Oksasenkatu 11 is an artist-run gallery and an artist collective located in the district of Töölö in central Helsinki. The collective consists of nine artists with diverse practices but with a shared interest in working outside of the established and institutionalised art world. Today there is a growing need of gaining a certain sovereignty back to the artists themselves, and Oksasenkatu is our humble attempt for this direction. In this sense Oksasenkatu tries to maintain a critical distance and independency, and to focus instead in collaboration. The object is to create a space for conversation and offer artists an opportunity to react to what’s happening in their surroundings and get their thoughts and works visible more easily in the current conditions.

In 2011, Ptarmigan is partnering with Oksasenkatu, based on their common sentiments regarding cultural dialogue in Helsinki.  Ptarmigan is now a project of Oksasenkatu 11, which is now a project of Ptarmigan.  The physical space will serve as a location for Ptarmigan-curated events as well as a merging of the two communities.