Samdani Art Foundation and Kunsthalle Basel Co-Organize Samdani Art Award 2026 Within Regionale 27
The Samdani Art Foundation will collaborate with Kunsthalle Basel for the Samdani Art Award 2026 during Regionale 27. This exhibition, titled Far Reach, is scheduled to launch on November 28, 2026, and will showcase eight artists from Bangladesh alongside sixteen participants from the Regionale. The initiative aims to foster artistic connections between Bangladesh and the Basel area. Leading the curation will be Diana Campbell, the Samdani Art Foundation's Founding Artistic Director, joined by Kunsthalle Basel's Director, Mohamed Almusibli, and fellow curators Yana Kadykova, Ruxmini Reckvana Q Choudhury, and Swilin Haque.
Key facts
- The Samdani Art Foundation announced a partnership with Kunsthalle Basel to co-organize the Samdani Art Award 2026 within Regionale 27.
- The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia supports the partnership.
- Eight Samdani Art Award finalists from Bangladesh will exhibit alongside sixteen artists from the Regionale.
- The exhibition opens at Kunsthalle Basel on November 28, 2026.
- The exhibition is titled Far Reach.
- Diana Campbell, Founding Artistic Director of the Samdani Art Foundation, is a curator of the exhibition.
- Mohamed Almusibli, Director and Chief Curator of Kunsthalle Basel, is a curator of the exhibition.
- The curatorial team also includes Yana Kadykova, Ruxmini Reckvana Q Choudhury, and Swilin Haque.
Entities
Artists
- Diana Campbell
- Mohamed Almusibli
- Yana Kadykova
- Ruxmini Reckvana Q Choudhury
- Swilin Haque
Institutions
- Samdani Art Foundation
- Kunsthalle Basel
- Regionale
- Regionale 27
- Samdani Art Award
- Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
Locations
- Bangladesh
- Basel
- Switzerland