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- Fair · Africa 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair (Marrakech) 1-54 · Marrakech, Morocco Annual Marrakech edition, typically early February (also London and New York editions)
- Event · Africa 1-54 Marrakech La Mamounia · Marrakech, Morocco Annual, usually early February
- Event · Africa 16th Dak’Art: (Anti)fragilité Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain · Dakar, Senegal 19 Nov 2026 to 19 Dec 2026
- Event · Asia/Middle East 16th Gwangju Biennale: You Must Change Your Life Gwangju Biennale Foundation · Gwangju, South Korea 5 Sep 2026 to 15 Nov 2026
- Open call · Africa 32° East Residency 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust · Kampala, Uganda Residency calls recur roughly October–November each year
- Fair · Africa AKAA: Also Known As Africa AKAA · Paris, France Deadline 2026-10-25
- Event · Africa ART X Lagos 2026 ART X Collective · Lagos, Nigeria 5 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
- Prize · Africa Absa L'Atelier Art Competition Absa with SANAVA · Johannesburg, South Africa Annual; submissions typically open spring (~April–May) across 12 African countries
- Event · Africa Addis Fine Art Addis Fine Art gallery · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Year-round rotating exhibitions
- Festival · Africa Affordable Art Show Kenya Museum Society · Nairobi, Kenya Usually May, and a second edition later in the year
- Festival · Africa Africa Nouveau Festival Africa Nouveau · Athi River, Kenya Usually November
- Event · Africa Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week ASFW Nairobi · Nairobi, Kenya Usually late April
- Festival · Africa AfrikaBurn AfrikaBurn · Tankwa Karoo, South Africa Usually late April to early May
- Residency · Europe Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship Akademie Schloss Solitude · Stuttgart, Germany Open call roughly every two years; next call expected ~2027
- Event · Africa Art Auction East Africa Circle Art Gallery · Nairobi, Kenya Annual, historically around November
- Fair · Americas Art Basel Miami Beach Art Basel (MCH Group) · Miami Beach, United States Deadline 2026-12-06
- Event · Europe Art Basel Paris 2026 Grand Palais · Paris, France 23 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
- Fair · Europe Art Basel in Basel Art Basel (MCH Group) · Basel, Switzerland Annual, typically mid-June at Messe Basel
- Fair · Asia/Middle East Art Dubai Art Dubai · Dubai, United Arab Emirates Annual; typically spring (April/May), with a MENASA focus
- Event · Africa Asian Literary Festival, Africa edition Asian Literary Festival · Nairobi, Kenya Usually May
- Biennial · Africa Bamako Encounters: African Biennale of Photography Ministry of Culture of Mali · Bamako, Mali Deadline 2027-01-26
- Event · Africa Banana Hill Art Gallery Banana Hill Art Gallery · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round rotating exhibitions
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Bangkok Art Biennale (5th) Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation · Bangkok, Thailand Deadline 2027-02-28
- Event · Asia/Middle East Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Angels and Mara Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation · Bangkok, Thailand 29 Oct 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
- Event · Africa Bayimba International Festival of the Arts Bayimba Foundation, Lunkulu Island · Lunkulu Island, Uganda 9 Aug 2026 to 13 Aug 2026
- Festival · Africa Beneath the Baobabs Festival Beneath the Baobabs · Kilifi, Kenya 30 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027
- Residency · Americas Beta-Local: La Práctica Beta-Local · San Juan, Puerto Rico Annual cohort for the ~6-month residency/seminar
- Biennial · Americas Bienal de São Paulo Fundação Bienal de São Paulo · São Paulo, Brazil Latin America's oldest biennial (since 1951); next edition expected 2027 in Ibirapuera Park
- Event · Europe Biennale Arte 2026: In Minor Keys La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy 9 May 2026 to 22 Nov 2026
- Festival · Europe Biennale Arte, Venice La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy 9 May 2026 to 22 Nov 2026
- Open call · Africa Black Rock Senegal Residency Black Rock Senegal · Dakar, Senegal One fee-free open call per year for 1–3 month stays
- Festival · Africa Blankets & Wine Blankets & Wine · Nairobi, Kenya 2026 editions: 7 Jun, 6 Sep, 20 Dec
- Event · Africa Brush Tu Art Studio Buruburu · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round collective studio with shows and residencies
- Festival · Americas Burning Man Burning Man Project · Black Rock Desert, United States 30 Aug 2026 to 7 Sep 2026
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Busan Biennale 2026 Busan Biennale Organizing Committee · Busan, South Korea Deadline 2026-11-01
