"Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART" to be held
2025 World Expo, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo) Future Society Showcase Project Art Expo Public Art Exhibition of public art works by domestic and international artists at the Expo site
Works from "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025" are on display within the public art (Art Expo) at the Osaka-Kansai Expo site (Courtesy of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition)
Study: The Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Executive Committee (within ARTLOGUE Inc.) has decided to hold a "Study" event in the "Public Art" category, which is one of the "Art Expo" events in the "Future Society Showcase Project" run by the Japan Expo 2025 Association. As part of the official program of the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 , a public art exhibition called "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART" will be held at various locations in the Osaka Kansai Expo site for 184 days from April 13th (Sun) to October 13th (Mon), 2025.
This program will display public art by international artists from diverse backgrounds, including countries, regions and ethnicities, at various locations within the Osaka-Kansai Expo site. In addition to adding cultural color and richness to visitors, we will invite and introduce art works from around the world to various locations throughout the Expo site, which has the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Life," in an attempt to foster dialogue and interaction among visitors through art.
In the future, The director and participating artists of " Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART" will be announced in due course.
Period: April 13th (Sun) to October 13th (Mon), 2025 (184 days) Every day during the event
Opening hours: Opening to closing (based on Expo opening hours)
Exhibition location: Various locations within the Osaka Kansai Expo site Participating artists: Multiple artists from Japan and overseas (to be announced at a later date)
Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 Event Outline
Event period (tentative):
April 13, 2025 (Sunday) - October 13, 2025 (Monday) *Dates vary depending on the venue.
Venue:
Within the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, Osaka Culturarium, Tempozan (formerly Suntory Museum), Bay Area, Nakanoshima Area (Osaka International Convention Center), Semba Area, Nishinari Area, JR Osaka Station Area, etc. (as of September 2024)
Organizer:
Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Executive Committee (within ARTLOGUE Inc.)
Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Executive Committee:
[Organizer] Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Executive Committee (within ARTLOGUE Inc.)
[Chairman] YAMAGIWA Juichi (Director of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
[Vice Chairman] TORII Shingo (Representative Director and Vice Chairman, Suntory Holdings Limited)
[Chairman] SUZUKI Daisuke (CEO of ARTLOGUE Inc.)
[Permanent Directors] OGAWA Michiko (Counsellor, Panasonic Holdings Co., Ltd.), TATSUNO Mitsuhiko (President and CEO, Tatsuno Co., Ltd.), TANAKA Kunihiro (President and CEO, Sakura Internet Inc.), DOUME Takuo (Professor and Presidential Advisor, Osaka University), NAKAI Kanji (President and CEO, Chibo Co., Ltd.)
[Cooperation and Support] *Previous results: Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Kansai Economic Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, Kansai Consular Corps, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, Tatsuno Corporation, and others.
General Producer:
SUZUKI Daisuke (CEO of ARTLOGUE Inc.)