The mega cultural and artistic event “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” was launched in July. With a chief curator mapping out this year’s Biennale for the first time, the event is divided into several sections,  including the Main Exhibition, the Special Exhibition of Resorts and Hotels, the Public Art Exhibition, the Creative City Pavilion, the Selected Works by Local Artists and Collateral Exhibition, among others, fully utilizing the urban characteristics of Macao’s integration of Chinese and western cultures and its geographical advantages, bringing an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden, and establishing a signature brand of cultural tourism at an international level. “Art Macao 2021” features a total of 30 art exhibitions in 25 locations, as well as approximate 800 sessions of outreach activities. It drew over 450 artists/art institutions from 36 countries and regions and attracted over 3.2 million spectators despite the pandemic.

The Public Art Exhibition of the spectacular event “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, themed “Technology of Well-being”, allows the audience to feel the tension and beauty in art through close contact with the artworks, bringing an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. The last public artwork of this edition of “Art Macao” – a large-scale sculpture “Chakra” by Italian artist Riccardo Cordero, is now on display at Tap Siac Square.

Since the opening in July, “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” is committed to creating an immersive cultural atmosphere for the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. The “Creative City Pavilion”, featured in “Art Macao” for the first time this year, brings together four UNESCO Creative Cities, including Macao, the City of Gastronomy; Nanjing, the City of Literature; Wuhan, the City of Design; and Linz, the City of Media Arts, connecting the world with creativity. Admission to the exhibitions is free, and the public is welcome to visit and experience the infinite creativity of each city and the cutting-edge charm of contemporary art.

The Public Art Exhibition of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, themed “Technology of Well-being”, aims to encourage people to explore the meaning of happiness. Several distinctive artworks are exhibited in public spaces of the city, in combination with other sections of “Art Macao” to bring an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. The public artwork “Gathering” is now on display in the Art Plaza of the Macao Cultural Centre, where the public can navigate between the adjacent mega panorama “Learning from Macao” and the Main Exhibition at the Macao Museum of Art in an art tour destination in the coming autumn.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 - Selected Works by Local Artists” will be held from 29 August at the Former Municipal Cattle Stable, featuring a total of 12 pieces/sets of selected works, including paintings, three-dimensional installations, sculptures, photographs and other outstanding works. Admission is free.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” features a total of 30 large-scale exhibitions, among which the Public Art Exhibition takes “Technology of Well-being” as theme, an extension in public space of the concept embodied in the Main Exhibition, “Advance and Retreat of Globalization”, which will reveal artists’ thoughts on creating happiness. The public artwork “Miss You” by Thai artist Gongkan is now on display at Anim’Arte NAM VAN, presenting a beautiful landscape of happiness to the public.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, themed “To Create for Well-being”, features a total of 30 large-scale exhibitions. In order to break spatial and geographical boundaries and enhance the interactive experience between the public and the artworks, “Art Macao” establishes an online exhibition platform and showcases a new artwork “Art Fitting” by technology artist Chen Baoyang, integrating Augmented Reality (AR) technology with arts. “Art Fitting” is a mobile application that allows the public to experience a parallel world beyond physical exhibitions after downloading it.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, followed by the successive launch of the Main Exhibition, Special Exhibition of Resorts and Hotels, Creative City Pavilion, Public Art Exhibition, Selected Works by Local Artists and Collateral Exhibition, triggers an upsurge of contemporary art, creating an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. For the “Creative City Pavilion”, featured in “Art Macao” for the first time this year, the exhibition “Macao: City of Gastronomy - Bon Appétit!” was inaugurated on 22 July, at the Macao Contemporary Art Center - Navy Yard No. 1, kicking off a series of exhibitions in the “Creative City Pavilion”. The exhibition will be open to the public from 23 July. Admission is free and all are welcome to visit.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” was officially inaugurated recently, followed by the successive launch of the Main Exhibition, Special Exhibition of Resorts and Hotels, Creative City Pavilion, Public Art Exhibition, Selected Works by Local Artists and Collateral Exhibition, trigging an upsurge of contemporary art, and creating an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. The “Creative City Pavilion”, featured in the “Art Macao” for the first time this year, brings together the distinctive cultural essence of four UNESCO Creative Cities, including Macao, the City of Gastronomy; Nanjing, the City of Literature; Wuhan, the City of Design; and Linz, the City of Media Arts. The exhibition “Macao: City of Gastronomy - Bon Appétit!” will be inaugurated on Thursday (22 July) at the Macao Contemporary Art Center - Navy Yard No. 1, kicking off a series of exhibitions in the “Creative City Pavilion”.

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” was inaugurated today (15 July) at the Macao Museum of Art. On the occasion, the Main Exhibition themed “Advance and Retreat of Globalization” was also inaugurated. A four-month mega international cultural and artistic event, “Art Macao” presents 30 art exhibitions in 25 locations, and gathers artistic and cultural forces from around the world to build the artistic network across the city, showcasing creativity and imagination through the artworks. Macao will once again become a great garden filled of artistic creativity from July to October, where the public can enjoy a movable feast of the city and experience the diverse visual arts.

A four-month mega international cultural and artistic event, “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” will be inaugurated on Thursday (15 July), on the 1^st floor of the Macao Museum of Art, presenting a movable feast of the city. On the occasion, the Main Exhibition themed “Advance and Retreat of Globalization” will also be inaugurated, with three exhibitions, distributed through various areas of the Macao Museum of Art, reflecting on the advances and retreats of globalization through the arts.

“Art Macao”, a mega international cultural and artistic event in Macao, will be held from July to October this year. Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture and the Secretariat for Economy and Finance, the event is organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office, and co-organized by the Education and Youth Development Bureau, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited, MGM, Sands China Ltd., SJM RESORTS, LIMITED, Wynn Macau, Limited, and Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited, with the participation of various creative cities and local higher education institutions, as well as the support of the Municipal Affairs Bureau and Air Macau. “Art Macao” is held on a biennale basis. This edition of the “Art Macao” is divided into several sections: Main Exhibition, Special Exhibition of Resorts and Hotels, Creative City Pavilion, Public Art Exhibition, Selected Works by Local Artists and Collateral Exhibition, featuring 30 art exhibitions in 25 locations, bringing an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden, and presenting a movable feast of the city.

As a mega international cultural and artistic event in Macao, “Art Macao” has brought an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden, highlighting the enthusiasm of the government, enterprises, artists, and the public to participate in the cultural development of the city. In the midst of the pandemic, the hotels and integrated resorts and enterprises organized different programmes for the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021” this year, bringing a number of key exhibitions that offer creative surprises and aesthetic delights.

The assessment process of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 - Selected Works by Local Artists”, jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and various entities, was successfully completed on 4 June. After a rigorous review by a commission formed by 11 members from different sectors, a total of 12 pieces/sets of works were selected, to be exhibited at the Former Municipal Cattle Stable in August.

“Art Macao”, a mega international cultural and artistic event in Macao, will be held from July to October this year. Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture and the Secretariat for Economy and Finance, the event is organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office, and co-organized by the Education and Youth Development Bureau, with the participation of hotels and integrated resorts, various creative cities and local higher education institutions.