2024 BERMUDA BIENNIAL

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

About

The Bermuda Biennial is a critical platform for Bermuda’s contemporary art community. Organised by the Bermuda National Gallery since 1994, and sponsored by Bacardi Limited, the exhibition showcases the dynamism of local artists as well as international artists living on the island, and serves as a platform for programmes on art, culture and dialogue.

As a member of the International Biennial Association, BNG is proud to host an exhibition representing the excellence of local contemporary art, providing Bermudian artists the opportunity to engage in an internationally juried process overseen by established international curators.

Application Deadline: January 2, 2024 (Midnight)

Why Submit?

"Now that I have this exposure, and with it a heightened sense of courage, I now call myself an artist and know in my bones that I can back it up."

Judith Aidoo-Saltus2022 Bermuda Biennial

"The Bermuda Biennial is a valuable opportunity to publicly share artwork that exists outside local expectation."

Centipede Art Movement2018, 2020 Bermuda Biennial

"The calibre of the Biennial jurors was both inspiring and intimidating. Beyond their credentials, I respect their work."

Liana Nanang2022 Bermuda Biennial

"The 2020 Biennial catapulted my career, placed me on an international stage, and also landed me my first solo exhibition [...]. The power of a thought, of a vision, of a word is indescribable."

Gherdai Hassell2020, 2022 Bermuda Biennial

"The Bermuda Biennial is a really important resource and opportunity for me. A lot of my work is very labour intensive and financially restrictive. The Bermuda Biennial gives me a framework to work around and a real incentive to get work done."

Michael Walsh2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 Bermuda Biennial

"They have challenged and shifted my practice in respect to scale and material. To have such a tremendous opportunity as an artist I always want to make sure I am pushing the work as far as I can."

Andrea Sundt2016, 2018, 2020 Bermuda Biennial

"I’m honoured to be a part of something with so many other amazing creators that I respect and that I am inspired by. Honestly, it has shown me that I am taking the steps I should to reach where I know I belong."

Jahbarri A. Wilson2022 Bermuda Biennial

"To have my work displayed alongside some of Bermuda’s most prestigious artists is an honour, especially Gherdai Hassell. When people think of photographers in Bermuda, it’s usually just services photography for hire, it’s not really looked at as a form of creative expression."

Jayde Gibbons2020 Bermuda Biennial

"I can see the development of my work through the prism of the Biennial, which is strange, it’s rare to have the opportunity to see such clear incremental shifts. I have also met some wonderful artists and curators through the Biennial."

Charlie Godet-Thomas2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 Bermuda Biennial

"Inclusion in major exhibitions such as the Biennial provides recognition and assists in personal growth [...]. Their work becomes part of the tapestry that will in time provide a future audience a glimpse into the realities, conversation and values held within this island home."

Dr Edwin Smith2002, 2004, 2006 2008, 2012, 2014, 2020 Bermuda Biennial

Jurors

The jurors for the 2024 Bermuda Biennial are Ebony G. Patterson and Helen Toomer.

All submitting artists will be invited to an exclusive jurors’ talk on January 16 to hear directly from the jurors on their experience curating the 2024 Biennial.

Learn more about Patterson and Toomer here.