Biennial

Short Description The Biennale di Chianciano was born in 2009 with the vision of creating a center of contemporary art outside the established schemes. The will of the Chianciano Art Museum is to give a platform to living artists of great talent without constraints or discriminatory factors. Artists selected for the Chianciano Biennale are judged […]

Short Description The Biennale of Sydney is a leading international contemporary art event. It plays an indispensable role in Australia’s engagement with the world, and a meaningful role in the life of the nation. For over 50 years, the Biennale has been a unifying force in the Australian arts sector, embedding boldly creative art exhibitions […]

Short Description The Dance Department promotes a multi-year programme aimed at supporting the production (or co-production) of new works by international choreographers or dance companies. In order to participate in the selection, it is necessary to propose an original choreographic project (which has never premiered either in studio or full form). Submission Requirements How to Apply Online Application […]

Short Description CONTEXTILE invites all artists (national and international) to present artworks to the competition for the International Exhibition (competitive), as part of the programme of its 8th Edition, Contextile 2026 – Contemporary Textile Art Biennial, to be held in the city of Guimarães, Portugal, from the 5th September to the 29th November 2026.  The […]

Short Description Manifesta 16 Ruhr will unfold across the Ruhr Area in Summer 2026. Through close collaboration with local communities, Manifesta 16 engages with social, political and environmental issues, offering new perspectives on the historical and contemporary fabric of the Ruhr Area. The biennial will repurpose empty post-war church buildings to rethink how these spaces, […]

Short Description The Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery invite submissions for Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize. Pathways is a biennial, juried art competition and exhibition for emerging professional artists living in Florida. This edition will consist of a juried selection process resulting in a Summer 2026 group exhibition for the […]

Short Description Established in 2017, the Ithra Art Prize is one of the most significant art awards dedicated to contemporary artists from or based in the 22 Arab countries. Initially focused on Saudi artists, the Prize has since expanded to include practices across the arab region. Rooted in Ithra’s mission to ignite cultural curiosity and […]

Short Description The Wrong Biennale is a global art event dedicated to generating and showcasing artistic creativity across virtual, physical and hybrid platforms. It functions as a laboratory, a network of networks, an exhibition of exhibitions, one could say, where both emerging and established artists engage with contemporary art and culture and its frontiers. The […]

Short Description  Between November 1st, 2025 and February 28, 2026,the 2025 Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale, titled “PAPER & WATER”, will be held in the coastal city of Shanghai, China, a city between history and tradition, modernity and high tech — a city surrounded by a river on all sides, with trade links in the […]