Asian Art Events

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Contemporary Art Fairs in Asia, 2012-2013

• Young Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, May 11-13 2012
• ART HK 12: Hong Kong International Art Fair – Hong Kong, May 17-20, 2012
• Beirut Art Fair – Beirut, Lebanon, July 5-8, 2012
• Art Osaka – Osaka, Japan, July 7-8, 2012
• Melbourne Art Fair – Melbourne, Australia, August 1-5, 2012
• SH Contemporary – Shanghai, China, September 7-9, 2012
• ART Moscow – Moscow, Russia, September 19-23, 2012
• Fine Art Asia – Hong Kong, October 4-7, 2012
• Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, November 9-12, 2012
• ART|JOG – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, date TBA 2012
• Shanghai Art Fair – Shanghai, China, date TBA 2012
• Korea International Art Fair – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA 2012
• Art Stage Singapore – Singapore, date TBA January 2013
• India Art Fair – New Delhi, India, date TBA January 2013
• Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair – Hong Kong, date TBA February 2013
• Sikka Art Fair – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2013
• Art Dubai – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March 2013
• Art Revolution Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA March 2013
• Art Fair Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan, date TBA March 2013
• China International Gallery Exposition – Beijing, China, date TBA April 2013
• Dhaka Art Summit – Dhaka, Bangladesh, date TBA April 2013
• Art Beijing – Beijing, China, date TBA April 2013
• Auckland Art Fair – Auckland, New Zealand, date TBA August 2013

Important International Contemporary Art Fairs, 2012-2013

• PULSE Contemporary Art Fair New York – New York, USA, May 3-6, 2012
• ART 42 Basel – Basel, Switzerland, June 13-17, 2012
• (E)merge Art Fair – Washington, DC, USA, October 4-7, 2012
• Artissima 19 – Turin, Italy, November 8-12, 2012
• Frieze Art Fair – London, UK, October 11-14, 2012
• Art Prague – Prague, Czech Republic, date TBA 2012
• Art Vilnius – Vilnius, Lithuania, date TBA 2012
• London Art Fair – London, UK, date TBA 2013
• VIP Art Fair – Online, date TBA February 2013
• ARCOmadrid – Madrid, Spain, date TBA February 2013
• ART Innsbruck – Innsbruck, Austria, date TBA February 2013
• The Armory Show – New York, USA, date TBA March 2013
• Art Paris – Paris, France, date TBA March 2013
• Art Brussels – Brussels, Belgium, date TBA April 2013
• Art Chicago – Chicago, USA, date TBA April 2013

Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Asia, 2012-2013

• Biennale of Sydney – Sydney, Australia, June 27-September 16, 2012
• Gwangju Biennale – Gwangju, South Korea, September 7-November 11, 2012
• Busan Biennale – Busan, South Korea, September 22-November 24, 2012
• Seoul International Media Art Biennale – Seoul, South Korea, date TBA September 2012
• Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art – Brisbane, Australia, December 8, 2012-April 14, 2013
• Yayasan Biennale Yogjakarta – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, date TBA 2012
• Sharjah Biennial 11 – Sharjah, UAE, date TBA March 2013
• Auckland Triennial – Auckland, New Zealand, date TBA March-June 2013
• Asian Art Biennial – Taichung, Taiwan, date TBA 2013

Art Biennials/Biennales and Triennials in Africa, 2012-2013

• Marrakech Biennale – Marrakech, Morocco, exhibition until June 3, 2012
• Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary African Art – Dakar, Senegal, May 11-June 10, 2012
• Cairo Biennale – Cairo, Egypt, date TBA December 2012
• Luanda Triennial – Luanda, Angola, date TBA September 2013
• Bamako Encounters: Biennial of African Photography – Bamako, Mali, date TBA November 2013

