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• Sutura: Binational Art Encounter Challenges Border 'Open Wound' Metaphor festival-fair

  From November 18-22, El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, will host Sutura, a five-day binational art event curated by Edgar Picazo Merino. This initiative aims…

• Low Kee Hong to direct 2028 Biennale of Sydney festival-fair

  Low Kee Hong has been selected as the artistic director for the upcoming 26th Biennale of Sydney, scheduled to commence on March 11, 2028. Currently serving as the creative…

• La Terraza Magnética 2026 closes with Martine Syms, Adrasha, Robert Rodríguez festival-fair

  La Terraza Magnética, the summer film and music series at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, concludes its 2026 edition from July 30 to August 1 with three final events. On July 30,…

• CineFortunae 2026: Luca Marinelli premiato a Fano tra restauri e omaggi festival-fair

  La settima edizione di CineFortunae – Capolavori Restaurati by the Sea trasforma Fano in un cinema diffuso fino all'11 agosto 2026. Organizzata dall'Associazione La Locura con il…

• Cinta Vidal designs La Mercè 2026 poster with impossible perspectives festival-fair

  Barcelona-based artist Cinta Vidal has created the official poster for La Mercè 2026, Barcelona's major festival. The illustration, titled "Barcelona desplegada: una ciudad de…

• Hilary Hahn and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen electrify SHMF with Bruch, Sadikova, and Schumann festival-fair

  Violinist Hilary Hahn gave a revelatory performance of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival on July 24, 2026, in Rendsburg's…

• French festivals adapt heatwave measures as climate shifts festival-fair

  Summer festivals in France are implementing a range of measures to cope with extreme heat, including shifting performances to evening hours, scheduling technical work at dawn,…

• Armed Police Deployed at UK's Biggest Pride After Berlin Attack festival-fair

  Sussex Police will deploy armed officers at Brighton and Hove Pride, the UK's largest Pride festival, following a deadly attack at Berlin's Pride event. The suspect, named as…

• S/S 2027 Fashion Month: Schedule Shifts and Key Debuts Across Four Cities festival-fair

  The S/S 2027 womenswear season will run from September 10 to October 6, 2026, with shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Notable schedule changes include McQueen returning…

• ADAA Fair Returns After Hiatus with Smaller, More Focused Line-Up festival-fair

  The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) has revealed the list of exhibitors for its rebranded ADAA Fair, which is set to return following a year-long break. The 2025 fair…

• Bayreuth Festival premieres Wagner's early opera Rienzi for first time festival-fair

  The Bayreuth Festival, marking its 150th anniversary, is presenting Richard Wagner's early opera 'Rienzi' for the first time this summer. The work has a particularly checkered…

• WOMAD founder Peter Gabriel says UK festival market is toughest to survive festival-fair

  Peter Gabriel, the creator of the World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (WOMAD), expressed to the BBC that the competitive festival landscape in the UK poses significant…

• Low Kee Hong appointed artistic director of 2028 Biennale of Sydney festival-fair

  Low Kee Hong, creative director of Factory International in Manchester, has been named artistic director of the 26th Biennale of Sydney, scheduled for 2028. He recently curated Ai…

• CYFEST 17 in Venice Explores Technology's Creative and Destructive Forces festival-fair

  The International Media Art Festival CYFEST 17, named Natura Naturans: Human Beings, Nature, Landscape, is taking place at CREA – Cantieri del Contemporaneo on Giudecca Island in…

• Belgium House 2026: Immersive Tech, Storytelling, and Creative Collaboration in London festival-fair

  Belgium House 2026, organized by Wallonia-Brussels International, took place at London's Shoreditch Arts Club, bringing together creatives, researchers, and industry leaders from…

• Tempo Latino 2026 announces Rogê, Tony Succar tribute, Orquesta Akokán festival-fair

  The 31st edition of the Tempo Latino festival will take place from July 30 to August 2, 2026, in Vic-Fezensac (Gers). Headliners include sambista Rogê, the second part of Tony…

• Circles Conference prioritizes connection over spectacle in Grapevine, Texas festival-fair

  Founded by Ismael Burciaga, Circles Conference intentionally creates space for genuine human connection, prioritizing conversations between talks over packed schedules. The event…

• Palomo and Tom of Finland Foundation Celebrate Queer Community at WorldPride Amsterdam festival-fair

  Spanish designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo, creative director of Palomo, has launched a collaboration with the Tom of Finland Foundation, celebrated during WorldPride Amsterdam with…

• Art Nou 2026: Seven exhibitions charting Barcelona's emerging art scene festival-fair

  The 15th edition of Art Nou, the festival organized by ArtBarcelona, runs through September 5, 2026, across multiple galleries in Barcelona and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The…

• Cowboy culture rides into Nairobi for International Cowboy Day festival-fair

  The second annual International Cowboy Day festival in Nairobi, Kenya, drew a growing community of cowboy and country music enthusiasts. The two-day event, promoted as 'the…

• Berlin Art Openings and Performances: July 27–August 23, 2026 festival-fair

  From July 27 to August 23, 2026, Berlin Art Link features a variety of exhibitions, performances, and discussions. Notable events include Umut Azad Akkel's conversation with Ulya…

