Calendar · Biennials
Biennials for artists
Every biennial on the radar, worldwide, in one place. Browse the whole calendar by type whenever you want, beyond what we feature this week.
- Africa Dakar Biennale (Dak'Art) Secrétariat Général de la Biennale de Dakar · Dakar, Senegal Deadline 2026-12-19
- Africa Bamako Encounters: African Biennale of Photography Ministry of Culture of Mali · Bamako, Mali Deadline 2027-01-26
- Africa Lagos Biennial Àkéte Art Foundation · Lagos, Nigeria Deadline 2026-12-20
- Africa Kampala Art Biennale Kampala Arts Trust · Kampala, Uganda Recurs biennially in even years, typically in the second half of the year
- Africa Stellenbosch Triennale Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust · Stellenbosch, South Africa Triennial (every three years), typically South African autumn (Feb–Apr); next edition expected ~2028
- Europe Venice Biennale: 61st International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy Deadline 2026-11-22
- Europe Manifesta 16 Ruhr International Foundation Manifesta · Ruhr region, Germany Deadline 2026-10-04
- Americas Whitney Biennial 2026 Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States Deadline 2026-08-23
- 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
- Asia/Middle East Gwangju Biennale (16th) Gwangju Biennale Foundation · Gwangju, South Korea Deadline 2026-11-15
- Asia/Middle East Busan Biennale 2026 Busan Biennale Organizing Committee · Busan, South Korea Deadline 2026-11-01
- Asia/Middle East Bangkok Art Biennale (5th) Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation · Bangkok, Thailand Deadline 2027-02-28
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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)