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札幌国際芸術祭2027 キービジュアル
Welcome to PLANET SNOW
A Snow-Covered Earth is a Miracle Planet
Sapporo Becomes “Planet Snow,” a Gathering Point for Artworks and New Expressions from Japan and Around the World
サイアフ2027 will imagine Sapporo as a single planetPlanet Snowprompting us to reflect on this planets ways of life as well as history, culture, and the future as awhole.
The theme can be expressed with two phrases in the Ainu language. For those who live in Sapporo, Planet Snow is upas mintar snow garden, and for those visiting from afar, it is upas nociw snow star. Covered in white snow, サイアフ2027 will become the stage for a grand narrative that surrounds the future of humanity and the cosmos.
We look forward to meeting you on Planet Snow, where a multitude of images and ideas will intersect.
札幌国際芸術祭 冬のプレイベントのキービジュアル 2026年1月、2月開催
サイアフ will once again hold three pre-events this winter.
サイアフ will present a much-talked-about piece that was previously shown at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, at the Sapporo Snow Festival Odori Site. In addition, サイアフ will host “Let’s Upaste 2026,” a program that brings together Sapporo’s winter art events, and “サイアフ School Education Cafe Special Edition STEAM STUDY DAY 2026 Let’s experience the future of schools Workshop and talk event,” a festival of workshops by school teachers and artists.
The Sapporo International Art Festival サイアフ is an initiative that introduces opportunities for discovery, learning, and participation by exhibiting artworks and new forms of expression from around the world in Sapporo. Centered around the triennial art festival, サイアフ also collaborates continuously with schools, local communities, and businesses to cultivate a creative environment within the city.
News
December 19, 2025
The first lineup of participating artists, venues, and dates for the Sapporo International Art Festival 2027 (SIAF2027) have been announced!!
June 12, 2025
Announcing the Theme and Advisor for SIAF2027
February 3, 2025
Direction of the Upcoming Sapporo International Art Festival 2027 (SIAF2027) and Appointment of Directors