Contemporary Art Fairs in Asia, 2017-2018
- Beirut Art Fair – Beirut, Lebanon, 21 – 24 September 2017
- Korea International Art Fair – Seoul, South Korea, 21 – 24 September 2017
- ManilART – Taguig City, Philippines, 12 – 15 October 2017
- Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, 20 – 23 October 2017
- Abu Dhabi Art – Abu Dhabi, UAE, 8 – 11 November 2017
- ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair – Shanghai, China, 9 – 12 November 2017
- West Bund Art & Design – Shanghai, 10 – 12 November 2017
- India Art Festival – New Delhi, India, 16 – 19 November 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Singapore – Singapore, Singapore, 17 – 19 November 2017
- Bank Art Fair – Singapore, Singapore, date TBA November 2017
- SPOT ART – Singapore, Singapore, date TBA November 2017
- Singapore Contemporary – Singapore, Singapore, 18 – 21 January 2018
- Art Apart Fair Singapore – Singapore, Singapore, date TBA January 2018
- Art Stage Singapore – Singapore, Singapore, date TBA January 2018
- Dhaka Art Summit – Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2 – 10 February 2018
- India Art Fair – New Delhi, India, 8 – 11 February 2018
- India Art Festival – Mumbai, India, 15 – 18 February 2018
- Art Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan, date TBA February 2018
- Art Fair Philippines – Makati City, Philippines, 1 – 4 March 2018
- Art Dubai – Dubai, UAE, 21 – 24 March 2018
- Photo Macau – Macau, China, 25 – 28 March 2018
- Sikka Art Fair – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2018
- Art Revolution Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, 18 – 21 May 2018
- PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI – Shanghai, China, 21 – 23 September 2018
- Art Beijing – Beijing, China, date TBA May 2018
- ART|JOG 10 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, date TBA May 2018
- Art Busan – Busan, Korea, 20 – 22 April 2018
- Art Jakarta – Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 – 5 August 2018
- Sydney Contemporary – Sydney, Australia, 13 – 16 October 2018
- International Art Fair Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan, date TBA 2018
- Art Malaysia Art Tourism Fair – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, date TBA 2018
- Fresh Paint Contemporary Art Fair – Tel Aviv, Israel, date TBA 2018
- Young Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA 2018
- Art in the City Festival – Shanghai, China, date TBA 2018
- Art Stage Fair Jakarta – Jakarta, Indonesia, date TBA 2018
- Contemporary Istanbul – Istanbul, Turkey, date TBA 2018
- Art Shenzhen – Shenzhen, China, date TBA 2018
- Asia Hotel Art Fair – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA 2018
Contemporary Art Fairs in Hong Kong, 2017-2018
- Asia Contemporary Art Show (Fall) – Hong Kong, 21 – 24 September 2017
- Fine Art Asia – Hong Kong, China, 30 September – 3 October 2017
- Asia Contemporary Art Show (Spring) – Hong Kong, China, 23 – 26 March 2018
- Art Central – Hong Kong, China, 27 – 31 March 2018
- Art Basel in Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China, 29 – 31 March 2018
- Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China, 18 – 20 May 2018
Important International Contemporary Art Fairs, 2017-2018
- Frieze Art Fair – London, UK, 5 – 8 October 2017
- 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair – London UK, 5 – 8 October 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Stockholm – Stockholm, Sweden, 12 – 15 October 2017
- Asia Now Paris – Paris, France, 18 – 22 October 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Battersea (Autumn) – Battersea, UK, 19 – 22 October 2017
- Cilo Art Fair – New York, USA, 19 – 22 October 2017
- International Art Fair of Bogotá (ARTBO Feria) – Bogotá, Colombia, 26 – 29 October 2017
- Arts Apart Fair – London, date TBA October 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2 – 5 November 2017
- Artissima 19 – Turin, Italy, 3 – 5 November 2017
- PARIS PHOTO – Paris, France, 9 – 12 November 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Hamburg – Hamburg, Germany, 16 – 19 November 2017
- Art Basel Miami Beach – Miami, USA, 7 – 10 December 2017
- PULSE Contemporary Art Fair – Miami Beach, USA, 7 – 10 December 2017
