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Recurring event · Biennial

Thailand Biennale

Thailand

Art and territoryArt festival or triennialInternational

State-run contemporary art biennale that moves to a different province each edition: Krabi (2018), Nakhon Ratchasima (2021), Chiang Rai (2023), Phuket (2025) and Rayong (2027). Each edition runs for about five months and places works in temples, civic buildings, former industrial sites and landscapes, often with artists from the region. Tension: it is run by the Ministry of Culture with an explicit cultural tourism and economic impact agenda, and the choice of host follows the government strategy for each province.

Organised by
Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministerio de Cultura de Tailandia, con el gobierno de la provincia anfitriona
Since
2018
Frequency
Biennial · usual months: November or December
Continuity
Still held
Usual venue
Thailand
Languages
English, Thai
Website
www.thailandbiennale.org ↗
Last reviewed
27 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.

December to April 2028 · Only the month is knownArt and territory

Thailand Biennale Rayong 2027: Sin-Samudr, Turning Currents

Rayong · Thailand

Fifth edition, announced for December 2027 to April 2028 in Rayong, titled "Sin-Samudr, Turning Currents", on the relationship between the local and…

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