Perpignan plays host to the 29th Visa Pour L’Image, International Festival of Photojournalism, in September, re-instating the essential role of the lens.

Hammer Museum offers the vision of over 100 radical Latin American women artists, ranging from established figures to those whose output is largely unknown.

Athens Photo Festival’s 30th anniversary celebrations include an exploration of critical issues and the ongoing shifts in dialogue with the past. 

Dr Cadence Kinsey, (University of York), investigates the relationship between art and technology in the next Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition talk.

Longer Ways to Go presents photographs from the the Center for Creative Photography made of, from, on, and in the roads that criss-cross America.

Nordic Delights discusses the region as a topography in its own right, as well as each country’s different art scenes from the 1990s onwards. 

Viviane Sassen’s work frees fashion photography from static precision, focusing instead on a performative, almost theatrical element.

André Lichtenberg’s practice explores contemporary landscape photography, combining childhood memories, sensory visualisation and digital collage.

London-based artist Nina Baxter produces abstract paintings that focus on the interaction of colour, drawing inspiration from landscape and architecture.

Our 5 To See for 30 June – 2 July invites us to reach out to those around us; Susan Hefuna’s performance looks at locality; Otobong Nkanga explores the land.

Fundación Botín’s new Centro Botín building is a curious combination of grandeur and subtlety, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano.

Signe Pierce’s Faux Realities brings together 30 photographs that showcase an innovative vision for a highly-saturated, hyperreal world.

Kristina Varaksina’s newest series Where do I belong? is inspired by this sense of detachment and isolation evoked by dual-identities.

Lumen is an interactive installation by Jenny Sabin Studio, winner of MoMA’s, New York, annual Young Architects Program

Presenting a series of open-ended propositions, Parafin Gallery challenges the viewer to re-examine daily environments by altering a sense of familiarity.

As part of the Aesthetica Art Prize Call for Entries, we shine a spotlight on members of our dynamic Jury. Eleanor Clayton is a Curator at The Hepworth.

Manchester International Festival celebrates the heart and creativity of the city with 18 days of innovative programming. 29 June – 16 July.

Maciej Krzyminski’s graduate series Seven Trees explores themes of memory and nostalgia, utilising delicate composition and minimalist arrangements.

The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion has been designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Hailing from Burkina Faso, Kéré is the 17th architect to accept the commission.

Artist and Lecturer in Sculpture at York St John University, Dr Joanna Sperryn-Jones discusses the state of contemporary sculpture.

The 30th anniversary of National Museum of Women in the Arts includes a year-long programme that re-instates the vision to showcase underrepresented figures.

Open Plan presents an ambitious range of media from 49 artists, providing a sensitive reflection on Bath’s industrial history and the concept of change.

Our Art Prize is judged by industry experts. Chief Executive of York Museums Trust Reyahn King was part of the panel that selected the 2017 winner.

For 23-25 June, we take our first transatlantic trip of the summer season. Gagosian presents Carsten Höller’s playful sculptures, whilst MAC pays tribute to Olafur Eliasson’s environmentally-linked practice.

The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is now open for entries for its 11th year. Each year, 60 finalists are selected by a panel of literary experts for publication.

From institutions to emerging locations, the Leading Culture Destinations Awards recognises the impact of exhibitions, architecture and sustainable projects.

The Aesthetica Art Prize is open for entries for its 2017/18 edition. Whitney Hintz, Curator of the Hiscox Collection formed part of our Jury in 2017.

Cynthia Corbett, founder of the Young Masters Art Prize discusses this year’s entries and thematic connections across works from the shortlist.

The Korea/UK season kickstarts a year of cultural dialogues between two countries. 20 institutions across play host to a sequence of creative events.

Winner of the Prix Découverte des Amis du Palais de Tokyo, Hayoun Kwon presents audiences with a world inspired by the factual and fictional memories.

The centrepiece of the latest exhibition by Roni Horn is the photographic opus The Selected Gifts, a collection of 67 images documenting presents from 41 years.

More than 60 photographs by the South African visual activist photographer Zanele Muholi will on display at Autograph ABP, London, this summer.

Coming Clean is a searingly honest series of self-portraits taken by the renowned photographer Graham McIndoe, exploring the world of substance abuse.

Ending soon: Imprimer Le Monde traces the origins of today’s new creative frontier of 3D printing to photosculpture and high-relief topographical maps.

Hella Jongerius’ Breathing Colour is a new collection of dynamic commissions that investigate how light conditions alter the viewer’s understanding of form.

Returning for the ninth edition, the Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art presents MOMUNTUM 9: Alienation, exemplifying estrangement.

AAP is open for entries. We reflect on the last edition’s panel, including Alistair Payne, Head of the School of Fine Art, GSofA.

PHotoEspaña celebrates its 20th anniversary through a programme that looks back to the festival’s development since its establishment in 1998.

Throughout the weekend, the city of Basel is transformed by close to 100,000 visitors, 4,000 artists, 291 galleries and 100 large-scale pieces.

Art, Justice and Terror is a day of debate curated by London College of Communication, in response to War of Terror by Edmund Clark.

Part of Moderna Museet’s Before and Behind the Lens, Written in Light explores the Museum’s collection of photography from the 19th century.

As if, Seeing in the Manner of Listening…Hearing, as if Looking comprises a body of site-specific works By Cerith Wyn Evans that stimulate synaesthesia.

Following his appearance at the inaugural Future Now Symposium, Olivier Richon, Head of the RCA’s Photography programme, joined our Art Prize Jury.

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority reflects on its own development in a collaborative exhibition titled Constructing Culture in Berlin.

Tomás Saraceno’s Aerosolar Journeys investigates sustainable ways of navigating the environment, enabled through multi-disciplinary research.

The V&A expands its vast photography section with the transfer of the Royal Photographic Society collection from the Science Museum Group.

Opening for submissions on 12 June, Saatchi Gallery, London, is launching a new photography competition following on from the success of #SaatchiSelfie.

A diverse panel of experts consider the Aesthetica Art Prize shortlisted works. This year we invited Susanna Brown, Curator of Photographs at the V&A.

New Designers returns with its largest edition to date and is set to feature exciting design talent in its main exhibitor and One Year On programmes.

Griselda Goldsbrough draws upon the works in this year’s Art Prize to explore the different ways in which we can benefit from connecting with the arts.