Festivals & Fairs

Art fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and cultural manifestations — Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, Venice Biennale and beyond.

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Iole de Freitas' Archives and Parque Lage's 'Amigo EAV' Collection Featured at ArtRio 2020 festival-fair
The 'Amigo EAV' collection from Parque Lage participated in ArtRio 2020, featuring archives related to Iole de Freitas. ArtRio 2020 took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The…
ArtRio 2020 Launches Hybrid Fair with EAV Parque Lage Collection and New Casa ArtRio Space festival-fair
ArtRio 2020 is set to take place from October 14 to 18, featuring a hybrid format that includes a scaled-down in-person event at Marina da Glória alongside an extensive online…
Mia 2020: Audiovisual Market Goes Hybrid at Palazzo Barberini festival-fair
The sixth edition of Mia – Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo is set to occur at Palazzo Barberini in Rome from October 14 to 18, 2020. This year’s event adopts a hybrid format,…
Artissima 2020 goes hybrid with Unplugged edition across Turin museums festival-fair
The 27th Artissima, taking place at Oval in Turin from November 5-8, 2020, has been rebranded as Artissima Unplugged. This iteration will showcase physical exhibitions at GAM,…
Ars Electronica 2020: The Wild State and the Future of Digital Festivals festival-fair
Davide Bevilacqua, who serves as an assistant in the Interface Cultures department at Kunstuniversität Linz and curates The Wild State, reflects on the 41st Ars Electronica. This…
Kat Válastur's 'Rasp Your Soul' Debuts at Romaeuropa Festival festival-fair
Choreographer and dancer Kat Válastur, Greek-born and Berlin-based, presented the Italian premiere of her performance 'Rasp Your Soul' on September 29, 2020, at Teatro Argentina…
Materia Independent Design Festival explores sacred design in Calabria festival-fair
The fifth iteration of the Materia Independent Design Festival, a prominent design event in Southern Italy, took place in Catanzaro and was broadcasted live on social media. The…
Israel's First Biennale of Art, Design and Craft Opens at MUSA festival-fair
The inaugural Biennale of Art, Design and Craft in Israel, titled 'First Person, Second Nature', commenced at MUSA – Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, showcasing around 1,000…
Floralism, First Floral Design Festival Launches in Rome festival-fair
The first edition of Floralism, a festival dedicated to floral design, is underway in Rome until October 11, 2020. Founded by Gabriela Grandi, also founder of Copihue Floral…
God is Green Festival Returns with SUPERCATASTROFE in Florence festival-fair
The God is Green festival's third edition, named SUPERCATASTROFE – Quali storie per la fine del mondo, is taking place in Florence and will run until October 18, 2020. Organized…
Festival del Giornalismo Culturale 2020: scienza, fede e velocità a Urbino e Fonte Avellana festival-fair
The 2020 Festival del Giornalismo Culturale spans three days, occurring in Urbino on October 9 and at the Monastery of Fonte Avellana from October 10 to 11. This event, organized…
Open Sound Festival's Suite OSA Concludes at Matera's Palazzo Lanfranchi festival-fair
The Open Sound Festival, originally part of Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture program, was canceled due to Covid-19 but held a single final event on September 26 at the…
Paris Fashion Week: Protests, Phygital Shows, and Galliano's Masterclass festival-fair
During the chaotic Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2021, only 18 out of over 80 brands held physical runway shows. At Dior, a protester from Extinction Rebellion walked the…
Live Cinema Festival returns to Rome with synesthetic performances festival-fair
The Live Cinema Festival's seventh iteration will be held in Rome from October 9 to 16, 2020, at Casa dell'Architettura / Acquario Romano for the first time. Directed by Claudio…
Virgilio Sieni's Performances Explore Proximity in Pandemic Era festival-fair
The So Far So Close festival in Matera, organized by Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019, features performances by choreographer Virgilio Sieni as part of its second edition. The…
Abbondanza/Bertoni's 'Hyenas' premieres at Festival Opera Prima in Rovigo festival-fair
The new choreography 'Hyenas' by Michele Abbondanza and Antonella Bertoni debuted at the Festival Opera Prima in Rovigo, Italy, organized by Teatro del Lemming. The festival, now…
Open House Milano 2020 Goes Hybrid with Digital and Physical Tours festival-fair
The fifth iteration of Open House Milano (OHM) is set for October 10-11, 2020, offering a hybrid experience with 25 venues available through reservations, alongside digital…
Festa del Cinema di Roma 2020: programma, premi e film in selezione festival-fair
La quindicesima edizione della Festa del Cinema di Roma avrà luogo dal 15 al 25 ottobre 2020, presso l'Auditorium Parco della Musica e in diverse altre location della città, come…
Gulìa Urbana Brings Street Art Regeneration to Taranto's Paolo VI District festival-fair
Giacomo Marinaro, one of the founders of the Gulìa Urbana street art festival, highlights the T.R.U.st. initiative in the Paolo VI neighborhood of Taranto, which is being…
Giorgina Pi's 'Tiresias' opens Short Theatre 2020 in Rome festival-fair
