Art Biennials, Art Triennials

		Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art	March 4 - May 7, 2006 Art Gallery of South Australia	The Adelaide Biennial is the nation's most important survey of contemporary Australian art. In 2004 the Biennial presents cutting-edge works of contemporary photo-media –works spanning the spectrum of photographic practice from photography to digital imagery, video and new media, most of which are being exhibited for the first time. Among the video installations is a collaborative piece by Adam Geczy and Peter Sculthorpe, as well as works by Tracey Moffatt, Mike Parr, Patricia Piccinini, David Rozetsky and Linda Wallace. Craig Walsh will create a site-specific projection work. New photographic works by artists such as Destiny Deacon, Bill Henson, Rosemary Laing, Deborah Paauwe and Silvia Vélez will also feature. The artists address a range of issues relevant to contemporary life, including globalisation, recent world conflicts, self-image and identity and our relationship to the environment.

		Biennale of Sydney
	June 8 - August 27, 2006 Sydney	One of the world's major contemporary art festivals, the Biennale of Sydney has brought significant new international work to show along side ground breaking Australian art since 1973. The Biennale of Sydney takes place in the city's leading museums and galleries. It is accompanied by a dynamic program of performances, screenings, artists' talks and webcasts, and most events are free.

Brazil

		Bienal de São Paolo
	Sept 25 - Dec 19, 2004 São Paolo	The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo will be opening its 26th Biennial on September 25, 2004. With the theme of Território Livre [in English, "Image Smugglers in a Free Territory], the exhibition will be held in 25,000 square meters of exhibition space on the three floors of the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, home of the Fundação Bienal, portão 3, Parque do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil. This edition of the biennial which is considered to be one of the three most important events of its kind in the world features 140 artists from 60 different countries. The chief curator is Alfons Hug, who was in charge of the previous edition, in 2002. The theme proposed derives from the idea of the no-man's land, not only geographically, politically and socially speaking, but mainly as an aesthetic fie ld, where art defies the boundaries of reality. The 26th Bienal de São Paulo is divided into 3 main segments: "National Representations", Special Project Rooms and "Invited Artists". The "National Representations" segment presents the works of artists from 55 countries (one artist per country). The Bienal has encouraged the participation of a large number of African and Asian countries, which usually get little exposure in contemporary art shows. This year's edition also provides a special exhibition on African Photography, with a selection of 8 artists.

Canada

		Biennale de Montréal
	May 10 - July 8, 2007 École Bourget 1230 rue de la Montagne Montréal	La programmation de la Biennale de Montréal prendra le pouls de l'art contemporain canadien et proposera une sélection d'œuvres produites par des figures établies et émergentes de la scène internationale. Cette Biennale sera à l'affût de l'inattendu dans l'art nouveau et récent, et identifiera ce qui, dans la production artistique et sa présentation, infiltre les frontières de la culture canadienne en général. Montréal est reconnue comme étant la ville cosmopolite et excitante du Canada. Elle offre une plate-forme urbaine d'où il est possible de revendiquer un art varié, ouvert et social.

		Biennale internationale d'art miniature
	May 20 - Sept 3, 2006 Salle Augustin-Chénier in Ville-Marie (Québec)	La Biennale internationale d'art miniature est un événement incontournable en art contemporain qui réunit la production sur bois et/ou papier de centaines d'artistes professionnels issus des cinq continents. Un événement en arts visuels accessible aux collectionneurs, aux amateurs d'art, et qui affirme le genre de l'art miniature au rang des beaux-arts. The International miniature art biennal is must-see contemporary art event that brings together wood and/or paper productions created by hundreds of professional artists from all continents. The IMAB is a visual art event that is accessible to art collectors, and art lovers; it asserts the place of miniature art genre in the ranks of fine arts.

Cuba

		Havana biennial
	March 27 - April 27, 2006 Centro Wifredo Lam Havana	Since its inception in 1984, the Havana Biennial has become one of the world's most important events for contemporary art. As always, it presents the work of artists who come from or have their cultural roots in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Czech Republic

		PRAGUEBIENNALE
	May 24 – Sept 14, 2007 Prague	In the labyrinth of Central Europe, collective memory and the boundaries of painting meet in Prague for the third year running. Now in its third year, PRAGUEBIENNALE re-launches itself once more. Through a vast display of both recent and past works (from painting and photography to performance and installation art) this year's edition aims to explore and pinpoint the most significant aspects of Central European art. The show displays works by artists young and old, new and affirmed, as well as covering the very movements that shaped the sixties and seventies. Special exhibitions have been dedicated to Czech minimalism and Slovak actionism, which, hitherto, have not been documented on an international level. Following upon the success new artists have achieved after participating in 'Expanded Painting' (PRAGUEBIENNALE veritably 'baptised' or, so to speak, 'consecrated' Andro Wekua, Matthias Weischer, Dana Schutz, Tal R, Victor Man and Wilhelm Sasnal), Expanded Painting 2, will present twenty emerging European artists. There will be a special focus on the 'School of Cluj' in Romania, which, after Leipzig and Dresden, is proving to be a veritable goldmine of contemporary painters. Moreover, the fair pays homage to three seminal artists: Above all, however, the true stars of PRAGUEBIENNALE3 are indeed the very cultures and minor stories of Central Europe.

