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• Museum of Life and Science Hosts Day of the Dead Event with Monarch Butterfly Migration Focus festival-fair

  The Museum of Life and Science organized a Dia de los Muertos celebration on November 1 that connected the Latin American holiday with the annual monarch butterfly migration to…

• Arte Continua's Weekend Fundraiser in Tuscany Supports Public Art festival-fair

  Founded in 1990 in Tuscany, the nonprofit Associazione Arte Continua is set to host two Giornate per l'Arte Contemporanea on November 22-23, 2025, in Colle di Val d'Elsa and…

• Artissima Fair in Turin Showcases Politically Engaged Contemporary Art festival-fair

  The Artissima contemporary art fair took place in Turin during November, featuring galleries that represent artists with strong political and social engagement. Highlighted…

• November 2025 Performance and Festival Highlights Across Italy festival-fair

  The article presents a curated calendar of theatrical performances, immersive experiences, and festivals across Italy for November 2025. In Turin, Andrea De Rosa's adaptation of…

• Issam Kourbaj Curates Beyond Emerging Artists Across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain with Site-Specific Focus festival-fair

  Artist Issam Kourbaj serves as curator for Abu Dhabi Art's Beyond Emerging Artists program, which runs parallel exhibitions in both Abu Dhabi and Al Ain from November 19-23. The…

• Italian Cultural Festivals: November 2025 Highlights festival-fair

  In late November 2025, Italy will be vibrant with numerous cultural celebrations. The Mind Marea Festival in Rimini, scheduled for November 15-16, merges literature, journalism,…

• Abu Dhabi Art 2025 Returns with Record 140+ Galleries from 37 Countries festival-fair

  The 17th Abu Dhabi Art Fair, organized by DCT Abu Dhabi and presided over by Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is set to take place from November 19 to…

• Art Week Tokyo 2025 Showcases City's Cultural Landscape with International Collaborations and Major Exhibitions festival-fair

  On November 4, Art Week Tokyo 2025 commenced, coinciding with a bustling autumn schedule of art happenings in Japan and the surrounding region. Initiated in 2021, the event has…

• São Paulo Bienal's 70th anniversary ignites debate on Brazilian selection, politics, and institutional critique. festival-fair

  The 70th anniversary of the São Paulo Bienal is marked by various commemorative events, including a podcast, a film, and a new edition of its archives. The main exhibition of the…

• 36th São Paulo Biennial Criticized, MASP Hosts Bacon and Andrade Show, Hal Foster Talks Art Struggles festival-fair

  The 36th Bienal de São Paulo has been criticized for its perplexing presentation, which has made it difficult for some attendees to connect with the artworks. Meanwhile, the Museu…

• ArtDate 2025 in Bergamo Explores Silence Across Disciplines festival-fair

  The 15th iteration of ArtDate, which fuses contemporary art, philosophy, and the human form, is set to take place in Bergamo from November 13 to 16, 2025. This year's event,…

• 18th Istanbul Biennial Navigates Political Reality Through Art festival-fair

  The 18th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Christine Tohmé and named The Three-Legged Cat, is taking place across eight venues along the Beyoğlu-Karaköy axis until November 23. The…

• Ghost 2568 Triennale in Bangkok Confronts Urban Memory and Resistance festival-fair

  The third Ghost triennale, titled 'Wish We Were Here,' occurred in Bangkok from October 15 to November 16, 2025, under the curation of Amal Khalaf. Centered on the Chao Phraya…

• Biennale College Teatro Announces 2026-2027 Program Applications for Italian Directors and Playwrights festival-fair

  The Biennale College Teatro has released two calls for applications targeting Italian adult directors and playwrights. Submissions for both categories must be submitted by…

• Vienna Art Week 2025 Explores Learning Systems at Former ORF-Funkhaus festival-fair

  The 2025 Vienna Art Week, which runs until November 14, is hosted at the former ORF-Funkhaus. Curated by Robert Punkenhofer and Işın Önol under the theme 'Learning Systems,' the…

• Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement expands to Tunis for 2026 edition with 16 artists, emphasizing diverse voices festival-fair

  In October 2026, the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement (BIM) will launch in Tunis, marking its inaugural partnership with the Kamel Lazaar Foundation and coinciding with Jaou…

• Colomboscope 2026: Rhythm Alliances festival-fair

  The ninth installment of Colomboscope, named Rhythm Alliances, is under the curation of Hajra Haider Karrar alongside artistic director Natasha Ginwala. This festival showcases…

• Bahamas Resort Art Fair Elevates Caribbean Art Scene and Announces Venice Biennale Pavilion festival-fair

  The FUZE Caribbean Art Fair, held at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau, Bahamas, concluded its third edition with significant developments for regional art. The event announced that…

• GAMeC Bergamo's 'Pensare come una montagna' biennial spreads across Orobie Alps festival-fair

  The GAMeC in Bergamo, directed by Lorenzo Giusti, has launched the fifth and final cycle of 'Pensare come una montagna – Il Biennale delle Orobie', a biennial that unfolds over…

• Independent publisher NERO launches alternative book fair in Rome festival-fair

  NERO, an independent publisher based in Italy, has announced the USCITA festival, happening from November 25 to 28, 2025. This event will be held in collaboration with twelve…

• FRANCO Festival 2025: First Edition of Regeneration Culture Festival in Bologna festival-fair

