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• Aesthetica Art Prize 2026: Future Now Symposium Programme Announced festival-fair

  Aesthetica has announced the lineup for its Future Now Symposium, happening in 2026 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Aesthetica Art Prize. The event will be hosted at York…

• DIRTY RAIN Live Concert and Film Screening at Belvedere 21 festival-fair

  On July 10, 2026, from 20:00 to 20:40, the Belvedere 21 in Vienna will host a screening with a live concert by DIRTY RAIN as part of the Belvedere 21 Sommerfest. Filmmaker and…

• Fabrizio Arcuri on Making Verona's Shakespeare Festival Truly Contemporary festival-fair

  Fabrizio Arcuri, founder of Short Theatre and former director of Teatro della Tosse and CSS Friuli Venezia Giulia, is the new artistic director of the 78th edition of Estate…

• Festival d'Avignon 2026: 15 Must-See Shows in the IN Program festival-fair

  The Festival d'Avignon has announced its 2026 IN program for the 80th edition, running from July 4 to 25. The selection includes 15 recommended performances, such as Forced…

• Prada Mode Brings Art and Fashion to Hotel Chelsea festival-fair

  Prada Mode, the Italian fashion house's roving cultural club, took over the historic Hotel Chelsea in New York for a two-day event blending art, music, and fashion. The activation…

• CLUB9 opens calls for ESTÀRTER and CORRETJA 2026 in Barcelona festival-fair

  CLUB9 has announced two open calls—ESTÀRTER and CORRETJA—for the upcoming sixth ARTefACTe festival in Barcelona, scheduled from September to November 2026. The ESTÀRTER 2026…

• Cineteca Madrid and Matadero Madrid Present Summer Film Series 'Superestrellas 3' festival-fair

  Cineteca Madrid and Matadero Madrid are jointly presenting 'Superestrellas 3', a summer film and music series running from July 2 to 26, 2025, on Thursdays through Sundays at…

• 3daysofdesign 2026 Returns to Copenhagen with City-Wide Program festival-fair

  From June 10 to 12, 2026, Copenhagen will be buzzing with 3daysofdesign, themed 'Make This Moment Matter.' This vibrant event will feature a variety of exhibitions, installations,…

• Gerasimos Platanas: A Visual Vocabulary at Liquida Photofestival festival-fair

  Greek photographer Gerasimos Platanas will exhibit his work at the Liquida Photofestival in Turin from May 8 to 11, 2025. Platanas began photographing in 2007, driven by a deep…

• Basel Social Club Explores the World of Work with Abramović, Cattelan, Export festival-fair

  During Art Basel, the alternative fair and exhibition Basel Social Club will feature works by Marina Abramović, Maurizio Cattelan, and Valie Export. The event aims to examine the…

• Festival della Maiolica 2026: Ceramics, Ugo Nespolo, and New Governance in Liguria festival-fair

  The fourth edition of the Festival della Maiolica took place from June 5 to 7, 2026, across Savona, Albissola Marina, Albisola Superiore, and Celle Ligure in Liguria, Italy.…

• Lamar Richardson Hosts Inaugural Black Broadway Nominee Soirée Ahead of 2026 Tony Awards festival-fair

  On Friday afternoon, the Skylark lounge, towering 30 stories above Times Square, hosted the inaugural Black Broadway Nominee Soirée, organized by Tony-winning producer Lamar…

• Zurich Art Weekend 2025: Key Exhibitions and Events festival-fair

  From June 12 to 14, 2025, Zurich becomes the focal point of the art world with a weekend dedicated to galleries and museums, featuring talks and events. Among the highlights is…

• Dark Mofo 2025 returns with 12 days of winter art, music, and feasting festival-fair

  Dark Mofo, Tasmania's winter festival, returns from June 11 to 22 with a program of large-scale art, music, and feasting. Key events include Winter Feast on the Derwent River in…

• Musiques Métisses Festival Marks 50 Years with Réunion Kabaré festival-fair

  The Musiques Métisses festival, launched in 1976, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Réunion kabaré featuring a concert by Danyèl Waro, a key figure in maloya music, on his…

• Gorillaz and Theodora Headline We Love Green Festival festival-fair

  The We Love Green festival in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, successfully blended familiar headliners like Gorillaz and Theodora with avant-garde pop musicians and trendy DJs. The…

• CBD Guangzhou 2026: Building Decoration Fair Unites Smart Living, Materials Innovation, and Global Sourcing festival-fair

  Scheduled for July 8–11, 2026, the 28th China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Guangzhou) will be hosted at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou Pazhou.…

• Southside Festival 2026: Gewinnspiel für Tickets in Neuhausen ob Eck festival-fair

  Das Southside Festival 2026, das vom 19. bis 21. Juni in Neuhausen ob Eck stattfinden wird, hat ein beeindruckendes Line-up angekündigt. Mit Live-Auftritten von Künstlern wie…

• Wild Wild Women: India's First Female Rap Collective at Sakifo Festival festival-fair

  At the 22nd edition of the Sakifo festival in Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, the collective Wild Wild Women has emerged as the revelation of the event. Formed in Mumbai, the group…

• CAA Tony Awards Party Draws Broadway Stars in New York festival-fair

  On Friday evening, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) kicked off the weekend of the 79th Tony Awards with its annual celebration at the Crane Club in West Chelsea, New York. This…

