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Hey Prazzlers,
Welcome to this week's edition of The Culture Dispatch!
Can you believe it's May already? Everyone is headed to the Venice Biennale and we are going to be there from the 5th - 8th, feel free to send a reply if you would love to partner and connect. The month is also packed with amazing global opportunities and exhibitions and we‘ve curated the best for just for you :)
On view for the week are exhibitions from Lina Lapelytė, Edward L. Buchanan, Hilma af Klint, Beeple (Mike Winkelmann), Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, and more.
Leading the fair circuit for the week is Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026 and Paper Positions Berlin 2026.
On the opportunities side, PH Museum is still looking for photographers to exhibit in Italy this October until May 7th. We also have opportunities from the Black Curatorial Institute (BCI), Canon Video Grant, and McMahon House, to name a few.
Editor’s Picks
1 May - 10 January 2027
Lina Lapelytė
'CHANEL Commission: We Make Years Out of Hours'
Invalidenstraße 50, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
Hamburger Bahnof is hosting this exhibition, composed of 400,000 wooden cubes, on the occasion of the Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026 that begins today. We Make Years Out of Hours unfolds as a large-scale, newly commissioned work by Lina Lapelytė, presented within the framework of the CHANEL Commission.
16 May - 21 September 2026
Luke Agada, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ludovic Nkoth, and Naila Opiangah
'In Abstracto, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence'
Alserkal Avenue - Warehouse 61 - 17th St - Al Qouz Ind. first - Al Quoz
Efie Gallery, Dubai
This exhibition proposes an encounter with works on paper and paintings that move between visibility and erasure, between the surfaces of lived experience and the abstractions of memory.
SPONSORED · DIRECTLY FROM PRAZZLE PARTNERS
Deadline: Rolling
The Black Curatorial Institute (BCI), established by the Black Artists Archive, offers a series of online, self-paced courses designed to advance critical curatorial and archival practice. The programme provides rigorous professional development for artists and cultural workers seeking deeper historical understanding and practical, equity-centered approaches to their work.
🎪Fairs and Biennials
Currently on view - explore our guide to the major art fairs and biennials shaping the global calendar this week.
Galleries in Berlin
1 - 3 May 2026
Gallery Weekend Berlin returns for its 22nd edition today as one of the most significant events in the international contemporary art calendar. Check out our guide for the most exciting exhibitions you should see as the fair begins today.
Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (Main Hall)
30 April - 3 May 2026
paper positions berlin returns as a specialised art fair dedicated exclusively to works on paper, offering a focused alternative to larger, multi-medium art fairs. Running parallel to Gallery Weekend Berlin, the fair brings together international galleries presenting artistic practices that engage with paper as a primary medium, ranging from drawing and collage to photography, printmaking, and conceptual works that expand the material and conceptual boundaries of paper.
Featured Exhibitions
25 April - 14 February 2027
A group exhibition
'Base Line – Music Meets Art'
Stadhouderslaan 41, 2517 HV Den Haag, Netherlands
Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague
2 May - 13 June 2026
Edward L. Buchanan
'THE MESSAGE ACCORDING TO SANSOVINO6: weaving resilience'
Schröderstraße 1, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin
20 March - 3 August 2026
Hilma af Klint
'Hilma af Klint Exhibition'
75008 Paris, France
Grand Palais, Paris
18 April - 16 May 2026
A group Exhibition
'HYMNAL'
1700 S Santa Fe Ave Suite 371, Los Angeles, CA 90021, United States
Band of Vices, Los Angeles
29 April - 10 May 2026
Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)
'Regular Animals'
Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Opportunities of the Week
The following are current art opportunities that you may be interested in:
Deadline: May 27, 2026
The Canon Short Film Video Documentary Grant is an international opportunity designed to support emerging videographers and photographers working in documentary storytelling. This is your chance to win a grant of €8,000 alongside the loan of professional video equipment to enable the development of a selected project. Read more and apply for this opportunity HERE before 27th May 2026.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Phileas – The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art invites museums, biennials, and art institutions to apply for grants to support international projects with Austrian and Austria-based artists in 2027. Read more and apply for this open call HERE.
Deadline: May 31, 2026
The LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme would like to invite one artist from Bangladesh for a three-month residency exchange in Leipzig, Germany, from November 2026 to January 2027. Read more about this fully-funded residency and apply HERE.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
McCahon House is calling for applications for the 2027 McCahon House Parehuia artist residencies taking place in the first half of 2027. This opportunity supports artists at pivotal points in their careers by providing dedicated time, space, and support to develop their practice. If you are interested in this opportunity, read more and apply HERE.
Deadline: Rolling
Galerie Newman is expanding, and they’re looking for an Artist Relations Manager to support their artists, manage projects, and help shape their vision. This position is remote and ideal for freelancers, part-timers, or working students. If this sounds like you, read more about this opportunity and apply HERE.
As always, if you know of an exhibition or opportunity we should feature, or simply want to give us feedback, just reply to this email.
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See you next week,
The Prazzle Team.