• Concéntrico 2026: Sombra, bruma y autonomía en Logroño festival-fair

  En junio de 2026, Logroño acogió la 12.ª edición de Concéntrico, un festival que convierte la ciudad en un laboratorio de arquitectura. Desde su creación en 2015, ha destacado por…

• Manifesta 16 to Transform Ruhr Churches into Exhibition Spaces festival-fair

  Manifesta 16, the nomadic European biennial, will take place in the Ruhr region of Germany, focusing on the adaptive reuse of churches. The Ruhr, a polycentric urban area…

• Aspen Art Fair Returns with Expanded Roster and New Director Kelly Cornell festival-fair

  From July 29 to August 1, 2026, the Aspen Art Fair will take place at Hotel Jerome, featuring more than 35 exhibitors displaying a variety of art forms such as painting,…

• Edition Hotels Debuts in the Hamptons with Summer Edition Residency at The Crow's Nest festival-fair

  Edition Hotels made its Hamptons debut with a two-day residency at The Crow's Nest in Montauk, part of its global Summer Edition retreat series. The event drew Naomi Watts, Kate…

• Immigrant Artist Biennial 2026 Theme and Participants Announced festival-fair

  The Immigrant Artist Biennial, a nomadic exhibition, will take place in New York City in 2026 under the theme 'Identity Card.' The event aims to 'celebrate joy and resilience'…

• Jacob’s Pillow Future Figures Symposium Explores Dance and Tech festival-fair

  The second Future Figures symposium took place at Jacob’s Pillow in the Berkshires, uniting choreographers, presenters, producers, academics, and funders to explore the…

• Filmoteca d'Estiu 2026 Expands Program with 17 Films, Women Directors, and River-Themed Cycle festival-fair

  The Filmoteca d'Estiu, hosted by the Institut Valencià de Cultura, will take place in the gardens of the Palau de la Música in Valencia from July 31 to August 29, 2026. This year,…

• Latitude Festival secures Henham Park for 25 more years festival-fair

  During the 20th anniversary of Latitude Festival, founder Melvin Benn announced that the event will continue to take place at Henham Park in Suffolk for an additional 25 years.…

• Hundreds in Red Dresses Recreate Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights' on Yorkshire Moors festival-fair

  In July, on a gloomy day, Penistone Hill in Haworth, West Yorkshire, became a vibrant scene as hundreds of people wore red dresses to recreate Kate Bush's iconic 1978 music video…

• Andrea Jiménez's 'Casting Lear' Stuns at Festival d'Avignon 2026 festival-fair

  At the 2026 Festival d'Avignon, Spanish director Andrea Jiménez presents 'Casting Lear,' a radical adaptation of Shakespeare's 'King Lear.' Each night, a different actor performs…

• Butchers: Gloria Dorliguzzo and Lucia Amara on Butcher Dance at Athens Epidaurus Festival festival-fair

  Choreographer Gloria Dorliguzzo (Milan, 1984) and theater theorist Lucia Amara (Bologna) created 'Butchers', a performance exploring the etymology of 'hasapiko' (butcher's dance).…

• Ulrich Rasche's Strict Psychological 'Faust I' at Salzburg Festival festival-fair

  Ulrich Rasche stages Goethe's 'Faust I' at the Salzburg Festival as a rigorous psychological concentrate. The production is described as a 'psychodrug' rather than a death potion.…

• CIFF Shanghai 2026 Restructures Around Design, Digital, and Sustainability festival-fair

  Scheduled from September 5-8, the 58th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Shanghai 2026) will take place at the National Exhibition & Convention Center in Shanghai Hongqiao.…

• Bayreuth Festival Opens with Anti-Semitism Pledges festival-fair

  The weeks leading up to the Bayreuth Festival were marked by controversy. The opening featured declarations against anti-Semitism, pathos, and passion, culminating in a grand…

• Bayreuth Festival's Dark History Questioned at 150th Anniversary festival-fair

  The Bayreuth Festival, celebrating its 150th anniversary, remains sold out despite its problematic past extending beyond 1945. The article questions why audiences continue to…

• Inferno Magazine Names Top 10 Shows of Avignon Festival 2026 festival-fair

  Inferno magazine published its top 10 list of the best performances from the 2026 Festival d'Avignon 'In' program, alongside a list of five most disliked shows. The 80th edition…

• Bayreuth Festival: 150 Years of Wagnerian Ordeal and Glory festival-fair

  The 150th Bayreuth Festival commenced on Friday, showcasing Richard Wagner's operatic tragedies at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany. With a seating capacity of under 2,000,…

• Armory Show 2026 Names Curators for Focus and Platform Sections festival-fair

  The Armory Show 2026 has announced María Elena Ortiz, Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, as curator of the Focus section, which will highlight artists of the…

• Venice Film Festival 2026: Star-Studded Lineup and Anticipated Premieres festival-fair

  The 83rd Venice Film Festival, running from September 2 to 12, 2026, will feature a star-studded lineup despite the absence of several anticipated titles. Maggie Gyllenhaal serves…