Festivals & Fairs

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

Most recent stories

ICA Live Art Festival 2026 Expands to KwaLanga Under Director Nomusa Makhubu festival-fair
Scheduled for 14 to 18 October 2026, the ICA Live Art Festival will unfold in Cape Town, extending into KwaLanga through collaborations with Guga S'Thebe and 16 on Lerotholi.…
Boutique Fairs Challenge Frieze Week Norms with Hotel-Room Model and No Stand Fees festival-fair
Amidst London’s Frieze Week, three smaller art fairs provide alternatives to conventional formats. Tomorrow marks the debut of the London Invitational, created by James Cope, at…
Paris Halloween and Toussaint 2026: Family Art Events from Museum Nocturnes to Immersive Theatre festival-fair
During the Toussaint school holidays in 2026, Paris and Île-de-France will host a variety of family-friendly cultural activities. The 'Artistes au Muséum' exhibition at the Muséum…
Andrej & Andrej Refresh Pohoda Festival Identity with 3D Babies and Futuristic Typeface festival-fair
The graphic design studio Andrej & Andrej, located in Bratislava and established by Andrej Barčák and Andrej Čanecký, has developed the third visual identity for Pohoda Festival,…
Frieze Masters 2026: Five Highlights from Women of Abstract Expressionism to Moroccan and Nigerian Modernism festival-fair
The Regent’s Park in London will host Frieze Masters 2026 from 14–18 October, featuring more than 140 galleries displaying art spanning from antiquity to the late 20th century.…
andstudio Unveils Typographic Identity for Pictoplasma 2026, Built from Two Dots festival-fair
The Berlin festival of character design, Pictoplasma, will unveil a fresh visual identity crafted by the Vilnius-based creative agency andstudio for its 2026 edition. This…
Frieze London Diary: Toilet Cakes, Penny Combs and a Magritte Stetson festival-fair
At Frieze London, Gray Wielebinski showcased his toilet art piece, Production, which included deodorising cakes in shades of black and maroon, designed to be "pissed on." He…
PAD London Fair Opens with 67 Galleries, Sales of Jeanneret and Kuroda Works festival-fair
On 14 October, PAD London commenced in Berkeley Square, featuring 67 galleries. Lafanour successfully sold a console by Pierre Jeanneret, while Charles Burnand highlighted a…
Gallery Climate Coalition's '10% Of' Initiative Returns to Frieze London with 13 Galleries festival-fair
At Frieze London, the Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) has revived its '10% Of' fundraising campaign, with 13 galleries, such as Hauser & Wirth and Victoria Miro, pledging to…
Scary Strangers Launch Inaugural Blue Mountains Comedy Festival festival-fair
From 15 to 18 October 2026, the inaugural dedicated comedy festival in the Blue Mountains, NSW, will be held at Wentworth Falls School of Arts, spearheaded by the comedic team…
Yinka Shonibare Selects Unathi Mkonto for Tiffany & Co's Artist-to-Artist Programme at Frieze London festival-fair
The 'Artist-to-Artist' initiative by Tiffany & Co is set to make its return at Frieze London, connecting seasoned artists with up-and-coming creators. This year, Yinka Shonibare…
Gray Wielebinski Fills Frieze London Lavatories with Studio Scents festival-fair
Gray Wielebinski has created an installation for the lavatories at Frieze London that swaps the usual chemical smell of loo-sanitiser for the aromas of an artist's studio. The…
Frieze London 2026 Opens With Brand Activations and New Names Despite Market Uncertainty festival-fair
The 2026 edition of Frieze London is set to make a comeback, showcasing a hopeful atmosphere amid ongoing market uncertainties at the UK's leading art fair. This year's event will…
Karachi Biennale Cancels Fifth Edition Over Regional War Conditions festival-fair
On October 9, the Karachi Biennale's organizers revealed they would not hold the fifth edition, originally scheduled for January 16 to 31, 2027. They pointed to "war conditions in…
SS27 Runway Sets: CHANEL's 95 Birds, Louis Vuitton's 34 Cars, and the Scenographers Behind Them festival-fair
The Spring/Summer 2027 fashion shows in Paris, Milan, and London showcased remarkable venues. At the Grand Palais in Paris, CHANEL displayed 95 migratory birds, a creation by…
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels to Make Southern Hemisphere Debut at Sydney Festival 2027 festival-fair
The Southern Hemisphere edition of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, a contemporary dance festival, will launch in Sydney from January 7 to 25, 2027, in collaboration with…
Rob Palmer's 'Entwined' Photography Exhibition Anchors Savour the Tweed Food Festival festival-fair
From 21 to 25 October, the Tweed Valley in New South Wales will host Savour the Tweed, a five-day culinary festival organized by chef and author Christine Manfield alongside local…
Okiki Akinfe's Addison Rae-Inspired Painting Becomes First Dasha Shenkman Focus Fund Acquisition at Frieze London festival-fair
Okiki Akinfe's 2026 painting Fame is a Gun, inspired by Addison Rae, has become the inaugural acquisition of the Dasha Shenkman Focus Fund. The purchase was revealed during the…
Adelaide Film Festival Highlights Physical Film in a Digital Era festival-fair
Adelaide Film Festival places the physical medium of film at the centre of its programme, presenting the format in what the source describes as its most celebrated form. A…
Design Week Mexico 2026: 18th Edition Showcases Mexican Craft and Global Dialogue festival-fair
