Ifa devises and organizes conferences, symposia and workshops on topics of international artistic and cultural exchange. The aim is to build up and strengthen international cultural networks. Topics include questions about international exhibition activities and biennales, as well as cultural-political strategies for European Union countries.

2008 • 2006 • 2004 • 2002

2008

November 20, 2008 / Stuttgart
fragrance of difference
Spaces for Art and Cultural Diversity

September 6 – 7, 2008 / Shanghai
Fourth conference "Biennials in Dialogue"

2006

October 19 – 20, 2006 / Berlin
The European Union and Art Exchange
State of the Art and Future Models

August 31 – September 2, 2006 / Singapore
The Biennial Complex

2004

October 3 – 5, 2004 / Dresden
Rethinking Art Exchanges
Towards a European Foreign Cultural Policy

2002

June 9 – 11, 2002 / Frankfurt am Main
Biennials in Dialogue
Exchange or Global Incest?