- Festival · Africa Chale Wote Street Art Festival Accra dot Alt · Accra, Ghana 10 Aug 2026 to 17 Aug 2026
- Event · Africa Circle Art Gallery Circle Art Gallery, Victoria Square, Lavington · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round, a new show roughly every 4 to 6 weeks
- Residency · Europe Cité internationale des arts Residencies Cité internationale des arts · Paris, France Multiple partner-programme open calls across the year (3–12 month studios)
- Grant · Americas Creative Capital Award Creative Capital · New York, United States Annual open call, typically in spring (project grants up to $50k)
- Grant · Europe DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Programme DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) · Berlin, Germany Annual; applications run roughly mid-October to mid-December
- Event · Africa DOADOA, East African Performing Arts Market Bayimba Foundation, Uganda Museum · Kampala, Uganda Usually May
- Biennial · Africa Dakar Biennale (Dak'Art) Secrétariat Général de la Biennale de Dakar · Dakar, Senegal Deadline 2026-12-19
- Festival · Africa Dak’Art, Dakar Biennale Biennale de Dakar · Dakar, Senegal 19 Nov 2026 to 19 Dec 2026
- Residency · Africa David Koloane Award Residency Bag Factory Artists' Studios · Johannesburg, South Africa Annual open call, typically announced mid-year; funded studio residency for a South Africa–based artist
- Residency · Europe Delfina Foundation Residency Programme Delfina Foundation · London, United Kingdom Thematic, seasonal residencies run via rolling open calls through the year
- Fair · Asia/Middle East Dhaka Art Summit Samdani Art Foundation · Dhaka, Bangladesh Large non-commercial South Asian research platform, held roughly every two years (historically ~February)
- Event · Africa East Africa Art Biennale (EASTAFAB) 2026 GoDown, Nairobi Gallery, Kuona and Circle Art, with regional satellites · Nairobi, Kenya 15 Sep 2026 to 20 Nov 2026
- Festival · Europe Edinburgh Festival Fringe Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society · Edinburgh, United Kingdom 7 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2026
- Event · Africa FNB Art Joburg 2026 Sandton Convention Centre · Johannesburg, South Africa 4 Sep 2026 to 6 Sep 2026
- Festival · Africa Felabration The New Afrika Shrine · Lagos, Nigeria Usually mid-October
- Festival · Africa Festival des Arts Populaires de Marrakech Association le Grand Atlas · Marrakech, Morocco 2 Jul 2026 to 6 Jul 2026
- Residency · Africa Fondation H Residency / Prix Paritana Fondation H · Antananarivo, Madagascar Residencies largely by invitation; the annual Prix Paritana prize opens its own call each year
- Event · Africa Forever Is Now (6th edition) Art D’Égypte, at the Pyramids of Giza · Giza, Egypt November 2026 (dates to be confirmed)
- Residency · Americas Fountainhead Residency Fountainhead Arts · Miami, United States Open call typically opens in summer for the following year
- Event · Europe Frida: The Making of an Icon Tate Modern · London, United Kingdom 25 Jun 2026 to 4 Jan 2027
- Fair · Europe Frieze London Frieze · London, United Kingdom Deadline 2026-10-18
- Event · Europe Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2026 The Regent’s Park · London, United Kingdom 14 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
- Residency · Americas Fundación Casa Wabi Residency Fundación Casa Wabi · Puerto Escondido, Mexico Open calls through the year (incl. partner-prize cycles); reciprocal community project required
- Event · Africa GoDown Arts Centre Dunga Road, Industrial Area · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round exhibitions, performances and open days
- Grant · Americas Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · New York, United States Annual; cycle opens late summer and closes ~mid-September (US and Canada)
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Gwangju Biennale (16th) Gwangju Biennale Foundation · Gwangju, South Korea Deadline 2026-11-15
- Residency · Americas ISCP: International Studio & Curatorial Program ISCP · Brooklyn, New York, United States Flagship programme reviewed on a rolling basis year-round
- Event · Africa Inema Arts Center Inema Arts Center, Kacyiru · Kigali, Rwanda Year-round studios, exhibitions and concerts
- Fair · Africa Investec Cape Town Art Fair Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa · Cape Town, South Africa Annual, typically mid-to-late February at the CTICC
- Event · Africa Investec Cape Town Art Fair Cape Town International Convention Centre · Cape Town, South Africa Annual, usually February
- Prize · Asia/Middle East Jameel Prize Art Jameel with the V&A · Dubai, United Arab Emirates Roughly biennial international award; open call typically in autumn ahead of each edition
- Residency · Europe Jan van Eyck Academie Residency: Open Call Jan van Eyck Academie · Maastricht, Netherlands Annual call, typically published in autumn for the following year
