Festivals & Fairs

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

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Teatro delle Albe's Purgatorio Parade Engages Matera Citizens festival-fair
From May 17 to June 2, 2019, the Teatro delle Albe company, led by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari, presents Purgatorio in Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019. This…
Future Digs: Dialogues on Democracy, Migration, and Artificialization in Matera 2019 festival-fair
Future Digs, an initiative within the Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture program, aims to generate reflections and dialogues on contemporary and future culture. Supported by…
Fuorisalone 2019: Top and Flop Highlights festival-fair
The Fuorisalone 2019 in Milan saw curated successes and notable failures. The 5VIE district presented a cohesive thematic project with exhibitions by Roberto Sironi, Carlo…
Edible Orchestra brings vegetable instruments to Matera streets festival-fair
The Edible Orchestra initiative brought the Vienna-based Vegetable Orchestra to the streets of Matera, Italy, as part of the Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture program. The…
Breadway: Matera's Immersive Bread Festival Explores Culinary Heritage festival-fair
Bread, one of the world's most beloved foods, takes center stage in the immersive Breadway festival in Matera's Piccianello district. Running from June 6 to 9, the event features…
Matera 2019 Volunteer Army: Over 300 Join European Capital of Culture festival-fair
Over 300 volunteers from diverse backgrounds have enthusiastically responded to the call launched during the early stages of Matera's journey to become European Capital of…
OPS: Open Playful Space merges sport and art in Matera festival-fair
The OPS (Open Playful Space) project, promoted by UISP Basilicata, turns the city into a stage for blending sport and art, targeting younger audiences. The initiative uses the…
Heritage Games: L.A.R.P. and Urban Gaming at Matera 2019 Festival N*Stories festival-fair
The Associazione Culturale Il Vagabondo coordinates Heritage Games during Matera's tenure as European Capital of Culture, featuring a Live Action Role Playing (L.A.R.P.) game and…
EcoFutures Festival: Feminist and Queer Ecology in East London festival-fair
The EcoFutures festival, organized by the feminist group Arts Feminism Queer (CUNTemporary), is taking place until April 19 at seven venues in East London. This event showcases…
ArtVerona's i10 Indipendenti Contest Celebrates 10 Years with Open Call festival-fair
The i10 – Spazi Indipendenti section of ArtVerona, curated by Cristiano Seganfreddo, marks its tenth edition with an open call for non-profit associations and collectives working…
Milano Design Week 2019: Empathy as a guiding thread festival-fair
The 2019 Milano Design Week, held across various districts in Milan, Italy, centered on empathy as a key theme. Numerous projects explored emotional connections, technology as a…
Milan's Design Week Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci's 500th Anniversary festival-fair
In 2019, Milan's Design Week commemorated the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's passing with various projects honoring the Renaissance master. At Cascina Cuccagna, Matteo…
Do Disturb 2019: Palais de Tokyo's Performance Festival Returns with Italian Presence festival-fair
Do Disturb, the performance festival at Palais de Tokyo, returns from April 12 to 14, 2019, curated by Vittoria Matarrese. The festival features a network of seven international…
Four Must-See Initiatives at Milan Design Week 2019 festival-fair
Milan Design Week 2019 highlights four remarkable showcases. At h+ on via Varese 12, the duo Draga & Aurel, established in 2007 by Serbian designer Draga Obradovic and German…
Paratissima Milano Moves to Fabbrica del Vapore During Design Week festival-fair
Paratissima, the Turin-born art fair for emerging artists, is relocating its Milan edition to Fabbrica del Vapore during Design Week (April 9–14, 2019). After debuting at Base…
LYNK & CO Automotive Brand to Feature at Shanghai Auto Show 2019 with Media Coverage festival-fair
The Shanghai Auto Show 2019 will take place from April 16 to 25 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China. François from ABDZ will attend as a guest of…
Bauhaus Week Berlin 2019: Yoga, Documentaries, and a Citywide Exhibition festival-fair
Berlin's municipal cultural agency Kulturprojekte, in collaboration with the Kunst Biblioteke, Werkbund Arkiv, and Staats Biblioteke, is organizing Bauhaus Week to explain the…
Festival Cinematica Returns to Ancona with Body, City, Landscape Theme festival-fair
The sixth edition of Festival Cinematica immagine in movimento, directed by Simona Lisi, runs in Ancona until April 14, 2019. The theme "Corpo, Città, Paesaggio" (Body, City,…
miart 2019: Gallerists Share Mixed Reviews on Milan Fair's Strengths and Weaknesses festival-fair
miart 2019, the contemporary art fair in Milan, concluded after four days of strong attendance and intense exchanges. Gallerists from diverse backgrounds—including Alfonso Artiaco…
Milan Art Week 2019: Top and Flop Highlights festival-fair
Milan's Art Week saw strong municipal cultural programming, with the Comune di Milano, led by assessor Del Corno, organizing exhibitions at venues like Museo del Novecento, PAC,…
