Artes Mundi 11, the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize, is now live across Wales. Presented in partnership with the Bagri Foundation, this eleventh edition brings together six internationally acclaimed contemporary visual artists for a nationwide programme running from 24 October 2025 to 1 March 2026.
Building on the success of AM10, this year’s exhibition once again spans five partner venues across the country, with Aberystwyth Arts Centre joining the network for the first time. The winner of the £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize—the UK’s largest contemporary art award—will be announced during the exhibition in January 2026.
A Major Group Exhibition at National Museum Cardiff
All six artists are featured together in a central group exhibition at National Museum Cardiff, which acts as the hub of AM11. The presentation includes ambitious new commissions and significant museum loans that illuminate the core themes of each artist’s practice.
Across the exhibition, visitors encounter powerful explorations of loss, memory, migration, trauma, and environmental impact, with personal histories and storytelling forming a connective thread between the works. These shared themes are expanded further through a series of solo exhibitions across Wales.
Solo Exhibitions Across Wales
AM11’s solo presentations are hosted at partner venues throughout the country:
- Anawana Haloba and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe — Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
- Sancintya Mohini Simpson — Chapter, Cardiff
- Kameelah Janan Rasheed — Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
- Jumana Emil Abboud and Antonio Paucar — Mostyn, Llandudno
Each exhibition offers a deeper engagement with the artists’ practices, expanding on the ideas introduced in the group show.
A Platform for Global Artistic Exchange
Artes Mundi continues to serve as a vital meeting point between the UK and international artistic communities. Centred on the ongoing examination of the human condition, the biennial brings exceptional contemporary art to Wales—work that resonates with the urgent social, political, and environmental issues shaping our world today.
AM11 builds on this legacy, offering audiences across Wales the opportunity to experience some of the most compelling and thought‑provoking contemporary art being made today.
Venue: National Museum Cardiff
Artes Mundi
National Museum Cardiff
24 October 2025 – 1 March 2026
Cost: Free
Suitability: All
