Medina Triennial

Medina Triennial The Medina Triennial is a new contemporary art triennial on view from June 6 to September 7, 2026 in Western New York.

06/02/2026

Get ready to activate your five senses at the Medina Triennial this weekend, opening this Saturday, June 6.

Michael Wang’s new project, “Future Sugarbush,” features an artisanal maple energy drink developed in close collaboration with maple producers, farmers, and community partners across Western New York.

At Rotary Park, Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens present “Community Toolshed for the Birds,” a different type of tactile community library designed around the ways birds share knowledge, adapt, and interact with their environments.

Kärt Ojavee’s “Between Blossom and Core,” created for the inaugural Triennial, invites visitors to experience the extracted scents of local apple blossoms harvested from Medina’s Roberts Farm.

Discover artworks that engage taste, smell, sound, touch, and sight across Medina this summer.

Artist in action:
1. Michael Wang
2. Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens
3. Kärt Ojavee

The Medina Triennial opens this week!We‘re delighted to be included in Art in America’s summer guide, spotlighting 20 ke...
06/01/2026

The Medina Triennial opens this week!

We‘re delighted to be included in Art in America’s summer guide, spotlighting 20 key exhibitions and art-world destinations to experience this season.

Thank you to Art in America for the feature.

Read the full article via the link in our bio, and visit our website to explore the artists, projects, and sites featured in the inaugural Medina Triennial.

Image:
Arder Arder, INT. HOME(S), 2023. Photo: Clare Gatto

Join Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens for an artist talk and birdwatching session in collaboration with Iroquois National...
05/31/2026

Join Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens for an artist talk and birdwatching session in collaboration with Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and the New York State Bluebird Society (NYSBS.org) at Rotary Park on Sunday, June 7 at 12PM.

Beginning in front of their installation, “Community Toolshed for the Birds”, in Rotary Park, the artists will discuss their research into how birds use tools and transmit knowledge across generations—challenging human-centered ideas of intelligence. Afterwards, participants are invited to join the artists and local experts for guided birdwatching in nearby habitats.

🌿Sunday, June 9, 12PM
Rotary Park, 507 Main Street

To view the full schedule of opening weekend programs, visit medinatriennial.org/news/medina-triennial-2026-opening-weekend

Image:
Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, detail of “Community Toolshed for the Birds”, 2021. Photo: H&S.

05/31/2026

Installations are happening across Medina 🛠️

We are in the final stages of installation at the Medina Triennial and we can’t wait for you to experience it all. Opening next Saturday, June 6.

To learn more about the Triennial and to view the full opening weekend schedule, visit medinatriennial.org

Artist in action:
1. Jean Shin
2. Asad Raza
3. FIBRA

05/30/2026

Medina Triennial artists Carole Harris, Gözde İlkin, Selma Selman, and Jean Shin celebrate labor in its many forms, from acts of making and mending to practices of maintenance and care.

Come view their works at the Historic Medina High School. Opening to the public on June 6!

Images:
1. Carole Harris. Photo: Khary Mason
2. Gözde İlkin. Photo: Ayşe İlkin
3. Selma Selman. Photo: Vanesa Miteva
4. Jean Shin. Photo: Daniel Terna

Join us at the Hub on Sunday, June 7 at 2 PM for a conversation between artist AKI INOMATA (Aki Inomata) and writer Lili...
05/29/2026

Join us at the Hub on Sunday, June 7 at 2 PM for a conversation between artist AKI INOMATA (Aki Inomata) and writer Lilia Rocio Taboada.

Based in Tokyo, INOMATA creates bio-art projects that complicate normative notions of production value, proposing new relationships between the natural and man-made world.

🌱Sunday, June 7, 2PM
Medina Hub, 345 Main Street

INOMATA’s ongoing project, “How to Carve a Sculpture,” is on view at the Historic Medina High School.

To view the full schedule of opening weekend programs, visit medinatriennial.org/news/medina-triennial-2026-opening-weekend

Image: AKI INOMATA, “How to Carve a Sculpture,” 2018–ongoing. Installation view of the 15th Shanghai Biennale, 2025.

James Beckett is a research-based artist whose work explores overlooked histories of industrial development and the buil...
05/29/2026

James Beckett is a research-based artist whose work explores overlooked histories of industrial development and the built environment.

Commissioned for the Triennial, Beckett’s “A Good Wall” (2026) emerges from his Fieldwork Residency in Medina and his research into the village’s sandstone and architectural histories.

This monumental installation on the front lawn of the Historic Medina High School is built around salvaged sandstone—reclaimed from former schools and civic buildings. Nestled between two layers of limestone, the structure is built to collapse, as limestone’s natural acids slowly leach into the softer stone.

This slow transformation points to Medina’s own arch: a place built on industries of extraction and transportation, left to discover what endures.

Developed in collaboration with Nicholas Bruscia, Tim Noble, and students at the Architecture and Planning - University at Buffalo, with contributions from Jon Penvose of the University of Pennsylvania and Oliver Wilston of University College London, Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment.

Image:
1. James Beckett, “Strange Glow: Harculo,” 2023.
2-3. Behind the scenes of James Beckett's "A Good Wall," 2026, being installed at the Historic Medina High School front lawn.

05/28/2026

Taking the environment as a site of artistic inquiry, “All That Sustains Us” brings together artists engaging industrial and ecological systems.

At the Historic Medina High School, Alice Bucknell, Terike Haapoja, Deirdre O’Mahony, and Kärt Ojavee explore interdependent relationships between human and non-human life.

Images:
1. Alice Bucknell. Photo: Zein Majali
2. Terike Haapoja. Photo: Noora Geagea
3. Deirdre O’Mahony. Photo: Freddie Greenall
4. Kärt Ojavee. Photo: Virge Viertek

Join us Saturday, June 6 at 3:30PM for a curatorial tour of “All That Sustains Us” with curators Kari Conte and Karin La...
05/28/2026

Join us Saturday, June 6 at 3:30PM for a curatorial tour of “All That Sustains Us” with curators Kari Conte and Karin Laansoo at the main site, Historic Medina High School.

The tour will offer insight into the exhibition’s curatorial framework and the questions connecting artworks across the Triennial’s sites and programs.

📌Saturday, June 6, 3:30PM
Historic Medina High School, 324 Catherine Street

To view the full schedule of opening weekend programs, visit medinatriennial.org/news/medina-triennial-2026-opening-weekend

Image:
Karin Laansoo and Kari Conte. Photo: Hakan Topal.

Less than 10 days until the Medina Triennial opens to the public!We’re honored to be featured in ARTnews’ roundup of 46 ...
05/28/2026

Less than 10 days until the Medina Triennial opens to the public!

We’re honored to be featured in ARTnews’ roundup of 46 museum shows and biennials to see this summer.

Thank you to ARTnews for the feature.

Read the full article via link in bio, and visit our website to learn more about the artists, projects, and sites.

Image:
Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, Ubom Keed, 2020–22. Photo: Etienne Frossard

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