Fuorisalone 2019: Milan Design Week District Map festival-fair
The 2019 Fuorisalone in Milan features multiple design districts with distinct themes. La Repubblica del Design, a long-term project by Davide Crippa and ADA, aims to revitalize…
Fuorisalone introduces entry fee for 2019 edition festival-fair
For the first time, the Fuorisalone, the design week parallel to Salone del Mobile in Milan, will charge an entry fee. Ventura Projects, the organizer behind Ventura Lambrate and…
Top 10 Works at miart 2019: From Mattiacci to Vostell festival-fair
The miart 2019 art fair in Milan features ten remarkable artworks from various artists. Galleria Poggiali showcases Eliseo Mattiacci's 1993 piece 'Colpo di Gong,' utilizing…
Top 10 Booths at miart 2019 Selected by Artribune festival-fair
The 2019 edition of miart, Milan's international modern and contemporary art fair, took place at Fieramilanocity from April 5 to 7, directed by Alessandro Rabottini. The fair…
Artribune Celebrates Eighth Anniversary with Tenoha Milano Event for miart 2019 festival-fair
On April 3, 2019, Artribune marked its eighth birthday with an event at Tenoha Milano, a Japanese concept store on Via Vigevano. The evening featured a Japanese aperitif and a…
Viva San Lorenzo! Festival Brings Art and Culture to Rome's San Lorenzo District festival-fair
The Viva San Lorenzo festival, taking place from April 4 to 18, 2019, in Rome's San Lorenzo area, is designed to highlight cultural vibrancy. Organized by the Libera Repubblica di…
Fund a New Future: Hot air balloon festival lands in Milan during miart week festival-fair
During Milan's art week and the Salone del Risparmio, a new cultural festival called Fund a New Future has launched at Milano Congressi, running until April 4. Curated by Faust,…
Milan Art Week 2019: New Galleries and Cultural Spaces Open Across the City festival-fair
Milan's Art Week, taking place from April 5 to April 7, 2019, aligns with the miart fair and the launch of new cultural spaces. ICA Milano, under the direction of Alberto…
Verbier Art Summit Confronts Elitism with Radical Politics and Indigenous Leadership festival-fair
The third edition of the Verbier Art Summit (VAS) took place on February 2-3 in Verbier, Switzerland. Established by local community members, the summit is spearheaded by Anneliek…
13th Havana Biennial Opens with 170 Artists from 45 Countries, Expanding to Five Cuban Cities festival-fair
The 13th Havana Biennial, titled 'The Construction of the Possible', commenced on April 12, showcasing an updated approach that reflects contemporary socio-political and…
Art Basel Miami Beach Reports Strong Sales and Regionalization Trend festival-fair
In December, Art Basel Miami Beach drew around 83,000 attendees over a span of five days, with galleries reporting robust sales. A noticeable shift towards regionalization…
SP-Arte 2026: New Curators and Expanded Sections Mark 15th Edition in São Paulo festival-fair
The 15th edition of the SP-Arte festival returns to the Pavilhão da Bienal in Parque do Ibirapuera from April 3 to 7, 2026, featuring 165 exhibitors. New curators lead its…
Milano lancia Media Graph, festival su arte, comunicazione e tecnologia festival-fair
Durante la Milano Digital Week, è stato svelato Media Graph, un festival innovativo che esplora il connubio tra arte, comunicazione e tecnologia. Creato dal centro Mare culturale…
Teatro Nucleo's 'Contra Gigantes' Blends Don Quixote with Latin American Dictatorship Memory festival-fair
Teatro Nucleo presents 'Contra Gigantes', a performance directed by Horacio Czertok that reimagines Don Quixote as a figure of resistance against power, linking the novel's themes…
Jerusalem's Creative Scene: Urban Renewal Through Art and Community festival-fair
A recent report showcases the vibrant creative landscape of Jerusalem, emphasizing both municipal efforts and community-driven initiatives that are reshaping public areas. Murals…
Reciproco Project Brings Italian-Australian Artistic Exchange to Melbourne festival-fair
The Reciproco project, conceived in March 2017, will materialize in Melbourne from April 11 to 13, 2019. Initiated by Luana Perilli, Lella Cariddi (Multicultural Arts Victoria),…
PichiAvo burns 26-meter sculpture at Valencia's Fallas festival festival-fair
Spanish street artist duo PichiAvo created a nearly 26-meter-tall monumental sculpture and set it on fire during a spectacular performance as part of Valencia's traditional Fallas…
Bologna Live Arts Week Returns with 8th Edition Featuring Performance, Sound, and Installation festival-fair
Bologna becomes a performance capital again with the eighth edition of Live Arts Week, organized by Xing. The event runs from April 4 to 13, 2025, with a prologue from April 4 to…
Tefaf Maastricht 2019: Italian Old Masters, Sculpture, and Contemporary Works festival-fair
The 2019 Tefaf Maastricht highlighted a significant representation from Italy. Galerie Canesso showcased Bernardino Gatto's 'Ritratto familiare' alongside Tiberio Titti's…
Art Basel Hong Kong 2019: 242 Galleries from 35 Countries festival-fair
The seventh edition of Art Basel Hong Kong is set to take place from March 28 to 31 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre, preceded by a VIP preview on March 27. This year, the…

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