First held in November 2005, the Arts in Marrakech (AiM) International Biennale is a major trilingual (English, Arabic and French) festival in North Africa focusing on cutting-edge contemporary art, literature and film. The AiM International Biennale seeks to promote the status of the artist and contemporary culture in North Africa and to dynamize the regional creative scene, enabling discussions with and between artists. Held every two years, the AiM International Biennale promotes inter-cultural and inter-disciplinary exchanges through an educational approach that addresses art professionals, students and the general public.
Participants to past editions have included Adel Abdesemmed, Francis Alys, John Boorman, Kim Cattrall, Jake & Dinos Chapman, William Dalrymple, Tracey Emin, Isaac Julien, Joseph Kosuth, Hanif Kureishi, Annie Lennox, Sarah Lucas, Julien Schnabel, Wael Shawky, Zadie Smith, Guy Tillim and Gavin Turk.
The Arts in Marrakech International Biennale is run by the AiM Association, a non-profit organization registered in Morocco (FGM/1215).