Upcoming Contemporary Art Auctions in Asia

• Ayyam Gallery Young Collectors Auction – Dubai, UAE, May 15, 2012
• Est-Ouest Spring Sale – Hong Kong, May 24-26, 2012
• Christie’s Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) – Hong Kong, May 26, 2012
• Christie’s Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) – Hong Kong, May 27, 2012
• United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA May 2012
• Ravenel Spring Auction Hong Kong – Hong Kong, date TBA May 2012
• Ravenel Spring Auction Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA June 2012
• Sotheby’s Autumn Contemporary Asian Art Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA October 2012
• Borobudur Contemporary and Modern Art Sale – Jakarta, Indonesia, date TBA October 2012
• United Art Auctioneers Modern and Contemporary Art Autumn Auction – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2012
• Christie’s Fall Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2012
• Ravenel Autumn Auction Hong Kong – Hong Kong, date TBA November 2012
• Ravenel Autumn Auction Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA December 2012
• Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales – Hong Kong, date TBA April 2013
• Christie’s Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Sale – Dubai, UAE, date TBA April 2013

Upcoming International Contemporary Art Auctions (selling contemporary Asian art)

• Bonham’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Auction – London, UK, June 7, 2012
• Christie’s Contemporary Indian Art Auction – London, UK, June 11, 2012
• Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art Auction – Philadelphia, USA, date TBA 2012
• Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2013
• Christie’s  Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Spring Sale – New York City, USA, date TBA March 2013

Asian Contemporary Art Awards and Prizes

• Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards – Hong Kong, accepting entries until May 20, 2012, announcement of preliminary selection June 25, 2012
• Cliftons Art Prize – locations throughout Asia, announcement of regional winners June 20-27, 2012
• Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize – Singapore, exhibit from November 11, 2011-March 4, 2012
• Abraaj Capital Art Prize – Dubai, UAE, announcement of winners date TBA October 2012
• FULL Art Prize – Istanbul, Turkey, announcement of winners date TBA October 2012
• Philippine Art Awards – Manila, The Philippines, announcement of winners date TBA 2012
• The SKODA Prize – New Delhi, India, announcement of winners date TBA January 2013
• FICA Emerging Artist Award – New Delhi, India, announcement of winner date TBA February 2013
• Sovereign Asian Art Prize – Hong Kong, announcement of winner date TBA February 2013

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

• Prix Ars Electronica Awards – Linz, Austria, announcement of winners date TBA May 2012
• Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation’s International Contemporary Art Prize – Monaco, announcement of winner date TBA spring 2012
• Faena Prize for the Arts – Buenos Aires, Argentina, announcement of winners July 12, 2012
• Art Prize – Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, exhibit from September 19-October 7, 2012
• Future Generation Art Prize – Kiev, Ukraine, announcement of winners date TBA October 2012
• Petr Konchalovsky Art Criticism Prize – St. Petersburg, Russia, announcement of winners  date TBA November 2012
• Artes Mundi 5 – Cardiff, UK, announcement of winners date TBA November 2012
• Hugo Boss Prize – New York City, USA, announcement of winner date TBA Fall 2012
• Hasselblad Foudnation International Award in Photography – Gothenburg, Sweden, announcement of winner date TBA March 2013
• Visible Prize – London, UK, announcement of winner date TBA 2013
• Arte Laguna Prize – Venice, Italy, announcement of winners date TBA March 2013
• Rado Star Prize – Biel, Switzerland, announcement of winner date TBA April 2013

Upcoming Museums and the Web Conferences

• MW2013 – Portland, Oregon, USA, Marriott Downtown Waterfront, April 17-20, 2013

Miscellaneous Asian Contemporary Art Events

• Caochangdi Photospring – Beijing, China, April 21-May 31, 2012
• Asian Contemporary Art Week San Francisco – San Francisco, USA, May 12-19, 2012,
• Backroom Conversations: Asia Art Archive Educational Programmes for ART HK 12 – Hong Kong, May 17-19, 2012
• Asia Art Archive Open Platform – Hong Kong, May 18 2012
• Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA 2012
• Art Taipei Forum – Taipei, Taiwan, date TBA 2012
• Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions – Yebisu, Japan, date TBA February 2013
• Sharjah Art Foundation March Meeting – Sharjah, UAE, date TBA March 2013
• Global Art Forum – Dubai, UAE, date TBA March, 2013
• Season of Cambodia – New York City, USA, date TBA April-May 2013
• Fotanian Open Studios – Hong Kong, date TBA 2013
• Hong Kong Art Walk – Hong Kong, date TBA 2013