Biennial Foundation

Biennial Foundation is an independent not-for-profit arts organization. Its mission is to provide advocacy and thought leadership for the international arts community and to engage and inspire diverse non-professional audiences by actively fostering the study, recognition and appreciation of perennial exhibitions of contemporary art, design and architecture commonly known as "biennials". Biennial Foundation functions as an international network rather than as a traditional art institution. Team members are based in different countries and continents, mirroring the foundation's scope and neutral identity. Biennial Foundation is independent, impartial and is not tied to interest of any particular biennial. Biennial Foundation was initially registered in 2009 with the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. In 2016, a new legal entity, Biennial Foundation Inc., has been formed in the United States, under the New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. It is organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.