The Festival culturel international de l'art pictural contemporain turns Algiers into a meeting place for artists, curators, students and audiences interested in the changing forms of contemporary painting.
Beyond the exhibition
The programme usually combines group exhibitions, creative residencies, workshops, critical discussion and encounters with artists from several countries. This format links artistic production with transmission, mobility and cultural dialogue.
Latest documented edition
The 9th edition opened in Algiers on 29 November 2025 under the theme “Beyond Borders”. It highlighted emerging creation and the capacity of pictorial art to cross geographical, aesthetic and generational boundaries.
Who is it for?
- Visual arts audiences and collectors.
- Art students and emerging artists.
- Exhibition, mediation and cultural-policy professionals.