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  • Adelaid Biennial of Australian Art, Adelaide, South Australia

    The Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia has been the nation's pre-eminent survey of Australian Contemporary art since its inception in 1990. Presented every two years in conjunction with the Adelaide Festival of Arts, the biennial highlights exciting new trends in contemporary visual art and is the festival's premier visual arts event.

  • Architecture, Art and Landscape Biennial of the Canaries, Canary Islands, Spain

    An international event that is dispersed over numerous spaces and landscapes on the seven Canary Islands giving all residents and visitors a platform for sharing ideas on the importance of landscape, and the search for imaginative solutions for a better future, in harmony with the environment.

  • Artes Mundi, Cardiff, England

    Founded in 2003, the biennial is international in scope, celebrating and recognizing artists from across the world.

  • Athens Biennial, Athens, Greece

    With its first exhibition opening in September 2007, the biennial aims to function within an international network of large-scale periodic contemporary art events, while providing the framework and the support for a variety of approaches.

  • Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany

    Founded in 1996, the biennial is an exhibition of works by international artists and artist groups sponsored by KUNST-WERKE BERLIN Institute for Contemporary Art, and on display at twelve venues along Augustsatrasse in Berlin's Mitte district.

  • Bienal de S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brazil

    Founded in 1951, a cultural event hosted every two years and held at the spacious Oscar Niemeyer Pavilion.

  • Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Founded in 1997, the biennial and its vigorous education program is supported by the funds raised by the Foundation Biennial of Mercosur which also oversees the preservation and documentation of all the historical materials related to the bienal.

  • Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

    Founded in 2004, the biennial promotes contemporary art with the intention that the exhibitions act as open windows onto the world of free thought, new trends, reinterpretations and new dynamic proposals  in other words, onto the world of contemporary art.

  • Biennale Cuvee World Selection of Contemporary Art, Linz, Austria

    Initiated in 2008 by Ok Center for Contemporary Art, the Biennale presents a selection of the most interesting and best works from the most important art biennials around the world. It offers visitors a glimpse into the international art world and an opportunity for a condensed experience of contemporary art.

  • Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy

    In 2001 The United Nations recognized the Florence Biennale as an official partner in the program "Dialogue Among Nations."

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