta Siteíaan Kreetalle, ja sieltä takaisin Oulun kautta Jäämerelle Norjan Vuoreijaan saakka. Oulun Päivillä palataan hetkeksi tien päälle! Oulun Päivät

E75 Taidebussi – Maistiaisia maantien varrelta kutsuu taiteilijat, taiteen ystävät ja kaikki uteliaat kuulemaan, mitä reissusta jäi käteen.

Iltapäivän ja illan aikana jaamme kuvia, videoita, makutuliaisia ja ennen kaikkea matkakertomuksia: millaista on tehdä ja kokea taidetta liikkuvassa työtilassa, mitä matkan varrella tapahtui ja millaista oli järjestää näin kunnianhimoinen reissu idealismin ja realismin välimaastossa.

Tähtivieraiksi tapahtumaan saapuvat taiteilijaprofessori Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen sekä hajutaiteilija Eeva-Liisa Puhakka, jotka jakavat omat matkakokemuksensa ja taiteellisen työnsä reissun varrelta klo 17 alkavassa taiteilijatapaamisessa.

E75 Taidebussi on osa Oulu2026 Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupunkiohjelmaa.
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Welcome to relive and taste the journey of the E75 Art Bus! Friday Sept 15:00-20:00, Itu Artlab, Hallituskatu 9, Oulu.

What can you fit into 12,300 kilometres, 41 days and one art bus?

This spring, the E75 Art Bus travelled the length of European Route E75, from the European Capital of Culture Oulu to Siteía, Crete – and back via Oulu all the way to the Arctic Ocean and Vardø, Norway. During Oulu Days, we’re taking a little trip back on the road!
E75 Art Bus – Tasting the Journey invites artists, art lovers and anyone curious to come and hear what we brought back from the journey.

Our special guests are artist professor Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen and scent artist Eeva-Liisa Puhakka, who will share their experiences of the journey and their artistic work along the route in a special artist talk starting at 17:00.

The E75 Art Bus is part of the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture programme. Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupunki Oulu2026
📷 Sjors Hoogerdijk

15/05/2026

Hallo Vardø! The E75 Art Bus is a multidisciplinary art festival travelling along the route E75 for six weeks now. The unique journey culminates at the End of the Road minifestival in Vardø, where the E75 road ends. Welcome to our pop-up events in different locations of central Vardø!

Pomormuseet, 13:00–16:00
Saara Kumpulainen: The Sorrow Bearer
Installation invites everyone to attend by scattering sea salt into a tear bottle as a gesture of releasing sorrows and let them go.

17:00-17:45 Please note, the collected sorrows will be scattered into the Barents Sea in a Release of Sorrows ritual at Sjøkanten, sjøsiden.

Sjors Hoogerdijk: Modulating Histories
This interactive sound installation shows how we collect memory and look back through colored glasses.

Rønning bakeri, 13:00–16:00
Eeva-Liisa Puhakka: The Place We Breathe In
An olfactory workshop inviting you to create city smellscapes through steam distillation.

Balbina Bochuzynska: Engin The Kurkku
A short film, which filmmaking concept is inspired by the surrealist game Exquisite Co**se.

Dyrk Varanger, 13:00–16:00
Sunčica Pasuljević Kandić: Earthly Storytelling – Tales of Water
Tales of water come as a constellation of voices like sediments and gestures as ripples in the current. Woven across landscapes along the E75 highway route it is an exploration of coexistence between humans and non humans in the times of crisis.

Ronthigården, 13:30–14:00
Timjune: Free as Birds
A vocal performance. An ongoing interdisciplinary project that explores the shared trajectories of avian and human life. Operating across disciplines, Li utilizes their four-octave vocal capacity as a core material within the work.

Sjøkanten 15:00–15:45
Polena Kolia Petersen: LOITSUT at the end of the world
A dance performance – a moving ode to the generation of loneliness and vanity.

Havneterminalen 18:30–20:30
Finale party E75 with free dinner and artistic activities, f ex. COMMON(ing) DANCES by Polena Kolia Petersen and Elephants Never Forget by Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen.

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11/05/2026

Jenni-Juulia kirjoitti matkakertomuksen!

Taiteilijajärjestö MUU ry:n, kulttuurilehti Kaltion ja Oulu 2026 kulttuuripääkaupungin yhteishanke esittelee osallistavia ja kokeellisia taideteoksia kuuden viikon ajan 25 kaupungissa E75 tien varrella. 11 maata, yhdeksän taiteilijaa ja 11.000 km bussissa. E75 tie on eurooppalainen, ihmisiä yh...

07/05/2026

E75 Taidebussi seikkailee E75-tietä pitkin kuuden viikon ajan keväällä 2026. Toukokuun 13. palataan sinne mistä lähdettiin, eli Ouluun!

