IBA Newsletter: August 2018

Dear members,

Welcome to August! As we go further into the year, there are more biennials opening all over the world. Have you visited one recently? How was it? Do tell us about your experiences!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the 5th General Assembly of IBA, which will be co-hosted by the Kochi Biennale Foundation. Updates about the event will be made on the IBA website in the near future.

IBA Events in 2018

IBA will hold multiple international events in 2018. More details will be shared on the IBA website as they emerge.

5th IBA General Assembly
Date: December 15 – 17, 2018
Location: Kochi, India

Co-hosted by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, the members-only assembly will take place on December 16 and will be followed by a public programme on December 17. Additional details for the event will be released in the near future.

Current Member Biennials

The following member biennials are currently open. Click to learn more, and start planning your visit today!

Land Art Mongolia
Now through August 25, 2018

Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Now through September 9, 2018

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
Now through September 17, 2018

FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art
Now through September 30, 2018

Liverpool Biennial 2018
Now through October 28, 2018

Manifesta 12
Now through November 4, 2018

Vancouver Biennale
Now through 2020

Upcoming Member Biennials

The member biennials listed below will open this year. Click for more details.

18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018
September 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018

Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018
September 6, 2018 – November 18, 2018

Bienal de São Paulo
September 7, 2018 – December 9, 2018

12th Gwangju Biennale
September 7, 2018 – November 11, 2018

4th Istanbul Design Biennial
September 22, 2018 – November 4, 2018

The Atlantic Project
September 28, 2018 – October 21, 2018

Asia Triennial Manchester 2018
October 5, 2018 – October 21, 2018

Carnegie International 57
October 12, 2018 – March 25, 2019

6th Athens Biennale
October 26, 2018 – December 9, 2018

4th International Biennial of Casablanca 2018
October 27, 2018 – December 2, 2018

Santorini Biennale 2018
November 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018

Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
December 12, 2018 – March 29, 2019

Honolulu Biennial
March 8, 2019 – May 5, 2019

13th Havana Biennale
April 12, 2019 – May 12, 2019

Sharjah Biennial (SB14)
March 2019

2019 Whitney Biennial
May 2019

Aichi Triennale 2019
August 1, 2019 – October 14, 2019

15th Biennale de Lyon 
September 19, 2019 – January 5, 2020

14th Medial Arts Biennial of Chile
October 2019 – December 2019

Non-Member Biennials in 2018

Edinburgh Art Festival
Now through August 16, 2018

28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2018
Now through August 26, 2018

Bluegrass Biennial
Now through August 29, 2018

Triennial of Photography Hamburg
Now through September 2018

Made in L.A. 2018
Now through September 2, 2018

Biennale Gherdëina VI
Now through September 15, 2018

Triënnale Brugge 2018
Now through September 16, 2018

5th Transborder Biennial
Now through September 16, 2018

The Second Yinchuan Biennale
Now through September 19, 2018

The Rockford Midwestern Biennial 2018
Now through September 30, 2018

Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2018
Now through October 21, 2018

1st Riga Biennial
Now through October 28, 2018

Labin Industrial Art Biennial
Now through October 28, 2018

Baltic Triennial 13
Now through November 18, 2018

16th International Architecture Exhibition
Now through November 25, 2018

Tarrawarra Biennial 2018
August 3, 2018 – November 6, 2018

Sitelines 2018
August 3, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Biennale of Chianciano 2018
August 11, 2018 – August 19, 2018

21 Bienal de Arte Paiz
August 16, 2018 – September 16, 2018

London Design Biennale 2018
September 4, 2018 – September 23, 2018

Busan Biennale
September 9, 2018 – November 11, 2018

BOAA 2018
September 21, 2018 – November 6, 2018

Les Ateliers de Rennes
September 29, 2018 – December 2, 2018

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From all of us at IBA,
Have a great month!

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