France

		Biennale Internationale de l'Image de Nancy
	April 19 - May 4, 2008 Espace Berger-Levrault Rue Jean Lamour Nancy	La Biennale Internationale de l'Image est actuellement la seule manifestation dans le domaine de la photographie à présenter autant de jeunes créateurs et d'artistes internationaux dans un espace au service de l'art contemporain. Elle sert autant de soutien à la production qu'à la création, ce qui en fait un réel espace d'innovation dans le Grand Est de la France.

		Biennale de Paris
	May 15 - June 15, 2006 Paris	La BDP est une manifestation d'art favorisant une dynamique dont l'objectif est de révéler l'actualité de l'art dans ses formes les plus contemporaines. A travers des formes d’art avancées et par la valorisation de la production immatérielle, elle entend redonner ainsi à Paris une place majeure sur la scène artistique internationale. Les productions immatérielles et les formes d'art avancées signifient des oeuvres de l'esprit inscrites dans le réel qui génèrent des éléments de réflexion, de conscientisation, ou relevant de l'ordre de l'expérience personnelle, collective et sociale. Libérées de l'emprise de l'esthétique dominante, les productions immatérielles et les formes d'art avancées se définissent en terme de pensée libre qui s'affirme.

		Biennale des Antiquaires
	September 11 - 21, 2008 Grand Palais Paris	Créé en 1901, regroupe plus de 400 professionnels de haut-niveau considérés parmi les meilleurs Antiquaires dans leurs spécialités respectives. Unis par un code éthique dont les principes sont Authenticité - Qualité - Honorabilité, ses membres se distinguent par le panonceau du Syndicat National des Antiquaires. Ils offrent aux collectionneurs toutes les garanties souhaitables tant pour les achats que pour les ventes, les expertises ou les partages. L'époque de tout objet vendu est authentifiée par écrit. Les Antiquaires membres du Syndicat National des Antiquaires contribuent efficacement à la protection du patrimoine français en identifiant et en estimant les objets d'art, et en apportant leurs meilleurs conseils pour leur préservation et leur entretien. Le Syndicat National des Antiquaires organise depuis plus de 40 ans la Biennale des Antiquaires de Paris, l'exposition prestigieuse où les meilleurs professionnels du monde entier présentent leurs plus belles pièces.

		Biennale de Lyon
	Sept 19, 2007–Jan 6, 2008 Le Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon Cité Internationale 81 quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 Lyon	L’HISTOIRE D’UNE DÉCENNIE QUI N’EST PAS ENCORE NOMMÉE Thierry Raspail, Directeur Aristique de la Biennale de Lyon PARLONS BIENNALES: Il y a quelques décennies, l’historien d’art George Kubler inventait la notion d’Objet Premier. C’est une forme, un tableau ou un édifice dont l’évidence rétrospective est acquise à l’issue d’une longue descendance. N’est-ce pas là le plus pompier des lieux communs? Oui et non. Oui, car l’histoire existe encore, malgré Francis Fukuyama, et son rôle central dans la constitution d’une mémoire n’est nullement mis en cause. Non, car l’évidence pour l’historien est bien ce qui échappe à l’oubli. L’évidence est ce qui perdure: c’est l’oeuvre restée collée aux cimaises ou l’image référence. De ce point de vue, c’est une figure d’autorité. Mais c’est aussi une manière d’affirmer que le présent n’existe jamais qu’à travers le futur supposé qu’on lui prête. L’oeuvre n’existe qu’après coup ou s’évapore et disparaît. C’est pourquoi l’historien ne travaille jamais qu’au futur antérieur. Pas dans l’instant. Ce n’est pas le cas du curator chargé d’organiser l’actualité. Distinguer le présent de l’actualité, c’est l’enjeu crucial de l’aujourd’hui. Avec la fin des régimes d’historicité traditionnels et l’apparition du “présent perpétuel” (François Hartog), la distinction s’est estompée, c’est pourquoi le système des biennales, actualisant l’actualité, a si bien réussi en quelque trente ans. L’aujourd’hui compte dans le monde 110 biennales environ qui dressent chacune la carte d’une actualité exponentielle, renouvelable à l’envi et interchangeable. Par conséquent le flux l’emporte sur la singularité. 110 biennales, 110 listes d’artistes, 110 titres, une biennale hebdomadaire, chacune recouvrant et annulant la précédente. La mécanique des biennales habite et génère un présent étiré à l’infini. Comment dans cette perspective une biennale peut-elle être encore une instance critique ou un éclair de discernement dans la langueur du flux? Prétendrons-nous que l’art emprunte désormais à la vacuité et à la rythmicité de l’événement politique ou sportif – dont on sait qu’ils s’auto-qualifient souvent l’un et l’autre d’“historique” – mais dont on sait plus encore qu’ils ne sont événements que rétrospectivement? Le système est-il complice d’une certaine google-isation dont le classement au top de l’écran est lié à la popularisation du nombre de clics, ce qui a pour conséquence de faire de la qualité une émanation de la quantité? En bref, sommes-nous victimes de nos propres moteurs de recherches qui amplifient l’atavisme de l’information et privilégient naturellement la communication immédiate à la lente déposition des alluvions? L’oeuvre n’est-elle pourtant pas ce ralentisseur, à la fois patenté et archaïque des flux, tout comme le littéraire ou l’auteur pourraient l’être ailleurs? Si la réponse à cette question est affirmative on en déduira que le temps des biennales n’est pas celui des oeuvres, qu’ils sont même l’un et l’autre profondément antagonistes. C’est tout l’enjeu de la Biennale 2007.