Matkan ytimessä on 9 taiteilijan ryhmä, joka toteuttaa monitaiteellisia esityksiä, installaatioita ja työpajoja matkan varrella. Oulussa on mukana 6 taiteilijaa, ja lisäksi esitetään 2 aiemmin bussista jääneen teokset. Teoksissa käsitellään demokratiaa, ilmastokriisiä, moninaisuutta ja yhteisöllisyyttä. Ohjelma ja aikataulu Tukikohdalla 13.5. klo 17–21:

17-21: Saara Kumpulainen: The Sorrow Bearer
Installaatio kutsuu pysähtymään surujen äärelle – ne voivat olla henkilökohtaisia, paikallisia tai globaaleja. Voit osallistua ripottelemalla merisuolaa teokseen symbolisena eleenä suruista irtipäästämiseksi. Kerätyt surut vapautetaan Jäämereen seuraavalla viikolla Norjan Vuoreijassa.

17–21: Sjors Hoogerdijk: Modulating Histories
Interaktiivinen ääniteos muistojen rakentumisesta. Yleisö voi lisätä äänensä luuppeihin, jotka hiljalleen hajoavat ja sulautuvat osaksi äänimaiseman kakofoniaa.
Työpajat, esitykset ja muu ohjelma

16.30–17.30: Polena Kolia Petersen: COMMON(ing) DANCES
Osallistava sosiaalinen koreografia, puoliksi esitys, puoliksi työpaja. Jokainen osallistuja saa sekä johtaa että seurata. Mitä syntyy, kun liikumme yhdessä tilassa ja ajassa?

18: Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen: Elephants Never Forget
Performatiivinen puheenvuoro esteettömyydestä. Saavutettavuus on valintaa siitä, kuka jää kulttuurin muistiin ja kuka katoaa. Jokainen, joka saapuu tänään Tukikohdalle, kirjoittaa historiaa, m***a ajatteleeko kukaan, ketä täältä puuttuu?

18.30: Balbina Bochuzynska: Engin The Kurkku
Lyhytelokuva on esimerkki osallistavasta elokuvantekokonseptista, joka on saanut inspiraationsa surrealistisesta pelistä Exquisite Co**se.

19: Yhteisöllinen hävikkiruokailu: Tarjolla kasvis- ja vegaaniruokaa – pyritään minimoimaan hävikki. Kaikki tervetulleita!

20: Timjune: Free as Birds
Multimediaprojisointi ja lauluesitys. Timjune kuvittelee uudelleen maisemaa, äänimaisemia ja ihmisääntä.

Tapahtuma järjestetään yhteistyössä katukulttuuriyhdistys KatKun ja Tilaa Kulttuurille ry:n kanssa.
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07/05/2026

Hello Liepāja! The E75 Art Bus arrives in Liepāja, Latvia, continuing its adventurous journey connecting artists and communities from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. Part of the official Oulu2026 program, this marks a special rendez-vous between two European Capitals of Culture, as Liepāja will hold the title in 2027.

On Europe Day, Saturday May 9, multidisciplinary artists pop up across the city cultural venues with free installations, workshops and performances. Programme:

12:00–15:00, Bankhaus
Eeva-Liisa Puhakka: The Place We Breathe In
Olfactory workshop creating city smellscapes through steam distillation. Bring a scent or collect materials on site.

12:00–15:00, Vējš Cafe
Sunčica Pasuljević Kandić: Earthly Storytelling
Write, draw and engage in sensory exercises as part of a collective narrative that evolves across cities, imagining new ways of living together on a damaged planet. .of.ai
Please pre-register: https://form.jotform.com/260964404668062

12:30, Veranda Art Space
Tianjun Li (Timjune): Free as Birds
Performance combining their four-octave vocal capacity with video and soundscapes, exploring freedom in times of conflict and environmental uncertainty.

13:00–15:00, Pietura at Great Amber Hall
Saara Kumpulainen: The Sorrow Bearer
Installation invites attendees to think about their sorrows, which may be personal, local or global. Participate by releasing sorrows into a tear bottle with sea salt. All sorrows will be carried to the Arctic Ocean.

13:30–15:00, Valhalla Café
Sjors Hoogerdijk: Modulating Histories
Interactive sound installation shows how we collect memory and look back through colored glasses. The audience voices become part of an evolving soundscape.

14:00–14:45, Bankhaus
Polena Kolia Petersen: LOITSUT at the End of the World
A dance performance-ode to the generation of loneliness and vanity. An allegory for the choice to move as an opponent of a futureless present, a cry out to the collectives that we have lost.

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07/05/2026

Hello Liepāja! The E75 Art Bus arrives in Liepāja, Latvia, continuing its adventurous journey connecting artists and communities from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. Part of the official Oulu2026 program, this marks a special rendez-vous between two European Capitals of Culture, as Liepāja will hold the title in 2027.

On Europe Day, Saturday May 9, multidisciplinary artists pop up across the city cultural venues with free installations, workshops and performances.

