2025 World Public Art Conference at United Nations will be held in NEW YORK CITY on DECEMBER 3, 2025.
The 2025 United Nations World Public Art Conference features expert global perspectives on the burgeoning and impactful field of public art, presented on the UN platform and designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogues between academics and practitioners from around the world.
Theme: “Connection—Art for the Public”
Format: Keynote speeches, thematic presentations and open dialogues
Participants: leading scholars and experts from the international public art field and higher education institutions, as well as government officials, museum directors and curators from cultural institutions.
Discussion Topics: Focusing on key topics such as cultural diversity and sustainable development, the conference will generate and facilitate discussions on innovative artistic endeavors, the social value of art and global trends in public art, with the aim of exploring approaches and strategies that advance the realization of UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Host Organizations:
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR-NYO)
Shanghai University
Organizing Institutions:
International Academy of Arts (IAA)
Institute for Public Art (IPA)
Shanghai University International Institute of Public Art (IIPA)
Shanghai Public Art Cooperation Center (PACC)
Call for paper: 1 October 2025 (Deadline for submission of full paper draft)