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Returning to Madinat Jumeirah this May, the landmark edition brings together galleries, institutions and artists from across the region and beyond, reaffirming Dubai’s role as a global centre for contemporary culture and dialogue. Art Dubai […]
As artists, activists and cultural workers descend on Venice, the 61st Biennale becomes a volatile stage for debates around war, labour, ethics and the future of global art institutions. 8 May 2026 The 2026 Venice
Venice Biennale Opens Amid Strikes, Protests and Institutional Rupture. Read Article
Reframing support, slowness, and long-term commitment as African artistic ecosystems shift and return to the continent. 5 May 2026 For over a decade, the founder of AKKA, Lidija Khachatourian, has operated with a quiet but
AKKA Venice Project: Beyond the Exhibition Read Article
Diriyah Art Futures announces an open call for the third Emerging New Media Artists Programme 2026-2027. 5 May 2026 Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has opened applications for its Emerging New Media
OPEN CALL – Diriyah Art Futures: Emerging New Media Artists 2026-2027 Edition. Read Article
2 May 2026 In Venice, where histories of trade, empire, and exchange are etched into every canal and façade, a new exhibition invites us to reconsider how the world has been imagined—and misimagined—across centuries. Opening
Mapping the Invisible: Saudi Arabia’s A Necessary Fiction Unfolds in Venice Read Article
1 May 2026 At the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Sultanate of Oman offers a quietly arresting proposition. Zīnah (Adornment), conceived by Haitham Al Busafi in the dual role of
Zīnah (Adornment): Oman’s Pavilion Tunes the Biennale to Resonance Over Spectacle Read Article
Inside the final chapter of the Henrike Grohs Art Award and the artists who reshaped its legacy. 30 April 2026 At the heart of this final chapter stands Rehema Chachage, a Tanzanian artist whose work
Echoes of Memory and Quiet Revolutions Read Article
Yoann Cormier on bringing ‘In Mali, When Animals Dance’ to life at the Musée des Confluences. 30 April 2026 How do you exhibit something that resists being fixed in place? In ‘In Mali, When Animals
‘In Mali, When Animals Dance’ – Inside the Pulse of Sogo Bò Read Article
Lines Redrawn: African Pavilions and a Biennale in Transition and Disruption. 29 April 2026 Brendon and Suzette Bell-Roberts The 61st Biennale di Arte Venezia opens this week with a curatorial vision that is both deeply
In Minor Keys: The 61st Biennale di Arte Venezia Opens Under Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025). Read Article
Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento convene an expansive constellation of practices to probe the unfinished histories and infrastructural imaginaries shaping the present. 27 April 2026 Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the full participant list for
Sharjah Biennial 17 Assembles 109 Artists Across a Restless Global Landscape. Read Article