The Short Theatre festival inaugurated its unexpected fifteenth edition in Rome during the Coronavirus pandemic with 'Tiresias, appunti dalla vita di adesso', a theatrical work by…
BRAFA Art Fair 2021 Cancelled, Rescheduled to January 2022 festival-fair
BRAFA Art Fair 2021 in Brussels has been cancelled and rescheduled to 23-30 January 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic. The decision was announced by BRAFA President Harold t'Kint…
EXHIBI.TO: 34 Galleries in Turin Launch Post-Lockdown Art Week festival-fair
Turin served as the venue for EXHIBI.TO, a contemporary art week organized by gallerist Alessio Moitre, from September 21 to 28, 2020, celebrating a post-pandemic revival. A total…
Medioera 2020: Viterbo's Digital Culture Festival Goes Hybrid festival-fair
The 11th edition of Medioera, a digital culture festival established in 2009 in Viterbo, Italy, is set to take place from October 1 to 4, 2020, in a hybrid format. Founded by…
Artissima 2020 Cancelled, But Turin Art Week Proceeds with Other Fairs festival-fair
Due to the pandemic, Artissima 2020 will not take place in its traditional physical format but will instead shift to a digital platform and collaborate with Fondazione Torino…
Berlin Biennale 11 Opens with Focus on Exchange and References to Flávio de Carvalho festival-fair
The 11th Berlin Biennale has commenced, centering its theme on the concept of exchange. The event's opening statement emphasizes collective responsibility with the phrase 'We are…
Paris Photo 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Surge in France festival-fair
The 24th edition of Paris Photo, the world's leading international photography fair, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for November 12–15, 2020…
VI International Seminar ARTE!Brasileiros: In Defense of Nature and Culture festival-fair
The VI International Seminar ARTE!Brasileiros: In Defense of Nature and Culture – The Art of the Possible will be held virtually on October 8 and 9, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.…
Daata Fair launches as new digital art fair alongside Frieze festival-fair
The inaugural Daata Fair, a new digital art event, is set to take place from October 6 to 25, 2020, with a preview scheduled for October 5. This fair coincides with the digital…
Italian art fairs calendar: from Artissima to Roma Arte in Nuvola festival-fair
Despite the global health crisis causing many international art fairs to cancel or postpone to 2021, several Italian fairs are pushing forward with live editions. Artissima in…
NU Arts and Community Festival Launches in Novara festival-fair
The interdisciplinary festival NU Arts and Community, organized by Associazione Culturale Rest-Art in collaboration with Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo, will take place in Novara…
ArcoMadrid 2021 Postponed to July Due to Pandemic festival-fair
For the first time in nearly 40 years, ArcoMadrid, the contemporary art fair in Madrid, will be held in July (7–11) instead of its traditional late February slot. The decision was…
Five Architecture Festivals to Watch in Italy This Fall festival-fair
Italy is experiencing a rise in architecture festivals, with seven events supported by MiBACT's Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity since late 2020. Key festivals…
Mulhouse Biennial's Apocalyptic Vision: This Is the End festival-fair
The 4th Biennale de la photographie de Mulhouse, titled This Is the End and curated by Anne Immelé, runs from September 11, 2020 to January 10, 2021 across multiple venues. The…
Alessio Romenzi's COVID ICU Photos at Lodi Ethics Photography Festival festival-fair
From September 26 to October 25, the Festival della Fotografia Etica in Lodi will showcase seventeen images by Alessio Romenzi, a recipient of the World Press Photo award. Titled…
ArtLab 20 Bergamo: 34 partners for post-Covid cultural revival festival-fair
From September 23 to 26, 2020, the city of Bergamo hosts ArtLab, the independent Italian platform promoted by Fondazione Fitzcarraldo dedicated to innovation in cultural policies,…
BOOM! Tags&Comics Festival Brings Art to Shopping Mall in Corciano festival-fair
The sixth edition of BOOM! Tags&Comics, a sound and visual art festival organized by Archi's Comunicazione, will take place at Quasar Village shopping center in Corciano, Italy,…
Marcos Morau's Sonoma Debuts at Oriente Occidente Festival festival-fair
Spanish director and choreographer Marcos Morau premiered his new work Sonoma at the Oriente Occidente Dance Festival in Rovereto, Italy, marking the 40th edition of the festival…
É Tudo Verdade Festival Launches 25th Edition with 60 Films and Special SESC-SP Program festival-fair
The 25th edition of the É Tudo Verdade documentary film festival runs from September 23 to October 4, presenting 60 feature, medium, and short films in competition and…
CulinAria 2020: Art and Food at Viafarini During Milan Art Week festival-fair
On September 10, 2020, the second edition of CulinAria took place at Viafarini's artist residency in Milan, coinciding with Milan Art Week. Pasquale Leccese, the gallerist from Le…
Jan Fabre's 'Resurrexit Cassandra' opens Napoli Teatro Festival Italia 2020 festival-fair
Jan Fabre's 'Resurrexit Cassandra' opened the international section of the Napoli Teatro Festival Italia 2020, running until February 7, 2021, with a new creation by Greek…

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