• a communal club house that demonstrates in practice how community-driven event production works and invites everyone to co-create during December–January

• encouraging inclusive content creation: both creating and experiencing content is made accessible also to new makers and audiences who do not yet belong to any community

• a testbed for new business models: we will trial new ways to finance events

• an incubator for what’s next: e.g., exploring the potential of the Suvilahti power plant area

• an invitation to the surrounding neighborhoods: local event- and art-producing communities and residents are invited to get to know, experience, and participate. 

What makes our model different?

• Oilery enables, supports, and involves: we take on the financial responsibility for the use of the space (rent, basic insurance, etc.), while also committing users to act responsibly toward the property and other participants (e.g., for paid public events, arranging licensed security as well as event and any movable-property insurance).

• Impact data: feedback and visitor information are collected in line with GDPR to demonstrate the model’s value to the urban culture, art, and events sectors.

• Open-door policy and open calls: art and event production “slots” are applied for through open online forms. Doors are open on weekdays from 12:00 to 18:00, with later hours available by request.

• Oilery as an economic collective: Oilery is not a profit-seeking company or association, but a collective in which any possible surplus (e.g.,space rent, commissions from art sales via exhibitions or from evening events with an entrance fee) is shared among Oilery members — the enablers. Oilery operates transparently: at the end of the pilot period, the final accounts, including costs and any revenue sharing, will be made public.