IBA Newsletter: August 2019

Dear members,

Mark your calendars and save the date for the 6th General Assembly of the International Biennial Association (IBA) set to take place from December 10 – 14, 2019 during the 14th Chile Media Art Biennial.

The 6th General Assembly of the International Biennial Association (IBA)

Dec. 9th (Mon): Arrivals
Dec. 10th (Tue): 12th Board Meeting**
Dec. 11th (Wed): 6th General Assembly* / 12th Board Meeting (Post General Assembly)**
Dec. 12th (Thu): Public Conference
Dec. 13th (Fri): Explorations at Museums, Galleries and Collections / Reception Party*
Dec. 14th (Sat): Explorations at Museums, Galleries and Collections / Farewell Dinner*

**IBA Board Members Only
*IBA Members Only

Details for this year’s programme will be released as they are made available on the IBA website. For further inquiries, please contact us at info@biennialassociation.org. We look forward to seeing you in Chile!

IBA Events in 2019

IBA will hold multiple international events in 2019. More details will be shared on the IBA website as they emerge.

6th General Assembly
December 10 – 14, 2019
Santiago, Chile

Current Member Biennials

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

XXII Triennale di Milano
Now through September 1, 2019

2019 Whitney Biennial
Now through September 22, 2019

Biennial of Graphic Arts Ljubljana
Now through September 29, 2019

12th Kaunas Biennial
Now through September 29, 2019

Aichi Triennale 2019
Now through October 14, 2019

Vancouver Biennale
Now through 2020

Upcoming Member Biennials

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

8th Ballarat International Foto Biennale
August 23, 2019 – October 20, 2019

LIAF 2019
August 30, 2019 – September 29, 2019

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art
September 7, 2019 – November 17, 2019

Press and Professional Preview: September 6, 2019

Bergen Assembly
September 9, 2019 – November 10, 2019

5th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art
September 12, 2019 – December 1, 2019
Professional Preview: September 10 – 11

16th Istanbul Biennial
September 14, 2019 – November 10, 2019
Media Preview: September 10 – 11
Professional Preview: September 12 – 13

15th Biennale de Lyon
September 18, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Professional Preview: September 16 – 17

6th Art Encounters 2019
September 20, 2019 – October 27, 2019

14th Curitiba International Biennial
September 21, 2019 – February 23, 2020

Coventry Biennial 2019
October 4, 2019 – November 24, 2019

21st Contemporary Art Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil
October 9, 2019 – January 30, 2020

Home Works 8
October 17, 2019 – October 27, 2019

Contour Biennale 9: Coltan as Cotton
October 18, 2019 – October 20, 2019

XIIth Florence Biennale, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design
October 18, 2019 – October 27, 2019

Biennale de Lubumbashi #6
October 24, 2019 – November 24, 2019

Karachi Biennale 2019
October 26, 2019 – November 8, 2019

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

6th Ghetto Biennial 2019
November 29, 2019 – December 20, 2019

Bamako Encounters, Biennale of African Photography
November 30, 2019 – January 31, 2020

22nd Biennale of Sydney 2020
March 14, 2020 – June 8, 2020

RIBOCA2
May 16, 2020 – October 11, 2020

Bucharest Biennale 9
May 21, 2020 – July 7, 2020

Sonsbeek 2020
June 5, 2020 – September 13, 2020

Manifesta 13
June 7, 2020 – November 1, 2020

Helsinki Biennial 2020
June 12, 2020 – September 27, 2020

11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
June 13, 2020 – September 13, 2020

Liverpool Biennial 2020
July 11, 2020 – October 25, 2020

EVA International 2020
September 4, 2020 – November 15, 2020

5th International Biennial of Casablanca
September 24, 2020 – November 1, 2020

34th Bienal de São Paulo
September 2020 – December 2020

Kochi Muziris Biennale 2020
December 12, 2020 – April 10, 2021

Front International
July 17, 2021 – October 2, 2021

documenta 15
June 18, 2022 – September 25, 2022

Non-Member Biennials in 2019

13th Cairo Biennale
Now through August 10, 2019

L’Andart 19
Now through September 14, 2019

2nd Biennale Internationale de Design Graphique
Now through September 22, 2019

14th Fellbach Triennial
Now through September 29, 2019

Blickachsen 12
Now through October 6, 2019

Vienna Biennale for Change 2019
Now through October 6, 2019

Momentum 10
Now through October 9, 2019

Bienalsur 2019
Now through October 2019

Setouchi Triennale 2019
Now through November 4, 2019

58th Venice Biennale
Now through November 24, 2019

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Now through 2024

Sinop Biennial 7
August 15, 2019 – September 20, 2019

Bonavista Biennale 2019
August 17, 2019 – September 15, 2019

7th Nakanojo Biennale
August 24, 2019 – September 23, 2019

Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale
September 1, 2019 – September 10, 2019

MOMENTA – Biennale de l’image
September 4, 2019 – October 13, 2019

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2019
September 7, 2019 – November 10, 2019

TAB 2019
September 11, 2019 – November 30, 2019

Porto Design Biennale
September 19, 2019 – September 28, 2019

XII Architecture Biennale of São Paulo
September 19, 2019 – December 19, 2019

Chicago Architecture Biennial
September 19, 2019 – January 5, 2020

Toronto Biennial of Art
September 21, 2019 – December 1, 2019

BAL 2019
September 24, 2019 – September 27, 2019

Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019
September 26, 2019 – November 24, 2019

Lisbon Architecture Triennale
October 3, 2019 – December 2, 2019

7th Asian Art Biennial
October 5, 2019 – February 9, 2020

The Jerusalem Biennale
October 10, 2019 – November 28, 2019

Biennale d’Architecture d’Orléans #2
October 11, 2019 – January 19, 2020

B3 Biennale
October 15, 2019 – October 20, 2019

XVII Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires
October 15, 2019 – October 26, 2019

Screen City Biennial 2019
October 17, 2019 – October 30, 2019

Biennale Jogja XV: Equator #5
October 20, 2019 – November 30, 2019

The Lagos Biennial: LB2
October 26, 2019 – November 30, 2019

Performa 19 Biennial
November 1, 2019 – November 24, 2019

Sharjah Architecture Triennial
November 9, 2019 – February 8, 2020

Singapore Biennale 2019
November 22, 2019 – March 22, 2020

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