https://biennale.com/biennales-north-america.html What is on and what opens next across 13 biennales and triennials in North America, from the editors of biennale.com. en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/images/og/biennale-card.jpghttps://biennale.com/biennales-north-america.html https://biennale.com/carnegie.htmlhttps://biennale.com/carnegie.html#open_now-2026-10-01Carnegie International, Pittsburgh: the 59th edition, If the word we, curated by Ryan Inouye, Danielle A. Jackson and Liz Park, runs to January 3, 2027.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/toronto.htmlhttps://biennale.com/toronto.html#open_now-2026-10-01Toronto Biennial of Art: the 4th edition, Things Fall Apart, curated by Allison Glenn, runs September 26 to December 20, 2026. Founded 2019.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/whitney.htmlhttps://biennale.com/whitney.html#open_now-2026-10-01Whitney Biennial, New York: the 82nd edition, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, opened March 8, 2026; Floor 6 remains on view to October 12, 2026.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/dallas.htmlhttps://biennale.com/dallas.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01AURORA Biennial, Dallas: the 7th edition, States of Becoming, curated by Julia Kaganskiy and Tairone Bastien, runs November 4 to 21, 2026 across the city.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/desert-x.htmlhttps://biennale.com/desert-x.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01Desert X, Coachella Valley: the next edition runs October 30, 2027 to May 7, 2028, led by Neville Wakefield with curator Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/newmuseum.htmlhttps://biennale.com/newmuseum.html#upcoming_announced-2026-10-01New Museum Triennial, New York: the 6th edition, The Outside Expands, curated by Vivian Crockett and Isabella Rjeille, opens in January 2027 on the Bowery.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/chicago.htmlhttps://biennale.com/chicago.html#between_editions-2026-10-01Chicago Architecture Biennial: the 6th edition, SHIFT, directed by Florencia Rodriguez, ran September 19, 2025 to February 28, 2026. No 7th yet.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/decordova.htmlhttps://biennale.com/decordova.html#between_editions-2026-10-01DeCordova New England Biennial, Lincoln, Massachusetts: the regional survey founded 1989, succeeded by the New England Triennial, first held in 2022.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/fotofest.htmlhttps://biennale.com/fotofest.html#between_editions-2026-10-01FotoFest Biennial, Houston: the 2026 edition, Global Visions to FotoFest at 40, ran March 7 to May 10, 2026 at Sawyer Yards. Next biennial not announced.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/performa.htmlhttps://biennale.com/performa.html#between_editions-2026-10-01Performa, New York: the performance biennial founded 2005 by RoseLee Goldberg. Its 20th-anniversary edition ran November 1 to 23, 2025 across the city.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/prospect.htmlhttps://biennale.com/prospect.html#between_editions-2026-10-01Prospect New Orleans: Prospect.6 ran November 2, 2024 to February 2, 2025. There will be no 2027 edition; a 20th-anniversary book is planned.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/california-pacific.htmlhttps://biennale.com/california-pacific.html#unknown-2026-10-01California-Pacific Triennial: OCMA's Pacific Rim triennial, founded 2013 in Newport Beach, was last held in 2017. OCMA now runs the California Biennial.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://biennale.com/front-cleveland.htmlhttps://biennale.com/front-cleveland.html#dormant_or_discontinued-2026-10-01FRONT International, Cleveland: the triennial staged editions in 2018 and 2022, then cancelled its 2025 edition and announced in 2024 that it would wind down.North AmericaThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000