Recurring event · Biennial
Nakanojo Biennale 中之条ビエンナーレ
Nakanojo, Japan
Art and territoryRural life and depopulationArt festival or triennialInternational
Contemporary art biennial in the mountain town of Nakanojo (Gunma) since 2007, with residencies for artists chosen through an international open call who then show in hot spring districts, wooden schoolhouses and hamlets. Against the big-budget triennials, it is a municipal-scale, low-cost model run by the town and volunteers. Useful for seeing how a small festival roots itself in local culture (onsen, silk farming, festivals).
- Organised by
- 中之条町 y 中之条ビエンナーレ実行委員会 / 運営委員会
- Since
- 2007
- Frequency
- Biennial · usual months: September or October
- Continuity
- Still held
- Usual venue
- Nakanojo, Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Website
- nakanojo-biennale.com ↗
- Last reviewed
- 13 September 2026
Editions on record
Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.
Verification
Verified
Dates, venue and organiser are backed by at least one primary source (the organiser's website) and one secondary source, with consultation dates in sight.
Sources
- 中之条ビエンナーレ 国際現代芸術祭 ↗ · primary source · consulted on 13 September 2026 · 中之条ビエンナーレ実行委員会
- 中之条ビエンナーレ 2027 参加作家公募 ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 13 September 2026 · 登竜門 (JDN)