- Event · Africa Kalasha International Film and TV Festival Kenya Film Commission · Nairobi, Kenya Usually late April
- Biennial · Africa Kampala Art Biennale Kampala Arts Trust · Kampala, Uganda Recurs biennially in even years, typically in the second half of the year
- Event · Africa Kampala Art Biennale Multiple Kampala venues · Kampala, Uganda Biennial, next edition dates to confirm
- Event · Africa Karibu Music Festival Karibu Music Festival · Moshi, Tanzania Mid to late year
- Residency · Asia/Middle East Khoj International Residency Khoj International Artists' Association · New Delhi, India Themed residency cohorts with periodic open calls through the year
- Festival · Africa Kilifi Creek Festival Kilifi Creek Festival · Kilifi, Kenya 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
- Event · Africa Kistrech International Poetry Festival Kistrech Theatre International · Kisii, Kenya Usually September
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Kochi-Muziris Biennale (6th) Kochi Biennale Foundation · Kochi, India India's principal contemporary art biennial; runs across the winter into spring (most recent edition closed March 2026)
- Event · Africa Koroga Festival Koroga Festival, Tatu City · Nairobi, Kenya Twice yearly, around July and December
- Event · Americas Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States 4 Oct 2026 to 31 Jan 2027
- Event · Africa Kuona Artists Collective Dennis Pritt Road, Likoni Lane · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round working studios and open-studio days
- Open call · Europe Künstlerhaus Bethanien: International Studio Programme Künstlerhaus Bethanien · Berlin, Germany Direct open call roughly around spring; many places routed via partner institutions
- Biennial · Africa Lagos Biennial Àkéte Art Foundation · Lagos, Nigeria Deadline 2026-12-20
- Event · Africa Lake International PanAfrican Film Festival Legacy Arts and Film Lab · Nakuru, Kenya Usually the last quarter of the year
- Festival · Africa Lamu Cultural Festival Lamu County / Lamu Cultural Promotion Group · Lamu, Kenya Usually late November
- Event · Africa Lamu Painters Festival Lamu Painters Festival · Lamu, Kenya Usually late in the year
- Festival · Africa Lamu Yoga and Wellbeing Festival Banana House and Wellness Centre · Lamu, Kenya 2026: 14-19 Jul and 4-8 Nov
- Festival · Africa MTN Bushfire Festival House on Fire · Malkerns Valley, Eswatini Usually late May
- Festival · Africa Maa Cultural Week Narok County Government · Narok, Kenya Annual, dates vary, near the Maasai Mara
- Residency · Americas MacDowell Fellowship MacDowell · Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States Deadline 2026-09-10
- Event · Africa Macondo Literary Festival Macondo Literary Festival · Nairobi, Kenya 18 Sep 2026 to 20 Sep 2026
- Biennial · Europe Manifesta 16 Ruhr International Foundation Manifesta · Ruhr region, Germany Deadline 2026-10-04
- Event · Africa Manjano Visual Arts Exhibition GoDown Arts Centre and Village Market · Nairobi, Kenya Annual juried competition, running since 2009
- Event · Africa Maralal International Camel Derby Samburu County · Maralal, Kenya August to September
- Festival · Africa Marsabit Lake Turkana Cultural Festival Marsabit County Government · Loiyangalani, Kenya Dates confirmed Sept to Oct
- Festival · Africa Mombasa Carnival Mombasa County · Mombasa, Kenya Usually November
- Grant · Asia/Middle East Mophradat: Grants for Artists Mophradat · Brussels, Belgium Open call for artists from the Arab world, typically published in autumn
- Residency · Africa NIROX Artist Residency NIROX Foundation · Krugersdorp, South Africa Rolling and by-invitation intakes through the year; some open calls
- Event · Africa Nafasi Art Space Nafasi Art Space, Mikocheni · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Year-round exhibitions, fairs, concerts and the Nafasi Academy
- Event · Africa Nairobi Arts Biennale 2026 House of Friends, HOF Gallery Kibera and city-wide · Nairobi, Kenya 24 Oct 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
- Event · Africa Nairobi Design Week Multiple venues across the city · Nairobi, Kenya Annual, usually March
- Event · Africa Nairobi Fashion Week Nairobi Fashion Week · Nairobi, Kenya Usually January
- Event · Africa Noir Fashion Week Noir Fashion Week · Nairobi, Kenya 6 Aug 2026 to 9 Aug 2026
- Prize · Africa Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Sovereign Art Foundation with Norval Foundation · Franschhoek, South Africa Deadline 2027-02-26
- Festival · Africa Nyege Nyege Festival Nyege Nyege · Jinja, Uganda 19 Nov 2026 to 22 Nov 2026
- Event · Africa One Off Contemporary Art Gallery Rosslyn Lone Tree Estate Road, Rosslyn · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round, regular rotating shows