		Triennale de Chamalières Mondial de l'Estampe et de la Gravure Originale
A.M.A.C.	Oct 7 - Nov 19, 2006 Chamalières	« Existe-t-il au monde une chose plus légère, plus délicate, plus convaincante, plus intime, qu’une petite gravure offerte à vos yeux assoiffés ? Peut-on trouver quelque chose de plus simple qu’un petit bout de papier soigneusement embelli par les mains d’un artiste qui vous convie à aimer, à vivre comme lui sa conception de la beauté, à respirer son imagination, à partager son message, ses idées ? Dans notre univers si étrange, où manque dangereusement une authentique et intime communication entre les êtres, dans ce monde opprimé par la consommation à outrance, un lien est offert par l’artiste, ce créateur de beauté toujours présente malgré tout, beauté dont l’homme reste avide et que sont pour lui ces petites images, petits pas vers l’immense promesse du futur… » Slobo Directeur Général de la Triennale. Un important catalogue a été édité pour chacune des ces manifestations, répertoriant ainsi les artistes participants et représentant environ 15800 oeuvres sur papier. L'originalité de cette manifestation est que chaque artiste laisse à l'AMAC une estampe qui constitue un cabinet d'estampes formant un patrimoine culturel inestimable.

		Biennale d'art contemporain de Bourges
	November 9 - 19, 2006 Bourges	Fort de l'engouement suscité par les deux éditions précédentes, la Biennale d'art contemporain investit une nouvelle fois la ville de Bourges en novembre 2006. L'art contemporain surprend, interroge, séduit ou choque, en sortant des sentiers battus. Mais jamais il ne laisse indifférent. En faisant appel à l'imaginaire, il nous pousse à la réflexion, il nous invite au voyage. La ville dédie ainsi ses espaces à la création contemporaine. Elle détourne des lieux publics de leur usage et élargit le champ de la confrontation pour permettre au plus grand nombre de découvrir, dans une ville d'art et d'histoire, l'art d'aujourd'hui. Outre les dix lieux principaux comme le Château d'eau, l'Hôtel de ville ou le palais Jacques-Coeur, le spectateur pourra également s'orienter vers huit événements spécifiques. C'est ainsi par exemple que Le Hublot rejoint la biennale pour nous proposer un spectacle de danse autour des créations de Remo BIANCO. Enfin, Bourges Art 2006, c'est dix-huit lieux associés, parfois insolites, comme des galeries d'art, la FNAC et bien d'autres.

Germany

		4th berlin biennial for contemporary art
	March 25 - May 28, 2006 Berlin	With the first berlin biennial for contemporary art in 1998 a unique, international biennial for Germany was established. With the inauguration of the berlin biennial for contemporary art, the project occurring at regular intervals and based Berlin aims to react to developments in the city. Both the media response and the number of visitors to the first and second biennial, each with approx. 60,000 interested viewers from Germany and abroad, attest to the significance of the contemporary art event.

		Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach
	23. Juni - 23. Sept 2007 Alte Kelter Untertürkheimer Straße 33 70734 Fellbach	Am Anfang eines neuen Jahrhunderts liegt es nahe, den kritischen Blick auf die Kunst der eigenen Zeit mit einem Rückblick auf die zu Ende gehende Moderne und ihre bildnerischen Entdeckungen, Erfindungen und Traditionen zu verbinden. Deshalb wird die 8. Triennale der Kleinplastik unter dem bewusst mehrdeutigen Titel Vor-Sicht / Rück-Sicht an Beispielen von etwa 300 Kunstwerken von ca. 100 Künstlern aus vielen Teilen der Welt einen Überblick über den augenblicklichen Stand der künstlerischen Diskussion am Beispiel der Kleinsplastik ermöglichen.

		Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2005
	April 14 - June 19, 2005 MKG, Steintorplatz 1 20099 Hamburg	From the 14th of April to the 19th of June 2005 Hamburg will be the center of photography in Germany. Ten of the main museums and institutions will participate in the 3rd Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2003. The theme will be "Archive of the Precence" Numerous galleries will present photography. Symposiums and lectures will take place, and during that time Hamburg will host meetings of different professional photographic societies. Participating museums and cultural institutions are: Altonaer Museum, Deichtorhallen/ Internationales Haus der Photographie, Freie Akademie der Künste, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunsthaus, Kunstverein, Museum der Arbeit, Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe

		Documenta
	June 16 September 23, 2007 Kassel Hessen	documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs-GmbH Chief Executive Officer: Bernd Leifeld Friedrichsplatz 18 D-34117 Kassel Phone +49.561.70 72 70 Fax +49.561.70 72 739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs-GmbH is a non-profit organization that is owned and financed by the city of Kassel and the State of Hessen.

Greece

		PhotoBiennale Grèce
	April 1 - Mai 31, 2008 Musée de la photographie Thessaloniki	La 20e édition des Rencontres internationales de la photographie Photobiennale, est une manifestation organisée par le Musée de la photographie de Thessalonique, seul musée d’état en Grèce à être exclusivement dédié à la photographie et fondé en 1998. L’objectif de ce musée est triple : constituer une collection, conserver des œuvres à caractère patrimonial aussi bien que des pièces issues de la création contemporaine. La PhotoBiennale s’inscrit sur la carte des festivals photographiques européens aux côtés de Fotografia à Rome et de PhotoEspana à Madrid, elle se déroule au printemps d’avril à mai. S’inscrivant dans le prolongement de Photosynkyria, manifestation organisée chaque année à Thessalonique depuis 19 ans, et lors des dernières années par le musée, la PhotoBiennale inaugure en 2008 plusieurs changements, à commencer par sa périodicité : ainsi que son nom l’indique, elle se déroule désormais tous les deux ans.

		Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Ar "Heterotopias"
	May 21 - Sept 30, 2007 Thessaloniki	The State Museum of Contemporary Art, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece, is organizing the 1 st Biennale of Contemporary Art on the 21 st of May until the 30 th of September 2007. This international initiative by the Ministry of Culture aims to place Thessaloniki and the entire country in general, into the Biennale art network. Under the general title of "Heterotopias", the main body of the exhibitions and the artistic activities is accompanied by a series of parallel events, embracing a wide range of the artistic creation. The objective of this project is the public's familiarization and participation with the current art scene, thus providing the audience with a convenient and friendly access to spaces which are not restricted to the museum's walls. The Thessaloniki Biennale: Promotes works of art to the European artistic scene that provide new, daring and innovative aesthetic proposals, which encourage artistic dialogue. Facilitates the artists' access into the European artistic scene. Seeks to further the artists' communication among different countries. Focuses its interest on critical international events and worldwide crisis that affect the individual and his/her environment. Creates bonds with the European as well as other existent artistic institutions with the ambition of broadening their artistic exchange. Incorporates the Greek artistic scene into a motivating field of aesthetic dialogue beyond European borders. It collaborates with all the cultural institutions of Thessaloniki and expands to a number of different sites of the city.

		Athens Biennial Destroy Athens
	Sept 10 - Dec 2, 2007 Athens	The 1st Athens Biennial 2007 Destroy Athens will open for the public on 10 September 2007 and will last until 18 November 2007. The exhibition will take place in one main venue, as well as several side venues in central Athens. The main venue is Technopolis, a complex of buildings that covers an area of approximately 30 acres, administered as a cultural venue by the Municipality of Athens. Technopolis constitutes a live industrial museum of incomparable architecture and one of the most interesting in Europe. It is located in the old Gas factory of Athens, known as "Gazi", next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis.

Iran

		Tehran International Poster Biennial
	June 17 - July 22, 2007 Tehtan	Further to the successful and spectacular 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial 2004 which in addition to introducing Iranian graphic design to the world also saw many Iranian designers reach acclaim; the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial is being organized by Visual Arts Affairs Office with the cooperation of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), the Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts and the Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute. The Biennial is endorsed by International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).

Italy

		Triennale di Milano
	Febr 23 - March 19, 2006 Viale Alemagna 6 Milano	La Triennale di Milano è un luogo di rappresentazione della nuda vita, intendendosi con questa metafora filosofica il tumultuoso apparire sulla scena del nuovo millennio del corpo come macchina produttiva, nel suo essere luogo ove si pensa, si comunica e si riproduce. L’altra faccia della nuda vita è la vita nuda: quanto il corpo torna ad essere relegato alla sua funzione elementare di macchina di sopravvivenza. Il carcere è uno di questi luoghi. La Triennale ha promosso il progetto La Rappresentazione della Pena, per riconoscere e riconoscersi in quell’universo segregato, attraverso una mostra e molteplici momenti di riflessione.

June 10 - Nov 6, 2007
Venice

Biennale di Venetia

La 52. Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Pensa con i sensi - Senti con la mente. L'arte al presente, è aperta nelle sedi espositive dei Giardini e dell'Arsenale, e in altre sedi a Venezia centro storico. La mostra centrale, diretta da Robert Storr e allestita al Padiglione Italia ai Giardini e alle Corderie e Artiglierie all'Arsenale, presenta un centinaio di artisti provenienti da tutto il mondo. Completano l'Esposizione le 76 partecipazioni nazionali e gli eventi collaterali. All’Arsenale ha trovato sede permanente dal 2006 il nuovo Padiglione Italiano, che presenta quest’anno una mostra a cura di Ida Gianelli. Alla data dell'8 agosto, la 52. Esposizione ha richiamato oltre 103.000 visitatori, ed è attualmente la mostra d'arte più visitata in Italia.

July 8 - 9, 2006
Exhibition sites:
City Art Gallery, Palazzo Gavotti, Savona “Manlio Trucco” Ceramic Museum, Albisola Superiore Villa Jorn, Albissola Marina Parfiri Art Space, Vado Ligure

Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art

The 3rd Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art developed as a network, a new form of intra/inter territorial aggregation, aimed at developing the social and cultural assets of the Ceramic District in the Province of Savona (Ligurian Riviera, Italy).
During its 3rd edition, the Biennale focused on fostering the interaction and co-existence of multiple and unique interests within a geographic area with deeply-rooted ceramic traditions (Albisola, Savona, Vado Ligure), involving internationally-renowned designers and artists, museum curators, critics, art and design historians, ceramic laboratories and hi-tech companies, professional training centres, universities and fine arts academies in a single field of action.
The 3rd Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art has promoted the encounter between local material ethos, the creative concepts of designers, the free expression of artists and the culture of hi-tech companies to foster an “undisciplined” hybridization of ceramic, design and contemporary art.

		Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea di Firenze
	December 1 - 9, 2007 Firenze	The sixth edition of the Florence Biennale will take place from 1 to 9 December 2007 in the historical Fortezza da Basso. In 2001 The United Nations recognized the Florence Biennale as an official partner in the program “Dialogue Among Nations”. The artists of the Biennale, despite their differences of language and faith, found a common language in art to communicate their cultural values, illustrating Kofi Annan's statement: "Art opens new doors for learning, understanding, and peace among people and nations". The sixth edition of the Biennale of Contemporary Art will take place at the historic location of the Fortezza da Basso from 1-9 December 2007. The 2005 edition, closed with a large public attendance and a happy presence of 768 artists worldwide. Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Richard Anuskiewicz who were awarded with the maximum recognition, the Lorenzo il Magnifico award for the career, were protagonists of unforgettable days, with conferences that attracted an impressive number of enthusiasts, artists and visitors.

