The Valve Gallery is suitable for versatile use and its exhibitions are diverse. The exhibitions are organized by artists, educational institutions, associations and hobbyists. Public entry to the Valve Gallery is free of charge and the Gallery is open whenever Valve is open, Mon – Sun 10.00–20.00. Current exhibitions are found on the calendar on our front page.
Inquiries to Cultural Centre Valve’s Head of Production Pauliina Eronen.
- Size: 133 m²
- Location: First floor, street level. Fully accessible.
- Presentation of the Valve Gallery for exhibitions organizers (pdf)
Exhibition applications and selections
The Valve Gallery is rented for one-month periods based on applications for 22,40 € per day. The same application includes the Restaurant Paljetti’s exhibition space (free of charge) and Oskari Jauhiainen Gallery’s exhibition space in Kiiminki (free of charge). The application period of the next calendar year opens annually in August–September (the 2025 application period ended on September 30, 2024).
Exhibitions are applied for with a free form application which must include:
- The artists’s resumé or a description of their artistic works
- Link to pictures of the art works or printed images
- Free form application letter that includes the exhibition’s themes and an introductory plan
- Preferred dates for the exhibition
The exhibition applications are delivered to Pauliina Eronen attached to an e-mail or by mail: Kulttuuritalo Valve/tuotantopäällikkö, PL 42, 90015 Oulun kaupunki. Exhibition selections will be announced by early November.