- Event · Africa Peterson Kamwathi: Tabula Rasa Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI) · Nairobi, Kenya 25 Apr 2026 to 23 Aug 2026
- Residency · Americas Pivô: Arte e Pesquisa Pivô · São Paulo, Brazil Annual open call for the free 'Pivô Pesquisa' research residency (semestral cycles)
- Event · Africa Polka Dot Art Gallery Souk Shops, Karen · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round exhibitions, classes and workshops
- Grant · Americas Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Pollock-Krasner Foundation · New York, United States Rolling; applications accepted year-round
- Grant · Africa Prince Claus Seed Award Prince Claus Fund · Amsterdam, Netherlands Annual; call opens ~Nov/Dec with an early-January deadline (eligible: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East, Eastern Europe)
- Open call · Africa RAW Académie RAW Material Company · Dakar, Senegal Roughly annual session; open call for up to ten fellows typically published mid-year
- Event · Africa Rangi za East street-art festival BSQ Crew, Nairobi neighbourhoods · Nairobi, Kenya Annual graffiti and street-art gathering
- Event · Africa Red Hill Art Gallery Red Hill Art Gallery, Limuru · Limuru, Kenya Around six exhibitions a year
- Festival · Africa Rift Valley Festival Rift Valley Festival · Naivasha, Kenya Usually late August
- Residency · Europe Rijksakademie Residency: Open Call Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten · Amsterdam, Netherlands Annual international open call, roughly 1 January – 1 February each year
- Fair · Americas SP–Arte SP–Arte · São Paulo, Brazil Annual, typically April at the Bienal Pavilion
- Festival · Africa Sauti za Busara Busara Promotions · Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania Usually early February
- Open call · Asia/Middle East Sharjah Art Foundation: Open Calls / Production Programme Sharjah Art Foundation · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Rolling open calls through the year (production grants, short film, publishing) with varying deadlines
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Sharjah Biennial 17 Sharjah Art Foundation · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Biennial on an odd-year cycle; next edition (SB17) announced for 21 Jan – 13 Jun 2027 (no 2026 edition)
- Event · Asia/Middle East Sharjah Biennial 17: What Remains, Sits Restive Sharjah Art Foundation · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 21 Jan 2027 to 13 Jun 2027
- Event · Africa Shifteye Studios Priory Place, Hurlingham · Nairobi, Kenya Year-round photography exhibitions and events
- Residency · Americas Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture · Madison, Maine, United States Deadline 2026-10-16
- Event · Africa Slum Film Festival Slum Film Festival · Nairobi, Kenya Annual since 2010
- Biennial · Africa Stellenbosch Triennale Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust · Stellenbosch, South Africa Triennial (every three years), typically South African autumn (Feb–Apr); next edition expected ~2028
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Taipei Biennial Taipei Fine Arts Museum · Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan's flagship biennial (since 1998); next (15th) edition in 2027, curated by Cecilia Alemani
- Biennial · Asia/Middle East Thailand Biennale Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture · Phuket, Thailand Government-run biennial that rotates to a new Thai province each edition; next edition Rayong 2027
- Open call · Africa Thami Mnyele Foundation Residency Thami Mnyele Foundation · Amsterdam, Netherlands Annual open call when active; three-month Amsterdam studio residency for African visual artists
- Event · Europe The 90s Tate Britain, guest-curated by Edward Enninful · London, United Kingdom 1 Oct 2026 to 14 Feb 2027
- Event · Africa Thrift Social Nairobi Thrift Social Nairobi · Nairobi, Kenya Recurring editions through the year
- Event · Africa Tobong’u Lore, Turkana Cultural Festival Turkana County Government · Lodwar, Kenya Usually December
- Prize · Europe Turner Prize 2026 Tate · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Deadline 2026-12-10
- Biennial · Europe Venice Biennale: 61st International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy Deadline 2026-11-22
- Biennial · Americas Whitney Biennial 2026 Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States Deadline 2026-08-23
- Event · Africa Zanzibar International Film Festival ZIFF · Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania Usually late June
- Event · Africa Zeitz MOCAA: 2026–27 Season Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa · Cape Town, South Africa New season opens 1 October 2026
- Fair · Americas ZⓈONAMACO ZⓈONAMACO · Mexico City, Mexico Annual, typically early February at Centro Citibanamex
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