Fairs and exhibitions to see
Art fairs, biennials and exhibitions across Europe that are worth the journey for a working artist. Dates, city and what a ticket costs, checked against the organiser.
Get the calls closing next, every other Tuesday.
Biennale Arte 2026 — In Minor Keys
The 61st Venice Art Biennale, curated by Koyo Kouoh, running until 22 November 2026. The one trip on this list that shows you what the field currently thinks it is doing, in a single week.
Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam 2026
The fair's 20th edition in Amsterdam, five days at De Kromhouthal with more than 65 Dutch and international galleries. Worth an evening for an artist working out which galleries show work like hers, and at what price.
ARCOmadrid 2027
Spain's international art fair, five days at IFEMA in early March, and the main meeting point for the Spanish and Latin American scenes.
Art Brussels 2027
Four days at Brussels Expo in April, a mid-sized fair with a long-standing discovery section for younger galleries and artists.
Supermarket 2027 — Stockholm Independent Art Fair
The artist-run fair: every exhibitor is an initiative, collective or project space rather than a commercial gallery. Worth the trip precisely because it is where unrepresented artists show each other what is possible.
documenta sixteen
The hundred-day exhibition in Kassel, held every five years, directed this edition by Naomi Beckwith. Fourteen months out, which is enough time to plan a trip around it.
Liste Art Fair Basel 2027
The Basel discovery fair, held in the same week as Art Basel and built around young galleries and artists early in their careers. Closer to this calendar's reader than the main fair is.
Art Basel 2027
Four days in Basel in June, with over 280 galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. Liste Art Fair Basel runs in the same week, from 14 to 20 June.
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What gets listed
This calendar is for artists who apply on their own behalf. No assistant, no gallery filing it for them. So we list what such an artist can actually enter, and leave out what she cannot.
Nothing invitation-only or nomination-only. Nothing that requires gallery representation to submit. Nothing restricted to enrolled students. Every listing is checked against the organiser’s own announcement before it appears, and where there is an entry fee the amount is on the card rather than four pages in.
There are aggregators with thousands of entries. This one is shorter on purpose.
Running an open call or a residency programme? Send it to rebecka@samlio.com and it will be checked and listed. There is no charge and no paid placement.