• Body Horror Returns: Cannes Film Festival Screens Marion Le Corroller's 'Sanguine' festival-fair

  The body horror genre is experiencing a resurgence, exemplified by the screening of Marion Le Corroller's film 'Sanguine' at the Festival de Cannes. This subgenre of horror uses…

• Third Edition of Comediablanca Festival Launches in Casablanca festival-fair

  The third edition of the Comediablanca festival has begun in Casablanca, Morocco, as reported by France 24 on June 6, 2026. The festival features comedian Mimo Lazrak as a guest.…

• London Gallery Weekend: A Critical Look at Its Purpose and Future festival-fair

  The sixth edition of London Gallery Weekend kicked off with a discussion featuring dealer Thaddaeus Ropac, who highlighted the importance of advocacy in a shifting market. Taking…

• Sixteen Horsepower Reunion Opens This Is Not a Love Song Festival in Nîmes festival-fair

  The independent rock festival This Is Not a Love Song reopened on Friday, June 5, after a long hiatus, featuring the newly reformed Franco-American country rock band Sixteen…

• Primavera dei Teatri 2026: corpo politico e fiabe femministe a Castrovillari festival-fair

  La XXVI edizione del festival Primavera dei Teatri, organizzato dalla compagnia Scena Verticale, si è svolta a Castrovillari, Calabria, diventando un evento politico che mira a…

• Cortona On The Move 2025: Beautiful Country Examines Italy's Fractures Through Photography festival-fair

  The 2025 edition of Cortona On The Move, titled 'Beautiful Country' and curated by Renata Ferri, shifts from traditional reportage toward contemporary research, presenting 34…

• Betty Tchomanga's 'Histoire(s) décoloniale(s) #Autoportrait' at Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales festival-fair

  Choreographer Betty Tchomanga, born to a Cameroonian father and a French mother, draws on her family history to create works that weave personal narrative with postcolonial…

• Paris to Host E-sport World Cup in Summer 2026 After Riyadh Relocation festival-fair

  The E-sport World Cup, originally scheduled for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will now take place in Paris from July 6 to August 23, 2026. The decision, announced by the E-sport…

• Ali Chahrour's 'When I saw the sea' at Holland Festival 2026 honors enslaved women in Lebanon festival-fair

  Lebanese choreographer and director Ali Chahrour presents 'When I saw the sea' at the Holland Festival 2026, running June 10–14 at Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam. The performance…

• Bregenz Festival stages first 'Freischütz' on lake stage festival-fair

  The Bregenz Festival is presenting Carl Maria von Weber's opera 'Der Freischütz' for the first time on its floating lake stage. The production features a half-sunken village set…

• NeoCon 2026: Chicago acoge la feria de mobiliario corporativo más grande del mundo festival-fair

  NeoCon 2026, la feria de interiores comerciales más grande del mundo, se celebrará del 7 al 10 de junio en The Mart de Chicago, con más de 50,000 asistentes y 450 marcas…

• Nicola Costantino Named Guest Artist for ARTESANTANDER 2026 festival-fair

  Argentine artist Nicola Costantino (Rosario, 1964) will be the guest artist at the 34th edition of ARTESANTANDER, held July 2–5, 2026 at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de…

• Chanel and Tribeca Celebrate Through Her Lens Program at Annual Luncheon festival-fair

  On Friday afternoon, Chanel and Tribeca celebrated the 12th anniversary of their Through Her Lens initiative with a luncheon at The Greenwich Hotel in New York, which focuses on…

• Medina Triennial debuts in upstate New York village with $2m budget festival-fair

  The inaugural Medina Triennial opens June 6 through September 7, 2026, in Medina, a village of 6,000 in Western New York. Unlike typical art triennials, it was initiated by the…

• Copenhagen Design Week 2026: Sustainability, Reissues, and Independent Shows festival-fair

  Copenhagen Design Week 2026, centered around 3daysofdesign, is evolving with a focus on sustainability, circular design, and collaborative exhibitions. Independent offshoot Other…

• Selvatica 2026 in Biella: Audubon, Photography, and Ecological Art festival-fair

  The Selvatica festival is returning to Biella, Italy, marking its eleventh edition. Organized by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Biella and others, the festival features a…

• London galleries adapt with new models amid market pressures festival-fair

  The gallery landscape in London is experiencing a transformation, grappling with a sluggish market, increasing expenses, and evolving collector preferences. Despite notable…

• NYC Tape Fair Celebrates Cassette Culture in Bushwick festival-fair

  The NYC Tape Fair, founded by Ricardo Marrero and Anthony Morton, took place at Selva in Bushwick, drawing collectors and vendors from across New York City. The event was created…

• Milo Rau's 'Republic of Gods' at Wiener Festwochen festival-fair

  Milo Rau, director of the Wiener Festwochen for nearly three years, has programmed the 2025 edition under the motto 'Republic of Gods,' focusing on a new spirituality. The…

• Lisbon Design Week 2026: Craft, Color, and Contemporary Design Across the City festival-fair

  From May 27 to May 31, 2026, the fourth edition of Lisbon Design Week transformed the Portuguese capital into a lively center for modern craft, collectible design, ceramics,…