Japan

		Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial Triennial Festival
	July 23 - Sept 10, 2006 Echigo-Tsumari	Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial is a grand festival of nature, art and humans which takes place every three years in the satoyama of Echgio-Tsumari's six municipalities. Echigo-Tsumari has been involved with land through agriculture over 1500 years. The landscape and life which has been formed in such a manner is called "satoyama". However, amid the age of efficiency, agriculture has been cut down and vast land has been abandoned, and the region has been depopulated in the course of modernization and has lost its confidence. Now, facing environmental aggravation and standing at the critical point of civilization, we trend to directing our attention to satoyama and recognizing the importance of regaining pride in land and life through involvement with others. This was the starting point of "Riso (meaning "create an ideal country") Plan", which includes Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial. Based on this plan, the six municipalities of the wide region launched "Echigo-Tsumari Art Necklace Project" with the aim of revitalizing the entire region through making good use of their features, and started preparations for the Triennial in partnership with Niigata Prefecture ten years ago. And the first Triennial was held in 2000. It is an endeavor to introduce art and vegetations into public enterprises for roads, parks and cottages, and to expose every three years the result of the project process with local traditional festivals. This attempts to regenerate the region based on the landscape and life of satoyama where people have lived in the blessing of nature and been committed to earth through agriculture since 5,000 years ago. Please come to Tsumari in summer. Walk and feel there.

Korea

		Busan Biennale
	Sept 16 - Nov 25, 2006 Corea	Consigning full responsibility to a professional organization for flawless organization of the event. Preserving the continuity and originality of Busan Biennale. Promoting special characteristics of the local arts and creative activities internationally. Improving the status of the local arts internationally and spreading popularity of arts and culture. An independent nongovernmental organization was established for the successful hosting of the Busan Biennale, which integrated into one Busan Young Biennale, Sea Art Festival and International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium. The purpose of establishment : The purpose of this committee is to promote Korean art culture through the hosting of the Busan Biennale and the implementation of art culture exchange programs and to improve the international status of local art and expand the base of contemporary art through the specialization of local art and the encouragement of creative activities.

		The World Ceramic Biennale Ceramic : The Vehicle of Culture
	April 23 - June 19, 2005 Icheon, Gwangju Yeoju	World Ceramic Exposition Foundation (WOCEF), the first of its kind ceramic biennale that encompassing ceramic art, ceramic industry and ceramic culture have successfully wrapped up two consecutive World Ceramic Biennale Korea (CEBIKO) in 2001 and 2003. Jumping on the springboard, WOCEF became International Ceramic Event, leading the world of Ceramic Art. 6 million and 4 million of visitors in 2001 and 2003 CEBIKO respectively have witnessed that CEBIKO had attracted public's eyes on culture and art. In particular, many of promising ceramists and specialist from all around the world have participated in exhibitions and presented the academic thesis or papers in ceramic symposium. In addition, CEBIKO is held in tandem with other amusing Ceramic Culture Festival with the events including Regional Ceramic Festival in Icheon, Gwangju and Yeoju, Ceramic Fair, Performance and Experimental Event. CEBIKO is a total entertainment embracing fine artistry, popularity, internationality, and ceramic industry marketing.

		Gwangju Biennale
	Sept 9 - Nov 11, 2006 Gwangju	The Gwangju Biennale, is a cultural forum that will experiment with established cultural actions, those that are centered around the specialist and cultural power, and transform them into a new concept: the spectator's direct participation in cultural creation. The Biennale's proposed discussion on culture implies a reordering of essential values and, specifically, a redefining of the norms of those aesthetic decisions that, until now, have been determined by the powerful fiefdom of the elite. It also implies an experience of the various mechanisms that form the stage where individuals and groups distinct from one another express their expectations by transcending the established system of power that recognizes and produces art.

Lithuania

		4th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius thema: Rabbit and House
	November 2006 Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania	History: 4th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius 2006 is organised as a continuation of the first and second and third Triennials. The 1st International Artist's Book Triennial took part in 1997, in Gallery "Kaire Desine". The theme of it was "Diary: Eight Days". 65 artists from 13 countries took part in the Triennial. The 2nd Triennial took part in 2000, in Gallery "Arka" and in "Galerie 5020" in Salzburg. The theme of it was "Apocalypse". 138 artists from 29 countries took part in the Triennial. The 3rd Triennial took part in 2003, in the Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius. The theme of it was "23 Sins". We have got books from 262 artists from 44 countries. For the Triennial a jury selected works of 118 artists from 37 countries. The Triennial was showed in 2003 in Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania; in 2004 in Frankfurt Art Fair in Frankfurt on Main, Germany; in 2004 in Thomas Mannas House in Nida, Lithuania; in 2004 in Gallery Le Carre in Lille, France; Future: After the end of the exhibition in Vilnius, 4th Triennial is planned to be moved in Europe, in 10th Sydney Art on Paper Fair in Australia and in the Oceanside Museum of Art in California in USA.

