29 May 2025, International

Summits are generally held triennially and delivered in partnership with one of our National Members. In order to identify potential host countries, we call for Expressions of Interest from interested member organisations.

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 27 May 2025, Korea, Rep

The 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, co-hosted by Arts Council Korea and IFACCA, took place in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 27-30 May 2025. The Summit brought together over 400 delegates (IFACCA Members, leading policy makers, researchers, managers and practitioners from the arts, cultural and creative sectors, and related fields) from more than 90 countries gathered under the theme Charti…

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 03 May 2023 – 05 May 2023, Sweden

The 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture, co-hosted by the Swedish Arts Council and IFACCA, is scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden from 3 - 5 May 2023.

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 11 March 2019 – 14 April 2019, Malaysia

The 8th World Summit on Arts and Culture was co-hosted by the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN), Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia and IFACCA.

18 October 2016 – 21 October 2016, Malta

Co-hosted by Arts Council Malta, the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture brought together over 400 delegates from the arts and culture sector, to discuss the theme, Cultural Leadership in the 21st Century.

13 January 2014 – 16 January 2014, Chile

The 6th World Summit on Arts and Culture was co-hosted by the Consejo Nacional de las Artes y la Cultura. Summit theme was Creative Times: new models for cultural development.