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Dear members,
Can you believe it? We have a little over a month left before the 5th General Assembly of IBA! If you have not RSVPed yet, please contact us to let us know if you’ll be coming. To learn more about the event, be sure to check out our schedule of events. Many of our members will also be present during the opening of Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018.
Though we are reaching close to the end of 2018, there are plenty of upcoming member and non-member biennials to explore and look forward to throughout the rest of this year and into 2019. Be sure to mark your calendars and visit
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 and IBA, the members-only assembly will take place on December 16 and will be followed by a public conference on December 17.
Click here to see the schedule of events for the 5th General Assembly.
Current Member Biennials
The following member biennials are currently open. Click to learn more, and start planning your visit today!
4th Istanbul Design Biennial
Now through November 4, 2018
Manifesta 12
Now through November 4, 2018
12th Gwangju Biennale
Now through November 11, 2018
Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018
Now through November 18, 2018
4th International Biennial of Casablanca 2018
Now through December 2, 2018
4th MULI International Biennial
Now through December 5, 2018
Bienal de São Paulo
Now through December 9, 2018
6th Athens Biennale
Now through December 9, 2018
Santorini Biennale 2018
Now through December 31, 2018
2018 Bermuda Biennial
Now through December 2018
Carnegie International 57
Now through March 25, 2019
Vancouver Biennale
Now through 2020
Upcoming Member Biennials
The member biennials listed below will open this year. Click for more details.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
December 12, 2018 – March 29, 2019
Contour Bienniale 9: Coltan as Cotton
January 11, 2019 – January 12, 2019
May 17, 2019 – May 19, 2019
October 18, 2019 – October 20, 2019
XXII Triennale di Milano
March 1, 2019 – September 1, 2019
Sharjah Biennial 14
March 7, 2019 – June 10, 2019
Honolulu Biennial
March 8, 2019 – May 5, 2019
13th Havana Biennale
April 12, 2019 – May 12, 2019
2019 Whitney Biennial
May 2019
Aichi Triennale 2019
August 1, 2019 – October 14, 2019
8th Ballarat International Foto Biennale
August 23, 2019 – October 20, 2019
Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art
September 7, 2019 – November 17, 2019
Press and Professional Preview: September 6, 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 19, 2019 – January 5, 2020
21st Contemporary Art Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil
October 9, 2019 – January 30, 2020
14th Medial Arts Biennial of Chile
October 2019 – December 2019
Bamako Encounters, Biennale of African Photography
November 2019
Bucharest Biennale 9
May 21, 2020 – July 7, 2020
EVA International 2020
September 4, 2020 – November 15, 2020
34th Bienal de São Paulo
September 2020 – December 2020
Non-Member Biennials in 2018
BOAA 2018
Now through November 6, 2018
Tarrawarra Biennial 2018
Now through November 6, 2018
Busan Biennale
Now through November 11, 2018
Biwako Biennale 2018
Now through November 11, 2018
Baltic Triennial 13
Now through November 18, 2018
Indian Ceramics Triennale
Now through November 18, 2018
16th International Architecture Exhibition
Now through November 25, 2018
Larnaca Biennale 2018
Now through November 30, 2018
Les Ateliers de Rennes
Now through December 2, 2018
4th China Onscreen Biennial
Now through December 2, 2018
2018 Screenprint Biennial
Now through December 14, 2018
Sitelines 2018
Now through January 6, 2019
2018 Kuandu Biennale
Now through January 6, 2019
XIII Bienal FEMSA
Now through February 2, 2019
Bangkok Art Biennale
Now through February 3, 2019
2018 Taiwan Biennial
Now through February 10, 2019
Fikra Graphic Design Biennial
November 9, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Shanghai Biennale
November 10, 2018 – March 10, 2019
Media Architecture Biennale: MAB2018
November 13, 2018 – November 16, 2018
The Luleå Biennial 2018
November 17, 2018 – February 17, 2019
Taipei Biennial 2018
November 17, 2018 – March 10, 2019
14th Cuenca Biennial 2018
November 23, 2018 – March 2, 2019
The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9)
November 24, 2018 – April 28, 2019
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From all of us at IBA,
Have a great month!
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