Netherlands

		Foto biennale Rotterdam
FBR 2003	03.14 - 04.21 2003 Rotterdam	The objective of the Foto Biënnale Rotterdam is to demonstrate and analyse the latest developments in photography and media, to initiate a larger discussion in dialogue with the visitor. The 2003 edition bears the central motto of ‘’EXPERIENCE” in which the Nederlands fotomuseum aims to confront the different categories of visual artists and their strategies. Responses that lead to opposing directions: from utter and total immersion in multimedia environments on one end, to an all-consuming stillness of the single image at the other.

Poland

		VII International art triennale Majdanek
International art triennale Majdanek	May 8 - Sept 30, 2004 Majdanek Museum Droga Meczenników Majdanka 67 20-325 Lublin	Majdanek, the former concentration camp, acquired its historic status as a place of the sufferings and the extermination of 300 thousand people of 52 nations. ... There is the historic remembrance of tragic past events. It is the role of the Majdanek Museum to store and renovate remembrances of the camp life, to gather evidence for the crimes committed in Majdanek and to study and publish historical documents and articles about this place. ... The museum, which is a specific cultural institution, expresses the rebellion of man, who is the creator of culture, against cruelty, no matter where it originates and who does it. The art, present here, shows the opposition against totalitarian thinking and acting. .....

		International Artistic Linen Cloth Biennial 'Z krosna do Krosna'
	August 29 - Sept 26, 2008 The Craft Museum Krosno, Poland	The Craft Museum in Krosno /Poland/ invites linen cloth artists from Poland and abroad, students of the 4th and 5th year as well as the last year's art graduates of Polish universities to take part in the 5th International Artistic Linen Cloth Biennial 'Z krosna do Krosna' and the premiere competition 'Z krosna do Krosna' - DEBUTS 2008. 'Z krosna do Krosna' Biennial has been organised since 2000. It has met an enthusiastic reception not only from the artists but also from art critics. It is fact that the Biennial has been noticed by the artistic circles concerned with linen cloth and, what is very important, treated as a competition of considerable importance. Participation of artists from many countries of the world /Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Island, Israel, Japan, Canada, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Hungary, and Italy/ shows great prestige of this event. It is worth mentioning that Krosno Biennial is the only event of this kind held in the Podkarpacie region, and one of few such events in Poland promoting contemporary art that originates from weaving. With the 5th edition of the Biennial we would like to welcome young artists that work in the field of linen cloth. 'Z krosna do Krosna' - DEBUTS 2008 competition is aimed at opening up opportunity for making their professional exhibit debut, which would be accompanied by the promotion of young artists and the youngest linen art. The 5th International Artistic Linen Cloth Biennial 'Z krosna do Krosna' together with the accompanying competition for young artists 'Z krosna do Krosna'- DEBUTS 2008 will be held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski.They also won the support of the Marshal of Podkarpackie Voivodeship and the President of Krosno. The event is held under the scientific patronage of Prof. Irena Huml of the Institute of Art Polish Academy of Science, and the media patronage of the Polish Web Portal of the Managers of Culture: Zarzadzaniekultura.pl and a web portal Kulturaonline.pl

		International Biennial of Miniature Art Czestochowa
	open on Saturday 27th August 2006 Czestochowa	painting - graphic art - drawing - monochromatic photography

Portugal

		BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE GRAVURA DO DOURO
BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE GRAVURA DO DOURO	Agoste 10 - Set 10, 2003 TEIXEIRA DE SOUSA, 15 5070-012 ALIJÓ - PORTUGAL	Devido a cortes orçamentais graves que a organização sofreu para a realização da 2ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura – Douro 2003, lamentavelmente, não será possível desta vez, a realização do concurso e consequente atribuição de prémios aos artistas. Por esta razão pedimos desculpa a todos os artistas gravadores que tencionavam concorrer a esta edição da Bienal. Esperamos que em 2005 tudo volte à normalidade e possamos garantir novamente o concurso e a atribuição de 10.000 Euros em prémios, tal como sucedeu em 2001 aquando do lançamento deste Evento.

Russian Federation

		Moscow Biennial
	Jan 28-Feb. 28, 2005 Lenin Museum Moscow City Hall	One of the most obvious consequences of political and economical stabilisation in Russia is the growing interest of the Russian society in contemporary culture, and more precisely in contemporary art. As a result a totally new Russian art infrastructure has emerged through art fairs, commercial galleries, non-profit exhibition spaces, festivals and conferences. A new Russian public, as well as the new Russian media, have become especially sensitive to everything that is new and current in contemporary culture. The Russian art world is developing fast and there is a certain opinion, conviction, vision and understanding that the country needs to organise a major international art event, which would be able to introduce current and relevant art movements to a Russian audience by presenting the most interesting examples of contemporary art. It is the right time in Moscow to create a major international art event, the first of this kind for our country. Visual art is the only art form which does not have a major international forum in our national capital. The Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art would build on the success of other events like the famous Tchaikovsky Musical Festival, Moscow International Film Festival and «The Golden Mask» Theater Festival.

Senegal

		Dak'Art Biennale de l'art africain contemporain
	May 5 - June 5, 2006 Dakar	La Biennale de l’art africain contemporain depuis une douzaine d’années au fil de ses éditions, propose un espace de présentation et de légitimation de la création contemporaine en Afrique. Initiative de l’Etat du Sénégal, Dak’Art traduit une volonté politique de placer la culture au cœur des stratégies de développement du Sénégal et apporte sa contribution à la réalisation de l’Union Africaine. Dak’Art est un événement majeur de valorisation et de promotion de la création africaine actuelle.

