Exhibition Archive

Exhibition #99 – Sasha Huber & Petri Saarikko / Like Night and Day

18.10.–16.11.2024
In this exhibition two artists, Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko, come together to explore themes of otherness and connection.

Exhibition #98 – Manifesto

30.8.–12.10.2024
Petri Ala-Maunus, Arni Aromaa, Roma Auskalnyte, EGS, Mariam Falaleih, Artor Jesus Inkerö, Jussi Juurinen, Anssi Kasitonni, Outi Koivisto, Veera Kulju, Ilkka Kärkkäinen, Laura Pehkonen, Ari Pelkonen, Antti Tanttu

Exhibition #97 – Metsään / Into the Forest

7.6.–24.8.2024
Sari Bremer, Heli Hiltunen, Pasi Karjula, Aimo Katajamäki, Ritva Kovalainen, Lotta Mattila, Jonas Lutz, Kim Simonsson

Exhibition #96 – Versot / Sprouts

26.4.–1.6.2024
Anew dawns nature
As the axis of the Earth
Turns to the sunlight
Every year within
The old, perished ones spring up
New existences

Exhibition #95 – Hymn

8.3.–20.4.2024
Matias Karsikas, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Milla Vaahtera
The spring anthem, composed by three contemporary artists, is sung in their own distinct voices.

Exhibition #94 – Florist

19.1.–2.3.2024
Ville Aakula & Guests
All the people and experiences we encounter in life plant a seed in us; through acceptance they blossom and thus we all become florists.

Exhibition #93 – Renata Schirm (Jakowleff) / Monotone

24.11.2023–13.1.2024
Renata Schirm’s (Jakowleff) Monotone exhibition is a look at the gaps, the relationships and rhythms between pieces of a whole, their ability to reveal the essential despite the insignificance of the parts.

Exhibition #92 – Kompott

6.10.–18.11.2023
It’s that time of year. Reflect, preserve and savor. It’s time to make jam, to bottle the summer harvest in a precious compote.

Events & International Exhibitions

Institut finlandais: Between Earth and Sky

Curated by Katja Hagelstam of Lokal Gallery, the collection Between Earth and Sky showcases the work of eleven contemporary designers through ceramic, wood and glass pieces, as well as sustainable household linen by Lapuan Kankurit.

Institut finlandais: Ensemble

The new selection, Ensemble!, curated in the spirit of sharing, invites us to take the time to gather and spend time together; Collaboration between Institut finlandais and Katja Hagelstam of Lokal Gallery.

HABITARE 2023

Lokal’s ensemble, as part of the Yhdessä / Together exhibition, consists of some of the best pieces by very skilled makers, offering unique works and design editions from local contemporary artists and designers.

HDW Collectors’ Market 2023

Lokal is participating in this year’s HDW Design Market novelty, which is the Collectors’ Market with a focus on unique items and limited editions. We welcome you to make special finds amongst some almost-forgotten gems with a quirk or two, straight from the artists’ studios.

Stockholm Creative Edition

Stockholm Creative Edition is an independent design week where Stockholm forms a fund for a new type of design festival where we showcase the best in Nordic design, furniture, lighting, art, and crafts.

Bloom 2023 / Open Call

We are delighted to be having our seventh Bloom exhibition, Lokal’s biannual young artists’ exhibition. Bloom has become an established platform for young blossoming creatives to present their works in a curated group exhibition context.

Factory 2: Renata Schirm / Myriad

The works Renata presents in her first solo exhibition in Korea are based on the composing techniques she has used in recent years, with which she has found ways to create objects that focus purely on the material and its essence: its texture, its colour, and its relation to light.

Institut Finlandais: Listening to the Forest that Grows (Season II)

The group exhibition Listen to the Forest that Grows, the most recent collaboration between Institut finlandais and Katja Hagelstam of Lokal Gallery, presents a selection of artworks, craftsmanship, and design.