Weekly News Roundup: Islamic Arts Biennale Curators, Philippine Artist, Australian Fellowships, Tai Kwun Vandalism
The third Islamic Arts Biennale, set to commence on November 1, 2027, at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will feature four curators: Nada Raza, William Robinson, Alain Fouad George, and Idries Trevathan, as selected by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. In a historic achievement, 77-year-old Imelda Cajipe Endaya has become the first female recipient of the Order of National Artists for Visual Arts in the Philippines. Creative Australia has granted 16 Fellowships for 2026, each valued at AUD 80,000, to artists such as Zeppelin Hamilton and Jane Harrison. The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts has awarded Yona Lee the 2027 Judy Wheeler Commission. Additionally, Alicja Kwade’s installation Waiting Pavilions in Hong Kong was vandalized on September 20 but has since been restored.
Key facts
- The Islamic Arts Biennale 2027 will open on November 1, 2027, at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Four curators will lead the third edition: Nada Raza, William Robinson, Alain Fouad George, and Idries Trevathan.
- Imelda Cajipe Endaya, 77, became the first woman to receive the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts.
- Creative Australia awarded 16 Fellowships for 2026, each providing AUD 80,000 for up to two years.
- Yona Lee was selected for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts' 2027 Judy Wheeler Commission.
- Alicja Kwade's installation Waiting Pavilions at Tai Kwun in Hong Kong was vandalized on September 20, 2026.
- The vandalized boulder was originally positioned on a Monobloc chair and was found on the ground nearby.
- Hong Kong police classified the incident as criminal damage; the work has been restored and remains on view.
Entities
Artists
- Nada Raza
- William Robinson
- Alain Fouad George
- Idries Trevathan
- Imelda Cajipe Endaya
- Zeppelin Hamilton
- Jane Harrison
- Angela Valamanesh
- Katie Noonan
- Brian Fuata
- Judith Bishop
- Yona Lee
- Alicja Kwade
- Judy Wheeler
Institutions
- Diriyah Biennale Foundation
- Islamic Arts Biennale
- Alserkal Arts Foundation
- Christie’s
- University of Oxford
- Lusail Institute
- King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
- King Abdulaziz International Airport
- Creative Australia
- Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Tai Kwun
- Tai Kwun Contemporary
- Silverlens
- Storyboard Media
- Rift Photography
Locations
- Jeddah
- Saudi Arabia
- Dhahran
- Doha
- Qatar
- Philippines
- Australia
- Perth
- Hong Kong
- Auckland
- New Zealand
- Manila
- New York
- United States
- Oxford
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Germany