To celebrate the reopening of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, the institution has invited nine contemporary artists to transform its interior into an engaging and immersive artwork.

The 19th edition of Paris Photo opens in two days at the capital’s celebrated venue, the Grand Palais. Showcasing both historical and contemporary works, the annual fair welcomes 173 galleries.

In Going Public, five venues across Sheffield partner with major European art collectors this autumn to bring a programme of world class exhibitions and unique events to the city.

In this major exhibition, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) invites artists to respond to the radically changed world of social interaction that we now inhabit, and its impact on our sense of personal identity and our relationships with others.

We interview photographer Adel Quraishi about his portraits of the eight remaining Guardians of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, on show at Leighton House Museum, London until 29 November.

Europa, the first UK survey of artist Emily Jacir at Whitechapel Gallery, London, focuses on her dialogue with Europe and the Mediterranean. Jacir explores histories of migration and resistance.

This solo exhibition of 40 large scale works by acclaimed photographer, Anne Collier, questions how photography and media images seduce us and therefore affect our perception.

Blenheim Palace is hosting an exhibition by American artist and founding figure of Conceptual Art, Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition shows works from the last few decades, alongside site-specific pieces.

The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize was created in 2005 to encourage the best creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. We speak with judge James Lloyd.

From 1976 – 1981 a movement organised by musicians and political activists, Rock Against Racism, set about fighting racism through music – initiating performances from reggae and punk artists under the slogan Love Music, Hate Racism.

Bideford Black: The Next Generation at Burton Art gallery, Devon, is the outcome of a year during which nine UK artists were commissioned to explore a single pigment inextricably linked with place.

Sadler’s Wells welcomes choreographer Sasha Waltz and her tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece, The Rite of Spring, to the stage. Waltz’s reimagining draws on the savage forces that inspired the Russian composer 100 years ago.

Manchester Art Gallery’s Exhibition for Modern Living by Matthew Darbyshire. Darbyshire’s work critically examines the language of design, sculpture and our relationship to lived environments.

On 13 November the Carrousel du Louvre will welcome the fourth edition of fotofever paris, a dynamic meeting-point for today’s contemporary photography scene. Founded in 2011, fotofever brings artists and collectors together.

The London Atelier of Representational Art holds traditional values in the teaching of fine art. We speak with its founder, acclaimed artist and sculptor James Napier, about his approach to art.

The inaugural Dubai Design Week celebrates the city’s claim to being one of the great emerging design regions in the world. Taking place across Dubai until 31 October, the six-day event attracts both professionals and aficionados alike.

Acclaimed Austrian artist Kiki Kogelnik was a contemporary of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in New York. Solo show Fly Me To The Moon at Modern Art Oxford surveyed her diverse practice.

Fondazione Prada, Milan, will retrace the career of Arte Povera artist Gianni Piacentino through over 100 artworks dating from 1965 to the present day in a major exhibition, from 7 November.

The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, celebrates Romanian artist Paul Neagu’s multi-sensory encounters with sculpture, presenting over 120 works by the artist across four of its gallery spaces.

Throughout the history of performance art, the ephemeral nature of a performance has stood in contrast to the idea of the art work as a saleable commodity in a marketplace.