The 18th edition of Design Week Mexico showcased a variety of exhibitions and installations throughout Mexico City, with Chile honored as the Guest Country and a collaboration…
Tammy Nguyen's Opera Aria to Close 61st Venice Biennale festival-fair
At the 61st Venice Biennale on 13 and 14 November, an aria from Tammy Nguyen's opera, Timaeus and The Teacher: Foreword, will be showcased. This opera, commissioned by Wesleyan…
DOC NYC 2026 Returns with 13 Art Documentaries, Including Films on Frida Kahlo and Sara Flores festival-fair
The 17th edition of DOC NYC is set to take place from November 11 to November 29 across various venues in New York City, offering both in-person and online screenings. Among the…
Milano Teatro City: 49 Theatres Open Doors Across Milan for Four Days of Performance, Workshops and Tours festival-fair
From October 15 to 18, Milan will host Milano Teatro City, with more than forty theaters participating in the event. The festival will showcase over 230 activities, including…
UGC Launches Rival Festival During Bordeaux Independent Film Festival Dates festival-fair
UGC, the French cinema chain, is organizing a festival in early November that coincides with the dates and avant-premières of the Festival international du film indépendant de…
Design Week Lagos 2026 Explores Africa's Manufacturing Future with 180 New Ideas festival-fair
Design Week Lagos is set to take place from 18 to 25 October 2026, under the theme Making a New Africa: From Material to Market, at the National Theatre Lagos and various…
Frieze London 2026 Fashion Programme: Stone Island, Dunhill, JW Anderson and Sarabande festival-fair
Frieze London 2026 is scheduled for 14–18 October, with a reduced emphasis on fashion collaborations. For the 12th consecutive year, Stone Island collaborates with Frieze Focus to…
Frieze Masters' Queering Modernism Traces Queer Visual Language from the Early 20th Century to the 1980s festival-fair
Anke Kempkes has put together an intriguing exhibition called Queering Modernism: Visual Languages of the 20th Century at Frieze Masters, which examines Modernism through a queer…
Edit Napoli 2026: Alabaster Vases, Cork Furniture and Spanish Lights at the Eighth Design Fair festival-fair
The eighth Edit Napoli, under the theme Where Design Shapes, was held at the historic La Santissima convent in Chiaia. DWA, comprising Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani,…
IDS Vancouver 2026 and Design Vancouver Festival Highlight 12 West Coast Design Standouts festival-fair
The Design Vancouver Festival and IDS Vancouver 2026 highlighted a range of presentations from a dozen West Coast studios. Bright Block Studio, established in 2023 by Jeff Ballard…
Mural Ruzyně Brings 30 Artists to 700 Meters of Prague Concrete festival-fair
In Prague 6, you'll find the Mural Ruzyně, stretching 700 meters along Vlastina Street and covering a massive 1,800 square meters. This project, featuring the work of 30 artists,…
Art Cologne Relocates to Confex and Hall 1 for 2027 Edition festival-fair
Art Cologne will move to the Confex conference and exhibition center and Hall 1 on the Koelnmesse grounds for its 2027 edition, scheduled for October 28–31. The relocation…
Noe Kuremoto Debuts Three New Ceramic Series at PAD London 2026 festival-fair
Noe Kuremoto, a ceramic artist from Japan now living in London, will present three new collections at PAD London, taking place from October 13 to 18, 2026, in Berkeley Square.…
Mon Premier Festival 2026 : avant-première de "La Rivière à l'envers" à l'Entrepôt le 21 octobre festival-fair
Le 21 octobre, dans le cadre de la 2026e édition de Mon Premier Festival, un événement cinématographique destiné aux jeunes organisé par l'association Enfances au Cinéma à Paris,…
Kuala Lumpur Launches Art KL Fair and Muara Arts Nonprofit Space in Autumn 2026 festival-fair
The art landscape in Kuala Lumpur is growing through two notable initiatives. From 15-18 October, Art KL, a boutique fair at A Place Where (APW), will present ten regional…
Chou Tung-Yen's VR Trilogy on Queer Desire Screens at Fierce Festival Birmingham festival-fair
Chou Tung-Yen, a Taiwanese filmmaker born in Taipei in 1981, showcases two segments of his virtual reality trilogy at the Fierce Festival in Birmingham, UK, from October 14 to 18.…
Roma Arte in Nuvola 2026: 140 Galleries, Germany as Guest Country, and a New Curatorial Section festival-fair
The sixth edition of Roma Arte in Nuvola is scheduled for 20 to 22 November 2026 at the Nuvola in EUR. This year, the event will showcase around 140 galleries, with Germany as the…
Elisa Fuksas porta il padre Massimiliano sul grande schermo alla Festa del Cinema di Roma festival-fair
Il documentario Fuksas – Da tutta la vita, diretto da Elisa Fuksas, sarà presentato il 15 ottobre alla Festa del Cinema di Roma nella sezione Special Screening. Il film ripercorre…
Romaeuropa Festival's Dancing Days Showcases Italy's New Choreographic Generation festival-fair
Within the roughly one hundred performances programmed at the Romaeuropa Festival, the Dancing Days initiative spotlighted about ten artists from the new generation of Italian…
Janus Films Marks 70th Anniversary with Cocktail at NYFF Filmmakers Lounge festival-fair
Janus Films celebrated its 70th anniversary with a cocktail reception held at the Filmmakers Lounge during the New York Film Festival. The event brought together members of the…
Fernando Jorge Debuts Armour Jewellery Collection at PAD London festival-fair
At the PAD London fair, Fernando Jorge unveiled his new jewellery collection named Armour, featuring earrings, a cuff bracelet, and an eye-catching necklace. A native of Brazil,…

