IBA Newsletter: October 2019
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Dear members,
We are only a few months away from our 6th General Assembly! Have you made plans to visit the Chile Media Art Biennial yet? Be sure to mark your dates below and to keep an eye out for additional news about the event. In the meantime, be sure to visit one of the many other biennials taking place all over the world while you still have time!
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!
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
LIAF 2019
Now through September 29, 2019
Aichi Triennale 2019
Now through October 14, 2019
8th Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Now through October 20, 2019
Vancouver Biennale
Now through 2020
Upcoming Member Biennials
The member biennials listed below will open this year. Click for more details.
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
Toronto Biennial of Art
September 21, 2019 – December 1, 2019
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
The Lahore Biennale (LB02)
Early 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
Copenhagen Ultracontemporary Biennale
Now through September 10, 2019
L’Andart 19
Now through September 14, 2019
Bonavista Biennale 2019
Now through September 15, 2019
Sinop Biennial 7
Now through September 20, 2019
2nd Biennale Internationale de Design Graphique
Now through September 22, 2019
7th Nakanojo Biennale
Now through September 23, 2019
8th Beijing International Art Biennale
Now through September 23, 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
Commuter Biennial
Now through October 31, 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
MOMENTA – Biennale de l’image
September 4, 2019 – October 13, 2019
Tallinn Photomonth 2019
September 6, 2019 – November 3, 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
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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