- (E)merge Art Fair – Washington, DC, USA, date TBA 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Milan – Milan, Italy, 16 – 18 January 2018
- Cape Town Art Fair – Cape Town, South Africa, 16 – 18 February 2018
- London Art Fair – London, UK, 17 – 21 January 2018
- ART Innsbruck – Innsbruck, Austria, 25 – 28 January 2018
- PHOTOFAIRS SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco, USA, 26 – 28 January 2018
- ARCOmadrid – Madrid, Spain, 21 – 25 February 2018
- The Armory Show – New York City, USA, 8 – 11 March 2018
- The International Photography and Moving Image Art Fair – Milan, Italy, 8 – 11 March 2018
- Affordable Art Fair Brussels – Brussels, Belgium, 15 – 18 March 2018
- Affordable Art Fair New York (Spring) – New York City, USA, 21 – 25 March 2018
- Art Prague – Prague, Czech Republic, date TBA March 2018
- Art Paris – Paris, France, 5 – 8 April 2018
- São Paulo International Art Festival/Fair (SP-Arte/2018) – São Paulo, Brazil, 12 – 15 April 2018
- Art Brussels – Brussels, Belgium, 19 – 22 April 2018
- Auckland Art Fair – Auckland, New Zealand, 23 – 28 May 2018
- Art Basel – Basel, Switzerland, 14 – 17 June 2018
- IAFwarsaw – Warsaw, Poland, date TBA 2018
- Frieze Art Fair – New York, USA, date TBA May 2018
- 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair – New York, USA, date TBA May 2018
- EXPO CHICAGO – Chicago, USA, date TBA September 2018
- MECA International Art Fair – Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, date TBA 2018
- Affordable Art Fair Bristol – Bristol, UK, date TBA 2018
Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Asia-Pacific, 2017-2019
- Oku-Noto Triennale – Suzu, Japan, 3 September – 22 October 2017
- 6th Asian Art Biennial – Taichung, Taiwan, 30 September 2017 – 25 February 2018
- Yokohama Triennale – Yokohama, Japan, 4 August – 5 November 2017
- Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale – Niigata, Japan, 5 – 20 August 2017
- Sapporo International Art Festival (Triennial) – Sapporo, Japan, 6 August – 1 October 2017
- Ballarat International Foto Biennale – Ballarat, Australia, 19 August – 17 September 2017
- Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art – Ekaterinburg, Russia, 14 September – 12 November 2017
- Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art – Moscow, Russia, 15 September – 28 October 2017
- Busan Biennale – Busan, South Korea, 16 September – 15 October 2017
- Istanbul Biennale – Istanbul, Turkey, 16 September – 12 November 2017
- Beijing International Art Biennale – Beijing, China, 24 September – 15 October 2017
- Songzhuang International Photo Biennial – Beijing, China, 29 September – 13 October 2017
- 1st Anren Biennale – Anren, Chengdu, China, 1 October 2017 – 10 January 2018
- Sharjah Biennial – Sharjah, UAE, 19 October 2017
- Yayasan Biennale Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2 November – 10 December 2017
- The West Bund Art & Design Biennale – Shanghai, China, 10 – 12 November 2017
- Havana Art Biennial – Havana, Cuba, 17 -24 November 2018
- Touch Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2017 – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2017 – February 2018
- 11th Krasnoyarsk Museum Biennale – Siberia, Russia, date TBA 2017
- The Kitakyushu Biennial – Kitakyushu, Japan, date TBA 2017
- Asian Art Biennial – Taichung, Taiwan, date TBA 2017
- Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale – Shenzhen, China, date TBA 2017
- Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale – Fukuoka, Japan, date TBA 2017
- Auckland Triennial – Auckland, New Zealand, date TBA 2017
- International Izmir Art Biennial – Izmir, Turkey, date TBA 2017
- Shenzhen International Poster Festival – Shenzhen, China, date TBA 2017
- Jakarta International Video Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia, date TBA 2017
- Biennale of Sydney – Sydney, Australia, 16 March – 11 June 2018
- The Asia Biennial / The Guangzhou Triennial – Guangzhou, China, date TBA 2018
- Gwangju Biennale – Gwangju, South Korea, date TBA 2018
- Seoul International Media Art Biennale – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA 2018
- Colombo Art Biennial – Colombo, Sri Lanka, date TBA 2018
- Taipei Biennial – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA 2018
- Singapore Biennale – Singapore, Singapore, date TBA 2018