Spain

		International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville
	Oct 2006 - Jan 2007 Monasterio de La Cartuja de Santa María de las Cuevas Avda. Américo Vespucio, 2. 41071 Sevilla.	The Monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas in Isla de la Cartuja will host the First International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (I BIACS) between October 3rd and December 5th, 2004. Under the title La Alegría de Mis Sueños (The Joy of My Dreams), the curator Harald Szeemann, is organizing a wide exhibition emerging from the most alive and trembling current art. Installations, sculptures, paintings, photography, net art and performances will be held at the spaces of La Cartuja turning the city into the world-wide epicenter of contemporary creation during the autumn.

Sweden

		Gothenburg International Art Biennial Contemporary Art
	Aug 25 - Nov 25, 2007 Gothenburg	The Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art will open on the 25th of August. Founded in year 2001 it now presents its fourth edition and offers an exiting start to the autumn’s cultural season. The title of this year’s biennial is Rethinking Dissent – on the limitations of politics and the possibilities of resistance, and is curated by Joa Ljungberg and Edi Muka. Presenting works by 28 artists and artists’ groups from many different parts of the world the exhibition will spread to five different venues in Gothenburg: Röda Sten, Röhsska museum, the Old Post Office, Göteborgs Konsthall and the gallery Kaustik. The curators have conceived of the exhibition as a mental and physical journey that shall offer a strong experience to the viewer.

Switzerland

		Triennale de sculpture contemporaine en plein air
	June 4 - Sept 25, 2005 Domaine de Szilassy Bex	Comme à l’accoutumée, l’exposition se déroule sur le domaine de Szilassy qui domine Bex. C’est la neuvième édition de cette Triennale de sculpture contemporaine suisse. Un important renouvellement marque cette exposition. Un artiste sur quatre est présent pour la première fois à Bex & Arts. Pour Nicolas Raboud, commissaire de l’exposition, le titre « Le goût du sel » a l’avantage de porter en lui « le côté stimulant, vif et piquant, spirituel, risqué, en un mot salé, que l’art et les artistes ne devraient jamais manquer de nous apporter ». Les organisateurs attendent quelque 30’000 visiteurs. Pour contourner les inconvénients engendrés par les travaux dans le tunnel de Glion, un accord a conclu avec les CFF. Les visiteurs peuvent bénéficier d’une offre combinée avantageuse « Transports publics - Bex & Arts ». Cette offre est disponible dans tous les guichets CFF de Suisse. L’aventure Bex & Arts n’est pas possible sans la collaboration d’une centaine de bénévoles qui assurent l’accueil à la caisse et le service à la buvette tout le long de ces 120 jours d’exposition sculpture & nature.

		La Triennale internationale du papier
	15 juin - 4 sept, 2005 Musée du Pays et Val de Charmey 1637 Charmey (Switzerland

		Biennale dell'Immagine IL MONDO IN CAMERA
	Sept. 23 – Nov. 11, 2006 Chiasso	Rassegna di fotografia e di arti dell'immagine Chiasso e varie località del Mendrisiotto Dopo il successo fatto registrare dall’edizione 2004, la quinta edizione della Biennale dell’Immagine si svolgerà a Chiasso e in alcuni comuni del Mendrisiotto nell’autunno 2006, in collaborazione e con il coinvolgimento di enti pubblici e privati, musei e gallerie. “Invasioni” è il titolo prescelto (anche se per ora provvisorio) e il tema portante della Rassegna di fotografia e più in generale di arti dell’immagine (cinema, videoarte ecc.), che sarà articolato attraverso una decina di mostre nel territorio.

		Schweizerische Triennale der Skulptur in Bad Ragaz und Vaduz
Schweizerische Triennale der Skulptur in Bad Ragaz und Vaduz	May 20 – October 31, 2006 Bad Ragaz und Vaduz	Europas grösste Skulpturenausstellung unter freiem Himmel vom 20. Mai bis 31. Oktober 2006 in Bad Ragaz und Vaduz. Mit Skulpturen und Kunst auf der Strasse, in Hotelgärten, Parkanlagen und öffentlichen Plätzen begeisterte Bad Ragaz bereits in den vergangenen Jahren mehrere hunderttausend Feriengäste, Kunstliebhaber und Einwohner. Der Erfolg in den Jahren 2000 und 2003 war hinreissend und überschritt die kühnsten Erwartungen. Die Begeisterung ist ungebändigt - die 3. Schweizerische Triennale der Skulptur in Bad Ragaz und Vaduz wird noch faszinierender, grösser und qualitativ noch hochstehender.

		Version Biennale informatique du Centre pour l'image contemporaine
Version Biennale informatique du Centre pour l'image contemporaine	Oct 18 - Dec 17, 2006 Centre pour l’image contemporaine Saint Gervais Genève 5, rue du Temple, 1201 bac (bâtiment d’art contemporain) 10, place des Vieux Grenadiers, 1205 Genève	Version est la biennale informatique du Centre pour l'image contemporaine; un événement culturel global, avec une exposition collective d'oeuvres interactives et de projets internet, des performances, des vidéos, des films et un colloque. L'organisation générale de la manifestation est à l'image des oeuvres présentées: souvent ludique, Version déborde largement le cadre de la salle d'exposition traditionnelle, et s'intéresse à des espaces publics ou commerciaux non spécialisés. Le site du Centre prolonge l'élan de Version en abritant des projets internet d'artistes et en hébergeant des sites de collectifs ou d'institutions actives dans le domaine culturel.

		Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement (BIM)
	October 12 - 20, 2007 Centre pour l'image contemporaine 5, rue du Temple	- du 12 octobre au 16 décembre 2007, exposition, au Bac (Bâtiment d'art contemporain), 10, rue des Vieux-Grenadiers Née en 1985 sous l’appellation “Semaine internationale de vidéo” la Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement (BIM) est l’une des plus anciennes et importantes manifestations en Suisse et en Europe à présenter de la vidéo, des films d’artistes et du multimédia. Elle rassemble le meilleur de la création dans ces domaines et a permis, en 20 ans d’existence, de montrer ou de faire découvrir de nombreux artistes de renom, parmi lesquels Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Steina et Woody Vasulka, Robert Filliou, Chris Marker, Guy Debord, Vito Acconci, William Wegman, Bruce Nauman, Chantal Akerman, Rebecca Horn, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol, Philippe Garrel, Nam June Paik, Laurie Anderson, Artavazd Pelechian, Harun Farocki ou les Straub/Huillet.

United Arab Emirates

		Sharjah International Art Biennial
Sharjah International Art Biennial	April 4 - June 4, 2007 Sharjah Art Museum	The Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) will present various attempts in visual arts and film that address the growing social, political and environmental challenges the world is facing due to excessive urban development, pollution, political ambitions, and the thoughtless misuse, abuse and exhaustion of natural resources. SB8 will focus on the renewed role of art in addressing a wide range of issues that directly and radically affect, and in an alarming magnitude the human existence on this earth (man's relation to earth and earth's relation to man). The biennial will not only stand for these issues as a venue and a platform for presentations, exhibits and discussions, but will take an active role in commissioning artists to produce new work corresponding to the topic at hand and will also partner with institutions to stimulate wider involvement with the issues brought up particularly amongst educational institutions.

United Kingdom

		Liverpool Biennial
	Sept 16 - Nov 26, 2006 1, Maryland Street Liverpool L69 1XB	Our mission is to establish and maintain a world class contemporary visual art event in Liverpool that celebrates and encourages excellence, risk, creativity, diversity, participation and debate through partnership, profile building, development of art infrastructure, quality, access and education. We aim: To create an event of significant quality for the international art community To broaden the audience within Liverpool for contemporary art through creating access to contemporary international art, providing education/community programmes, creating diversity of product and creating enjoyment and fun To raise the profile of Liverpool’s external image as a cultural centre for tourism To strengthen the art infrastructure (building, funding, organi- sation) and profession (artists, curators, arts administrators, networking) in Liverpool and develop these through partnership.

USA

		Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial	Mars 3 - May 28, 2006 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street New York, NY 10021	In the current plethora of biennial and triennial exhibitions, art fairs, and large group shows across the United States and the rest of the world, how can the Whitney Biennial remain relevant? This was one of our first questions as curators of the 2006 Biennial exhibition. The exhibition remains a closely watched barometer of the changing tides of contemporary American art. Yet the current intense pace of the commercial and not-for-profit art world has brought so much art into view at such speed that by the time it reaches the walls of the Whitney in a Biennial exhibition, there is very little that has not already been seen, digested, and critiqued. The 2006 Whitney Biennial will examine contemporary artmaking in America at a moment of profound global change. The exhibition, titled Day for Night after Francois Truffaut's 1973 film, conjures a mood of dark intensity, shifting between beauty and degradation, doubt and conformity, the seductive and the strange.

		Palm Beach International Sculpture Biennale
	February 17 - 19, 2006 The Sculpture Biennale Competition will result in a 3 day showcase and 60 day exhibit on the 10-acre site of a new and arts complex, The Cultural Campus South Florida.	The Palm Beach International Sculpture Biennale is to be one of the leading outdoor sculpture competitions in the United States. As we launch this event, it is our vision to create a new and innovative venue for emerging sculptors as well as to feature distinguished artists in this field. By bringing together emerging and established artists through this showcase, exhibit and series of roundtable discussions, we hope to assist in launching new careers, expanding audiences, and engaging collectors and galleries. Sculptors worldwide compete for prestigious awards and the opportunity to have their work reviewed by internationally renowned jurors, artists, collectors, galleries, curators, and press.

		SITE Santa Fe International Biennial
	July 12 - 15, 2007 El Museo Cultural Center Santa Fe New Mexico	Intensity, experimentation, and visceral presence are the hallmarks of the thirteen significant one-person installations that constitute SITE Santa Fe’s Sixth International Biennial. Curator Klaus Ottmann’s exhibition, entitled Still Points of the Turning World both concentrates and amplifies these singular works, empowering them to speak for themselves without the common filter of a prescriptive curatorial theme. As Ottmann explains, “I want this Biennial to be about the artists, not about the curator.” The exhibition’s manifest commitment to direct experience is designed to elicit a unique personal response from each viewer

July 12 - 15, 2007
Sweeney
Convention Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Biennial

The glamorous international art fair circuit is where the world's collectors and purveyors of fine contemporary art come to meet and do business. A rising star in this constellation of sophisticated events is ART Santa Fe, an international art fair presented July 2007 at Santa Fe’s El Museo de Cultural.
ART Santa Fe is known as a "boutique" fair. Big enough to be interesting, small enough to be intimate and digestible, the fair offers visitors a highly selective overview of the contemporary art market. Visitors to ART Santa Fe have found it to be a gem among art fairs.
The 2007 lineup of exhibitors included an array of domestic and international galleries, exhibiting works that ranged from edgy to established. Cutting edge media groups returned with a fresh matrix of interactive installations.

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