Browse by theme

Exhibitions
Solo shows, group exhibitions, openings, extensions, and closings in galleries, museums, and independent spaces.
Artists
Profiles, interviews, new works, residencies, collaborations, and careers of contemporary artists.
Market & Auctions
Market trends, sales, auction results, major lots, records, and analysis from Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips and others.
Awards
Awards, scholarships, recognitions, nominations, and winners in the art world.
Festivals & Fairs
Art fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and cultural manifestations — Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, Venice Biennale and beyond.
Institutional
Appointments, leadership changes, museum policies, funding, acquisitions and institutional strategies.
Cultural heritage
Restorations, protection, restitutions, UNESCO heritage, legislation, and conservation.
Architecture & design
Architectural projects for museums, galleries and cultural spaces, design reviews and new buildings.
Digital & new media
Digital art, NFTs, AI art, virtual reality, new technologies applied to art.
AI & Technology
Artificial intelligence, language models, machine learning, AI research, tools and infrastructure — from Anthropic and OpenAI to academic papers.
Economy & Finance
Economy, finance, markets, luxury and geopolitics — macro signals that influence the art market and collecting.
Publications
Art books, catalogs, magazines, essays, and new sector publications.
Opinion & reviews
Editorials, critical reviews, analyses, commentaries, and viewpoints on the contemporary art world.
Other
Everything else — obituaries, interdisciplinary projects, and news that does not fit the main categories.