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Contemporary Art Fairs in Asia, 2013-2014

• Young Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, May 17-19, 2013
• Art Basel in Hong Kong – Hong Kong, May 23-26, 2013
• Asia Contemporary Art Show – Hong Kong, May 23-26, 2013
• LINK Artfair Hong Kong - Hong Kong, May 24-26, 2013
• Art Osaka – Osaka, Japan, July 20-21, 2013
• ART|JOG – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 6-20, 2013
• 1Malaysia Contemporary Art Tourism Festival – various cities, Malaysia, date TBA July 2013
• SH Contemporary – Shanghai, China, September 13-15, 2013
• Art China – Beijing, China, September 18-20, 2013
• ART Moscow – Moscow, Russia, September 18-22, 2013
• Beirut Art Fair – Beirut, Lebanon, September 19-22, 2013
• Korea International Art Fair – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA September 2013
• Asia Contemporary Art Show – Hong Kong, October 3-6, 2013
• Fine Art Asia – Hong Kong, October 4-7, 2013
• ManilART – Manila, Philippines, date TBA October 2013
• Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, November 8-11, 2013
• Shanghai Art Fair – Shanghai, China, November 14-17, 2013
• Abu Dhabi Art – Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 20-23, 2013
• Contemporary Istanbul – Istanbul, Turkey, date TBA November 2013
• Dhaka Art Summit – Dhaka, Bangladesh, date TBA January 2014
• Art Stage Singapore – Singapore, January 16-19, 2014
• India Art Fair – New Delhi, date TBA January 2014
• Art Fair Philippines – Makati City, Philippines, date TBA February 2014
• Asia Hotel Art Fair – Hong Kong, date TBA February 2014
• Sikka Art Fair – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2014
• Art Dubai – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2014
• Art Fair Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan, date TBA March 2014
• China International Gallery Exposition – Beijing, China, date TBA April 2014
• Art Beijing – Beijing, China, date TBA April 2014
• Art Revolution Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA May 2014

Important International Contemporary Art Fairs, 2013-2014

• Art Basel – Basel, Switzerland, June 13-16, 2013
• Auckland Art Fair – Auckland, New Zealand, August 7-11, 2013
• Melbourne Art Fair – Melbourne, Australia, date TBA August 2013
• Sydney Contemporary – Sydney, Australia, September 20-22, 2013
• (E)merge Art Fair – Washington, DC, USA, October 3-6, 2013
• Frieze Art Fair – London, UK, October 17-20, 2013
• Artissima 19 – Turin, Italy, November 8-10, 2013
• Art Basel Miami Beach – Miami, USA, December 5-8, 2013
• London Art Fair – London, UK, date TBA January 2014
• VIP Contemporary Art Fair – Online,  date TBA February 2014
• ARCOmadrid – Madrid, Spain, date TBA February 2014
• ART Innsbruck – Innsbruck, Austria, date TBA February 2014
• Art Paris – Paris, France, date TBA March 2014
• The Armory Show – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2014
• Art Prague – Prague, Czech Republic, date TBA March 2014
• Art Brussels – Brussels, Belgium, date TBA April 2014
• PULSE Contemporary Art Fair New York – New York City, USA, date TBA May 2014
• Frieze Art Fair –New York, USA, date TBA May 2014

Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Asia-Pacific, 2013-2014

• Auckland Triennial – Auckland, New Zealand, May 10-August 11, 2013
• Istanbul Biennale – Istanbul, Turkey, September 14-November 10, 2013
• Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art – Moscow, Russia, September 19-October 20, 2013
• Singapore Biennale – Singapore, October 26, 2013-February 16, 2014
• Yayasan Biennale Yogjakarta – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, date TBA November 2013
• Asian Art Biennial – Taichung, Taiwan, date TBA 2013
• Biennale of Sydney – Sydney, Australia, March 21-June 9 2014
• Yokohama Triennale – Yokohama, Japan, date TBA August 2014
• Beijing International Art Biennale – Beijing, China, date TBA September 2014
• Seoul International Media Art Biennale – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA  September 2014
• Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art – Ekaterinburg, Russia, date TBA September 2014
• Gwangju Biennale – Gwangju, South Korea, date TBA September 2014
• Busan Biennale – Busan, South Korea, date TBA September 2014
• Taipei Biennial – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA September 2014
• Kochi-Muziris Biennale – Kochi, India, date TBA December 2014
• Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art – Brisbane, Australia, date TBA December 2016
• Sharjah Biennial 11 – Sharjah, UAE, date TBA May 2014

Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Africa, 2013-2015

• Luanda Triennial – Luanda, Angola, date TBA September 2013
• Bamako Encounters: Biennial of African Photography – Bamako, Mali, date TBA November 2013
• Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary African Art – Dakar, Senegal, date TBA May 2014
• Marrakech Biennale – Marrakech, Morocco, date TBA February 2015

Upcoming Contemporary Art Auctions in Asia

• Christie’s Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) – Hong Kong, May 25, 2013
• United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction – Hong Kong, May 25, 2013
• Christie’s Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) – Hong Kong, May 26, 2013
• Ravenel Spring Auction Hong Kong – Hong Kong, May 26, 2013
• Ravenel Spring Auction Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2013
• Sotheby’s Autumn Contemporary Asian Art Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA October 2013
• Christie’s Autumn Contemporary Asian Art Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2013
• United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Autumn Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2013
• Ravenel Autumn Auction Hong Kong – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2013
• Ravenel Autumn Auction Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA December 2013
• Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA April 2014
• Tiancheng International’s Spring Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA April 2014
• Christie’s Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Sale – Dubai, UAE, date TBA April 2014
• Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA October 2014
• Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2014

International Contemporary Art Auctions (selling contemporary Asian art)

• Christie’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – London, UK, June 11, 2013
• Christie’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2014
• Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2014

Asian Contemporary Art Awards and Prizes

• Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards – Hong Kong, announcement of preliminary selection date TBA June 2013
• Abraaj Capital Art Prize – Dubai, UAE, announcement of winners date TBA August 2013
• Absolut Art Award – Stockholm, Sweden, announcement of winners September 20, 2013
• The SKODA Prize – New Delhi, India, announcement of winners date TBA February 2014
• Sovereign Asian Art Prize – Hong Kong, announcement of winner date TBA February 2014
• FICA Emerging Artist Award – New Delhi, India, announcement of winner date TBA February 2014
• Hong Kong Art Prize -Hong Kong, announcement of winner date TBA May 2014

International Contemporary Art Awards and Prizes (open to artists from Asia)

• Prix Ars Electronica Awards – Linz, Austria, announcement of winners date TBA May 2013
• Cliftons Art Prize – locations throughout Asia, announcement of regional winners date TBA June 2013
• Faena Prize for the Arts – Buenos Aires, Argentina, announcement of winners date TBA July 2013
• Art Prize – Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, voting from September 18-October 6, 2013
• Hugo Boss Prize – New York City, USA, announcement of winner date TBA Fall 2014
• Artes Mundi 5 – Cardiff, UK, announcement of winners date TBA November 2013
• Future Generation Art Prize – Kiev, Ukraine, announcement of winners date TBA December 2013
• Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation’s International Contemporary Art Prize – Monaco, announcement of winner date TBA spring 2014
• Arte Laguna Prize – Venice, Italy, announcement of winners date TBA March 2014
• Hasselblad Foudnation International Award in Photography – Gothenburg, Sweden, announcement of winner date TBA March 2014
• Rado Star Prize – Biel, Switzerland, announcement of winner date TBA April 2013

Important International Contemporary Art Conferences

• CIMAM 2013 Annual Conference – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, MAM Rio, August 12-14 2013
• Para Site International Conference – Hong Kong, date TBA April 2014
• MW2013 – Portland, Oregon, USA, Marriott Downtown Waterfront, date TBA April 2014

Important Asian and International Contemporary Art Forums

• Asia Art Archive Open Platform – Hong Kong, May 23-26 2013
• Tehran International Sculpture Symposium – Tehran, Iran, date TBA September 2013
• World Biennial Forum – Gwangju, South Korea, date TBA October 2013
• Sharjah Art Foundation March Meeting – Sharjah, UAE, date TBA March 2014
• Global Art Forum – Doha, Qatar and Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2014
• Pacific Arts Summit – South Auckland, New Zealand, date TBA May 2013

Miscellaneous Asian Contemporary Art Events

• Season of Cambodia – New York City, USA, April-May 2013
• Backroom Conversations: Asia Art Archive Educational Programmes for ART HK – Hong Kong, May 27 2013
• MUSLIHAT OK. Video – 6th Jakarta International Video Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia, September 4-15, 2013
• Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA October 2013
• Danang International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Danang, Vietnam, November 5, 2013-February 18, 2014
• Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions – Yebisu, Japan, date TBA February 2014
• Roppongi Art Night - Tokyo, Japan, date TBA March 2014
• Hong Kong Art Walk – Hong Kong, date TBA April 2014
• Asian Contemporary Art Week San Francisco – San Francisco, USA, date TBA May 2014
• Fotanian Open Studios – Hong Kong, date TBA 2014