Coffee Cultural Landscape hosts Biarco from 14 to 21 October

In the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (Paisaje cultural del café de Colombia), Biarco brings contemporary art to the Quindío region from 14 to 21 October 2026, including a travelling gallery scheduled for Salento. The sixth International Biennial of Contemporary Art brings together artists from 25 countries in a programme linked to Armenia and surrounding municipalities.

Biarco brings its Salento programme to the Coffee Cultural Landscape

The biennial is taking place from 14 to 21 October 2026, with Armenia as its main setting and Salento included in the itinerary. The programme announced by the organisers includes more than 250 artists, six exhibition spaces and a series of free exhibitions, as reported in Biarco dates and Salento programme.

The event is organised by the Biarco Corporation and uses the theme From the finite to the infinite. Its programme includes in-person works, virtual proposals and a commemorative digital book. The organisers have also announced artists from countries including Spain, Peru, Ecuador, the United States and Mexico.

The Coffee Cultural Landscape gives Biarco a mountain setting

The regional context is the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, a continuing productive landscape in the western Andes. UNESCO describes it as six farming landscapes containing 18 urban centres, with coffee cultivation on small plots and settlements shaped by mountain terrain and Antioquian colonial architecture.

UNESCO records that the six components lie in the wider coffee-growing region, giving the biennial a setting that combines working farms, hillside towns and cultural routes. That connection is reflected in Biarco's decision to move part of its exhibition beyond Armenia: the Matriuska travelling gallery is planned to spend three days in Salento, according to the Quindío report on BIARCO.

The mobile gallery is built from recycled containers and is intended to take selected works to municipalities beyond the main exhibition circuit. In Salento, this creates a direct link between the biennial's international programme and one of the region's recognised coffee towns.

What Biarco adds to the region's cultural calendar

The six main exhibition venues are in Armenia and include the Society of Public Improvements, the Book Total, the Colombo Americano, two spaces associated with the Quindío government and the Assembly department site. The travelling gallery extends that network without changing the biennial's central base.

The event's international scale also gives visitors a way to encounter contemporary art alongside the landscape's older agricultural and architectural traditions. UNESCO's landscape description records the area's coffee-growing tradition and its settlement pattern, while Biarco supplies the temporary cultural programme within that setting.

Visiting Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Biarco runs from 14 to 21 October 2026, with the main exhibitions in Armenia and the Matriuska travelling gallery scheduled for three days in Salento.
• The announced exhibitions and the travelling gallery are free to visit. Individual venues may apply their own programme arrangements.
• The landscape lies in western Colombia's Andes, while Salento is in the Quindío region. The programme links Armenia with Salento rather than placing every exhibition in one venue.
• Visitors should expect a mountainous setting, with coffee farms on steep slopes and towns on relatively level hilltops. UNESCO describes slopes exceeding 25 per cent in parts of the property.
• Spanish is the official language used locally, and Colombia's national currency is the Colombian peso.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

When does Biarco take place in the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia?

Biarco takes place from 14 to 21 October 2026, with exhibitions in Armenia and a travelling gallery planned for Salento.

What is the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia?

It is a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape made up of six farming landscapes and 18 urban centres in the western Andes of Colombia.

Where is the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia and how do you get there?

It extends through Colombia's western Andes, including areas around Quindío, Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. Biarco's programme connects Armenia with Salento during October 2026.