  The first edition of FRANCO Festival, dedicated to culture-driven urban regeneration, took place at the former Cartiera di Marzabotto in Lama di Reno, Bologna. Over two days, the…

• Qatar Launches Rubaiya Qatar Quadrennial 2026; Kelly Akashi Commissioned for JFK; New Art Fairs Emerge in Asia festival-fair

  In November 2026, Qatar will unveil the Rubaiya Qatar contemporary art quadrennial at Al Riwaq pavilion in Doha, under the guidance of curators Tom Eccles, Ruba Katrib, Mark…

• Slavs and Tatars and Michał Grzegorzek Curate Survival Kit 16 in Riga festival-fair

  The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) has revealed that Slavs and Tatars, alongside Michał Grzegorzek, will curate Survival Kit 16, which is themed House of See-More and…

• Asia NOW 2025: West Asia Takes Center Stage at Monnaie de Paris festival-fair

  Asia NOW 2025, themed 'Grow,' is set to occur at La Monnaie de Paris, showcasing approximately 70 galleries from around the globe. The event emphasizes West Asia and South Asia,…

• Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival tours Italy, screening films that counter colonial narratives festival-fair

  From October 9 to 30, 2025, the Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival, which translates to 'gaze' in Arabic, traveled to more than 40 cities across Italy. The festival highlighted…

• Film 'Stardust' on Architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown Premieres at Rome Film Fest festival-fair

  The documentary 'Stardust,' directed by Jim Venturi and written and edited by Anita Naughton, premiered at the Festa del Cinema di Roma on October 16-17, 2025. The film focuses on…

• AMART 2025: Milan's Antiques Fair Returns with 61 Exhibitors festival-fair

  The Associazione Antiquari Milanesi and Promo.Ter will host the seventh edition of AMART at the Museo della Permanente in Milan from November 5 to 9, 2025. This event will feature…

• Écofemmes Fest: Paris Festival Merges Art, Feminism, and Ecology festival-fair

  The inaugural Écofemmes Fest, hosted by the nonprofit Minerva, is set to take place at La Caserne in Paris from November 7 to 9, 2025. Minerva, founded by Francesca Rozzi and…

• C2C Festival 2025 a Torino: record di presenze e omaggio a Sergio Ricciardone festival-fair

  La 23ª edizione del C2C Festival si è tenuta a Torino dal 30 ottobre al 2 novembre 2025, registrando circa 42.000 presenze con un 40% di pubblico estero e sold out già da metà…

• Lo Schermo dell'Arte 2025: 18th Edition in Florence Blends Film and Contemporary Art festival-fair

  The 18th edition of Lo Schermo dell'Arte, an independent festival taking place in Florence, is scheduled from November 12 to 16, 2025. Established by Silvia Lucchesi, the festival…

• Artissima 2025 in Turin: Top and Flops of the Art Week festival-fair

  Turin's 2025 Art Week featured a vibrant Artissima, complemented by various collateral fairs and outstanding exhibitions. Key attractions included the excellence of GAM, the…

• Trenčín 2026 European Capital of Culture: Program Director Interview festival-fair

  Trenčín, Slovakia, will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 with the theme 'Awakening Curiosity' (Prebúdzame zvedavosť). Program director Stanislav Krajči outlines a program…

• Artissima 2025 in Turin balances Italian roots with global ambitions under Luigi Fassi's direction festival-fair

  Artissima, Italy's leading contemporary art fair, is currently happening at Oval Lingotto Fiori in Turin and runs until November 2. This year's theme is 'Operating Manual for…

• Novembre Nordico 2025: 30+ eventi gratuiti celebrano le tracce nordiche a Roma festival-fair

  Dal 3 novembre al 6 dicembre 2025, Roma accoglierà la quarta edizione di Novembre Nordico, un evento organizzato dalle Ambasciate di Danimarca, Finlandia, Norvegia e Svezia, in…

• Lucca Comics & Games 2025: record di presenze e polemiche sugli incontri a pagamento festival-fair

  La manifestazione Lucca Comics & Games 2025, intitolata French Kiss, si è svolta dal 30 ottobre al 2 novembre, registrando la vendita di 240.000 biglietti e un aumento del 4% nel…

• Ali Sethi and Nicholas Jaar Perform at C2C Festival in Turin festival-fair

  At the C2C festival in Turin, running until November 2 at Lingotto Fiere, Pakistani singer and writer Ali Sethi performed with Chilean electronic producer Nicholas Jaar. Their set…

• Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah questions the purpose of canons amid global deconstruction efforts festival-fair

  The Islamic Arts Biennale's second edition in Jeddah provocatively questions the relevance of a canon in today's context. This question arises as universities in America and…

• Aesthetica Film Festival and MPB launch 'The Next Shot' project with four filmmakers sharing camera equipment stories festival-fair

  Aesthetica Magazine and MPB have launched a project called The Next Shot, encouraging creatives to create short films centered on their filming equipment. Among the selected…

• Artissima 2025: Top Stands from Suprainfinit to Sies+Höke festival-fair

  Artissima 2025, taking place in Turin, showcases 176 galleries divided into several sections: Main Section, New Entries, Monologue/Dialogue, Art Spaces & Editions, Present Future,…

• Flashback Art Fair's Best Stands in Turin festival-fair

  Flashback art fair opened its doors in Turin from October 30 to November 2 at Flashback Habitat (Corso Giovanni Lanza 75), featuring galleries of ancient, modern, and contemporary…