Programme:

12:00–15:00, Bankhaus
Eeva-Liisa Puhakka: The Place We Breathe In
Olfactory workshop creating city smellscapes through steam distillation. Bring a scent or collect materials on site.

12:00–15:00, Vējš Cafe
Sunčica Pasuljević Kandić: Earthly Storytelling
Write, draw and engage in sensory exercises as part of a collective narrative that evolves across cities, imagining new ways of living together on a damaged planet. .of.ai

12:30, Veranda Art Space
Tianjun Li (Timjune): Free as Birds
Performance combining their four-octave vocal capacity with video and soundscapes, exploring freedom in times of conflict and environmental uncertainty.

13:00–15:00, Pietura at Great Amber Hall
Saara Kumpulainen: The Sorrow Bearer
Installation invites attendees to think about their sorrows, which may be personal, local or global. Participate by releasing sorrows into a tear bottle with sea salt. All sorrows will be carried to the Arctic Ocean.

13:30–15:00, Valhalla Café
Sjors Hoogerdijk: Modulating Histories
Interactive sound installation shows how we collect memory and look back through colored glasses. The audience voices become part of an evolving soundscape.

14:00–14:45, Bankhaus
Polena Kolia Petersen: LOITSUT at the End of the World
A dance performance-ode to the generation of loneliness and vanity. An allegory for the choice to move as an opponent of a futureless present, a cry out to the collectives that we have lost.
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30/04/2026

The E75 Art Bus arrives with pop-up event in Trenčín, Slovakia, as part of its journey across Europe, connecting artists and communities along the 11,000 km E75 route from the Arctic to the Mediterranean and back. The project is part of the official Oulu2026 program, making this a special rendez-vous between two European Capitals of Culture. The afternoon in Trenčín is organised in collaboration with For Maat Gallery and Trenčín2026.

For Maat Gallery 12:30–17:30
INSTALLATIONS all day
Sjors Hoogerdijk presents the evolving interactive installation Modulating Histories, alongside Saara Kumpulainen’s participatory installation The Sorrow Bearer, which explores collective rituals of release.

WORKSHOP 12:30–15:30
Eeva-Liisa Puhakka’s The Place We Breathe In, an olfactory workshop invites you to create city smellscapes through steam distillation. You can bring a small scent sample with you.

PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS 15:00–17:30
15:00
Film screening: Engin The Kurkku, a short film by Balbina Bochuzynska. The film is part of a participatory filmmaking concept inspired by the surrealist game Exquisite Co**se. .is.balb
15:30
Tianjun Li’s (Timjune) Artist Talk + Performance: Reimagining Landscape, Soundscapes and the Human Voice.
16:30
Polena Kolia Petersen’s Loitsut at the End of the World is a dance performance – an ode to millennials shaped by vanity, loneliness, and a sense of end times.
Town Square Fleck Coworking, Mierové námestie č.17
12:00–15:00
Sunčica Pasuljević Kandić’s Earthly Storytelling workshop invites you to write, draw, and engage in sensory exercises as part of a collective narrative that evolves across cities, imagining new ways of living together on a damaged planet. .of.ai
Please pre-register:
https://form.jotform.com/260964404668062?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv0

Running oval at the bay of peace 18:00–19:00
If the winds in Novi Sad are favorable, we may enjoy Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonene’s kite performance – her handmade textile kites fly in public spaces as symbols of mobility and freedom.

27/04/2026

Wednesday 29 April, the E75 Art Bus arrives second time to pop-up at the SULUV Gallery in Novi Sad, Serbia, on its journey across Europe, connecting artists and communities along the 11,000 km E75 route from the Arctic to the Mediterranean and back.

The afternoon at SULUV Galerija and the nearby Dunavski Park is organized in collaboration with the Union of Associations of Fine Artists of Vojvodina.

SYLUV Galerija
14:00–17:00 Eeva-Liisa Puhakka’s The Place We Breath In olfactory workshop
Eeva-Liisa invites you to make the smell of your town together via steam distillation, and talk about smells, sense of smell, smell memories and experiences.

18:00–19:00 Tianjun Li (Timjune). A performance exploring images, sounds, and voice in a reimagination of human conditions, ecology, and common language.

Dunavski Park
15:00-17:00 Polena Kolia Petersen’s COMMON(ing) DANCES, a participatory social choreography. Partly performance partly workshop the choreography is scaffolded around 4 parts, each of it comprised of a set of scores - i.e. a kind of map that guides you through instructions inviting you to take part. Every participant is a leader and a follower. COMMON(ing) DANCES aims for bodies to meet. It is a rite of passage that choreographs our attention towards a we. Can we reach each other? What emerges when we step together in space and time?

17:15 If the winds in Novi Sad are favorable, we can enjoy Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonene’s kite performance – her handmade textile kites fly in public spaces as symbols of mobility and freedom. When wind is absent, the kites transform into wearable structures, turning the work into a moving, performative intervention in urban space.


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