- PHotoESPAÑA Festival – Madrid, Spain, date TBA 2018
- The 2nd Honolulu Biennial – Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 8 March 8 – 5 May 2019
- The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9) – Brisbane, Australia, date TBA 2019
- Aichi Triennale – Aichi / Nagoya, Japan, date TBA 2019
- Setouchi Triennial – Seto Inland Sea, Japan, date TBA 2019
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale – Kochi, India, date TBA 2019
- Chiang Mai Documentary Arts Festival (CDAF) – Chiang Mai, Thailand, date TBA 2019
- The National 2019: New Australian Art (Biennial) – Sydney, Australia, date TBA 2019
Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Africa, 2017-2019
- 11th Bamako Encounters, African Biennale of Photography – Bamako, Mali, 2 December 2017 – 31 January 2018
- The 4th International Biennial of Casablanca – Casablanca, Morocco, date TBC October 2018
- Marrakech Biennale – Marrakech, Morocco, date TBA February 2018
- Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary African Art – Dakar, Senegal, 3 May – 2 June 2018
- Kampala Art Biennale – Kampala, Uganda, date TBA 2018
Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials Focusing on Asian or Middle Eastern Art, 2017-2019
- Asia Triennial – Manchester, UK, date TBA 2017
- FotoFest 2018 Biennale of Contemporary Arab Photographic Art – Houston, USA, 10 March – 22 April 2018
- CARTASIA 2018 – Lucca, Italy, date TBA July – September 2018
Upcoming Contemporary Art Auctions in Asia
- artnet auctions: Middle Eastern Art: Curves and Lines – online, 12 September 2017
- artnet auctions: Contemporary Asian Art – online, 18 – 27 September 2017
- artnet auctions: Contemporary Middle Eastern Art – online, 27 September – 11 October 2017
- Christie’s Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25 November 2017
- Christie’s Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 26 November 2017
- Christie’s Chinese Contemporary Ink – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 27 November 2017
- Christie’s Important Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 29 November 2017
- Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers’s Malaysian and Southeast Asian Art Auction – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, date TBA October – November 2017
- Christie’s Autumn Contemporary Asian Art Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2017
- United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Autumn Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2017
- United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, date TBA 2017
- China Guardian’s (Beijing): Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Porcelain – Beijing, China, date TBA December 2017
- LARASATI: Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art – Bali, Indonesia, date TBA July 2017
- Christie’s Modern & Contemporary Art – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2018
- China Guardian’s Spring Auction – Beijing, China, date TBA March 2018
- Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art Sale – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, date TBA April 2018
- Christie’s Shanghai Auction – Shanghai, China, date TBA 2018
- Ravenel Auction Hong Kong – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, date TBA June 2018
International Contemporary Art Auctions (selling contemporary Asian art)
- Sotheby’s 20th Century Art / Middle East – London, UK, 23 October 2017
- Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art – London, UK, 24 October 2017
- Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World – London, UK, 25 October 2017
- Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art – New York, USA, 12 – 13 September 2017
- Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art – London, UK, 24 October 2017
- Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Carpets – London, UK, 26 October 2017
- Christie’s Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art – London, UK, 7 November 2017
- Sotheby’s Asian Art Auction – Paris, France, date TBA December 2017
- Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2018
- Christie’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2018
- Christie’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – London, UK, date TBA 2018
- Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art – London, UK, date TBA May 2018
Asian Contemporary Art Awards and Prizes
- Spikes Asia Awards – Suntec, Singapore, entries close 4 August 2017, announcement of winner 29 September 2017
- The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) Emerging Artist Award – New Delhi, India, entries close 15 July 2017, announcement of winner 20 October 2017
- Abraaj Capital Art Prize – Dubai, UAE, announcement of winner date TBA October 2017
- Prudential Eye Awards – Singapore, announcement of winner TBA 2017
- Taishin Arts Award – Taiwan, Taiwan, announcement of winners date TBA 2018
- Sovereign Asian Art Prize – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, announcement of winner date TBA 2018
- Hadley’s Art Prize – Hobart, Australia, announcement of winner date TBA 2018
- Hugo Boss Asia Art Award – Shanghai, announcement of winners TBA 2018
International Contemporary Art Awards and Prizes (open to artists from Asia)
- Cliftons Art Prize – locations throughout Asia, entries close 31 July 2017, announcement of winners 30 November 2017
- Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation’s International Contemporary Art Prize – Monaco, announcement of winner date TBA 2017
- Art Prize – Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, entries open 20 September 2017, entries close 8 October 2017
- Faena Prize for the Arts – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017 entries open date TBA 2017
- Prix Ars Electronica Awards – Linz, Austria, announcement of winners date TBA 2018
- Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography – Gothenburg, Sweden, announcement of winner date TBA 2018
- Hugo Boss Asia Award – New York City, USA, announcement of winner date TBA 2018
- BALTIC Artists’ Award – Gateshead, UK, announcement of winner date TBA 2018
Important International Contemporary Art Conferences
- Para Site International Conference – Hong Kong, 14 – 21 October 2017
- CIMAM Annual Conference – Singapore, 10 – 12 November 2017
- New Voices, Current Perspective: Arts Management, Policy and Development in Asia – Singapore, 13 – 15 November 2017
- The 10th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand, 27 – 30 November 2017
- TransCultural Exchange’s 2018 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Exploring New Horizons – Québec City, Canada, 22- 24 February 2018
- The 11th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition – Tokyo, Japan, 4 – 7 December 2018
Important Asian and International Contemporary Art Forums
- Asia Society Arts & Museum Summit – Manila, Philippines, 6 – 7 November 2017
- Global Art Forum – Doha, Qatar and Dubai, UAE, 21 – 24 March 2018
- Tehran International Sculpture Symposium – Tehran, Iran, date TBA 2018
Asia Gallery Days, Weekends, Weeks and Festivals
- The 17th China Pingyao International Photography Festival – Pingyao, China, 19 – 25 September 2017
- Beijing Design Week 2017 – Beijing, China, 21 September – 7 October 2017
- Gallery Weekend Korea 2017 – Seoul, Korea, 21 – 24 September 2017
- OzAsia Festival – Adelaide, Australia, 21 September – 10 October 2017
- Spikes Asia Festival – Suntec, Singapore, 27 – 29 September 2017
- Asia Contemporary Art Week – New York, USA, 5 – 26 October 2017
- Saudi Design Week 2017 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 4 – 8 October 2017
- Microwave International New Media Arts Festival – Hong Kong, China, 6 – 30 October 2017
- Roppongi Art Night – Tokyo, Japan, 21 – 23 October 2017
- Art Basel Cities House – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2 – 5 November 2017
- Hong Kong Art Week – Hong Kong, China, 16 – 26 November 2017
- 2017 Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops – Siem Reap, Cambodia, 3 – 12 December 2017
- Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8 – 11 December 2017
- Hong Kong Art Walk – Hong Kong, China, date TBA 2017
- BrisAsia Festival 2018 – Brisbane, Australia, 10 February – 4 March 2018
- Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 – 16 September 2018
- Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ) – Beijing, China, date TBA 2018
- South Island Art Day – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, date TBA 2018
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