IBA Newsletter: October 2022
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1 August 2022Dear Subscriber,
From October 18th to 22nd, members of the International Biennial Association (IBA) will all gather in Prishtina to celebrate biennials worldwide through our annual General Assembly, this year organized in collaboration and with the support of Manifesta. These global gatherings have, since their inception almost a decade ago, been moments of celebration as much as critical reflection on the role and possibilities offered by the biennial model.
After two years in which we had to rely on online events, we are finally comfortable our members may travel again to meet in person, and we are extremely happy to do so in Prishtina, which has seen its first biennial event happen this year with the staging of Manifesta 14. To celebrate this great event and to maintain the spirit that characterized the approach held in Kosovo by the so-called “European nomadic biennial”, we have decided to structure our 9th General Assembly around a key question:
How can a biennial be a model for education and community transformation?
Focusing on educational programs has been at the heart of many discussions we have had at IBA and, given the attention to this aspect shown in recent edition of Manifesta, we strongly believe this would be the perfect opportunity to dedicate our General Assembly’s public program to a variety of voices on this. We hope this will be an occasion for biennial makers across the world, especially those directly involved in education, outreach, and community engagement to share their insights and different approaches. A key part of biennials, education and outreach programs have allowed these events to become true knowledge production spaces, bringing together individuals of different age, gender and class to create dialogue on specific themes or pressing issues in a region. They have ranged from mental health support programs to inclusion hubs for communities often excluded from public and cultural life and, in many occasions, they have been the tool through which biennials could find ways to respond quickly to urgencies arising in the social and political landscape they inhabit.
Closely connected to many biennials’ educational strategies is the idea of having a long-term cultural and social impact on their territory. Especially through the work with children and young adults, educational programs have been conceived as a learning tool to reflect on the specific culture of a city in relation with those of the artists and works presented in the exhibition. This capacity for reflection is cultivated in many forms, be that through formal or non-formal education. Through social educational programmes developed with and for students, teachers and parents, biennials have the potential to influence the development of competencies such as creativity, collaboration and imaginative problem solving, to help develop resilience, nurture appreciation of cultural diversity and freedom of expression, and cultivate innovation and critical thinking skills.
Whether you choose to attend as a future member of IBA or as representative of your institution, we hope to see you in Prishtina. Those who intend to visit or are interested in receiving more information are requested to RSVP.
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IBA 9th General Assembly
Co-hosted by Manifesta
Prishtina, Kosovo
October 18, 2022 – October 22, 2022
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ONGOING MEMBER BIENNIALS
The following biennials are currently open. Click to learn more.
12th Berlin Biennale
Now through September 18, 2022
FRONT International
Now through October 2, 2022
15th Triennial of Small Sculpture Fellbach
Now through October 3, 2022
Aichi Triennale 2022
Now through October 10, 2022
Manifesta 14 Prishtina
Now through October 30, 2022
6th Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA)
Now through December 23, 2022
2022 Bermuda Biennial
Now through December 31, 2022
UPCOMING MEMBER BIENNIALS
The member biennials listed below will open in the foreseeable future. Click for more details.
LIAF 2022
September 3, 2022 – October 2, 2022
Bergen Assembly
September 8, 2022 – November 6, 2022
17th Istanbul Biennial
September 17, 2022 – November 20, 2022
16th Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale
September 14, 2022 – December 31, 2022
7th Lubumbashi Biennale
October 2022
Singapore Biennale 2022 (SB2022)
October 16, 2022 – March 19, 2023
13th Edition of the Bamako Encounters African Biennial of Photography
October 20, 2022 – December 20, 2022
Bangkok Art Biennale 2022
October 22, 2022 – February 23, 2023
KB22 (Karachi Biennale)
October 30, 2022 – November 15, 2022
5th Casablanca Biennale
November 17, 2022 – December 17, 2022
February 9, 2023 – March 11, 2023
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022
December 12, 2022 – April 10, 2023
RIBOCA3
Postponed to 2023
Sharjah Biennial 15 (SB15)
February 7, 2023 – June 11, 2023
14th Gwangju Biennale
April 7, 2023 – July 9, 2023
Helsinki Biennial
June 12, 2023 – September 18, 2023
Liverpool Biennial 2023
June 10, 2023 – September 17, 2023
SACO1.1 Biennial of Contemporary Art
June 22, 2023 – September 15, 2023
3rd International Triennial of Graphic Arts Livno
June 26, 2023 – October 1, 2023
Contour Biennale 10
September 2023 – October 2023
Yokohama Triennale 2023
December 9, 2023 – March 10, 2024
22nd Biennial Sec_Videobrasil
2023
Glasgow International 2024
June 7, 2024 – June 23, 2024
NON-MEMBER BIENNIALS
Whitney Biennial 2022
Now through September 5, 2022
Brent Biennial 2022
Now through September 11, 2022
8th Triennial of Photography Hamburg
Now through September 18, 2022
documenta 15
Now through September 25, 2022
8th Biennale Gherdëina
Now through September 25, 2022
3rd Geneva Biennale
Now through September 30, 2022
Sculpture Garden 2022
Now through September 30, 2022
Biennale Matter of Art 2022
Now through October 23, 2022
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022
Now through November 13, 2022
59th Venice Biennale
Now through November 27, 2022
Triennale Milano 23rd International Exhibition
Now through December 11, 2022
Kingston Biennial 2022
Now through December 31, 2022
Setouchi Triennale 2022
Autumn: September 29, 2022 – November 6, 2022
Busan Biennale 2022
September 3, 2022 – November 6, 2022
Contextile 2022
September 3, 2022 – October 30, 2022
2022 Tallinn Architecture Biennale
September 7, 2022 – November 20, 2022
Screen City Biennial
September 23, 2022 – October 20, 2022
FotoFest Biennial 2022
September 24, 2022 – November 6, 2022
Lisbon Architecture Triennale
September 29, 2022 – December 5, 2022
Tbilisi Architecture Biennial 2022
October 8, 2022 – October 29, 2022
Biennale of Digital Imagination 2022
November 10, 2022 – January 22, 2023
Jeju Biennale 2022
November 16, 2022 – February 12, 2023
Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
November 2023
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