Biennials & festivals
Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far
The latest announcements of the key players representing their countries at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Two Brazilian curators selected to organise 2027 Bienal de São Paulo
Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca will organise the biennial’s 37th edition
Vancouver Biennale names senior curator for 2027-29 edition
This marks a return to Vancouver for the Brazilian curator Marcello Dantas, who organised a Vik Muniz project in the city as part of the biennale’s 2013-15 edition
Toronto Biennial takes waterways as inspiration for its fourth edition
Opening in September, the exhibition will feature works by 30 artists including Kent Monkman, Rebecca Belmore and Coco Fusco
New Bienal de Yucatán to spotlight Mexican region’s growing art scene
The biennial will launch in November, anchored by Mérida’s rich community of artists, galleries and alternative spaces
‘I have not walked this path alone’: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath on showing her cancelled Venice Biennale project outside the main event
The artist meanwhile has heavily criticised her country’s decision to leave its official pavilion empty
Police investigating DJ’s comments at Sydney Biennale opening following antisemitism allegations
New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies (JBD) had filed a letter of complaint about a speech by Zubeyda Muzeyyen
Russia’s pavilion at Venice Biennale will be closed if it features propaganda, city’s mayor says
Luigi Brugnaro makes clear however that he feels the event should be a place for “diplomacy and openness”
New public art biennial to take over Dallas’s urban greenbelt park
The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor
Venice Biennale details revealed, Beatriz González and Tracey Emin in London—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to Jane Morris about the 2026 Biennale artists and framework, takes a tour of the late González's show at the Barbican. Plus, a conversation about a long-hidden Emin work
This year's Carnegie International will feature 61 artists, including Jasleen Kaur and Li Yi-Fan
The latest iteration of the recurring exhibition boasts more specially commissioned works than ever before
Fourth Lahore Biennale, to take place during 80th anniversary of Partition, will explore cross-border connectivity
The Pakistan-based festival has announced the curator of its next edition, opening in January 2027
South African artist Gabrielle Goliath to approach high court over cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion
The move by the artist and her team comes as South Africa’s culture ministry has allegedly begun approaching new artists about making work for the 2026 pavilion
From shopping malls to housing estates, Singapore Biennale integrates art into the city’s urban fabric
Works that address resistance, ecology and colonialism are part of the year’s vibrant exhibition titled "Pure Intention"
Kochi Biennale co-founder Bose Krishnamachari steps down as president
The artist and curator has resigned from his position at the Kochi Biennale Foundation citing “pressing family reasons”
Istanbul Biennial ends early following curator departure
The Three-Legged Cat exhibition organised by Christine Tohmé was due to last three years
Guatemala’s Bienal de Arte Paiz nurtures connections across geography and history
In its largest edition yet, the biennial frames art as an “arboreal metaphor” for exchange, resistance and resilience
Ecuador's Bienal de Cuenca marks 40th anniversary with a playful theme but a serious tone
The biennial opens its 17th edition with a wide-ranging programme of 17 curators directing the projects of 51 artists across multiple venues
56 participating artists, duos and collectives revealed for 2026 Whitney Biennial
The exhibition, co-curated by Whitney Museum of American Art staffers Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, will feature artists from 25 states and Puerto Rico, plus “places marked by the reach of US power”
Made in LA biennial contemplates wildfires and immigrant arrests
The Hammer Museum hosts 28 artists' projects while looking back on a tumultuous year in California’s biggest city
The spirit of the north: Oulu is about to begin its year as European Capital of Culture
Venice, Sydney, Gwangju: the most interesting biennials to visit in 2026
Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year
Farewell to Lumiere? UK light festival holds what may be its final edition
Organisers announced in October that this would be the last iteration of the event due to funding challenges
Torkwase Dyson and Alia Farid among artists commissioned for next Carnegie International
More than a dozen participating artists have been announced for the 2026 edition of the longest running recurring exhibition in North America
Long-running Azores art festival blossoms into a biennial
Walk&Talk, launched in 2011 as a celebration of street art, this year hosts an abundance of works by more than 80 artists in nine venues around the island of São Miguel
Performa brings digital doubles, kids reciting animal noises and more to New York
New York’s performance art biennial also features a slate of Lithuanian artists, a reimagined tale of supernatural mourning and a pop-rock supergroup singing protest songs
Tasmania’s remote Unconformity festival navigates a harsh landscape in more ways than one
Artists at this year’s event—opening at a difficult time for many in Australia’s art sector—are drawing on the qualities of the ravaged location
Aichi Triennale confronts war, memory and environmental collapse
The opening festivities for the exhibition’s timely sixth edition were marked by protests over local ties to Israel
During Guadalajara Art Week, exhibitions and fairs raise city’s profile
The fourth edition of the citywide art event included fairs, pop-up exhibitions and more, attracting new levels of institutional attention
After a turbulent period of reorganisation, the 18th Istanbul Biennial favours futurity over futility
Despite Turkey's increasing censorship, and against a background of war in the Middle East, curator Christine Tohmé takes a liberating approach to this beleaguered biennial





























