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After being cancelled in 2025 due to funding cuts, Perth's beloved Sculpture by the Sea is back at Cottesloe Beach thanks to massive public support and new funding. The free outdoor exhibition now features 70 artworks from around the world.
A 42-foot mural made entirely of recycled plastic bottle caps now towers over a once gang-controlled neighborhood in El Salvador. The "Latin American Mona Lisa" represents a new kind of renaissance for everyday people.
This June, French street artist JR will transform Paris' oldest bridge into an immersive walk-through cave installation, complete with sound and augmented reality. The free, 24/7 public art project pays tribute to legendary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude who wrapped the same bridge in 1985.
A massive mural in Kalamata, Greece, depicting opera legend Maria Callas has been named the best in the world for 2025. The artwork celebrates the soprano's heritage while symbolizing the city's natural abundance and cultural identity.
Public art is transforming everyday spaces into surprise galleries where benches become sculptures and walls become masterpieces. From Banksy's anonymous interventions to massive installations in Doha, art is meeting people where they live.
India's first musical road just opened in Mumbai, turning a 500-meter stretch into a playable instrument that hums the Oscar-winning song through your tires. The engineering marvel uses specially carved grooves to create music when drivers maintain safe speeds.
Artists worldwide are transforming wind into haunting music through massive steel sculptures that help people emotionally connect with renewable energy. These installations are turning abstract concepts like kilowatt-hours into experiences you can hear and feel.
A public park in Milan has transformed into an interactive art gallery where visitors write their thoughts about sports on mirrored flowers. The project celebrates Olympic values beyond medals and competition.
Japan's beloved Sapporo Snow Festival returns for its 76th year with over 200 stunning ice and snow sculptures welcoming millions of visitors. As the military steps back from building giant sculptures, a local bank is stepping up to preserve the tradition.
A British artist built a massive musical sculpture using 310 steel pipes that transforms invisible wind into beautiful sound. The Aeolus Wind Pavilion now has a permanent home in Bristol, UK, proving wind energy can create more than just electricity.
Mexico City just unveiled six statues honoring Indigenous women who shaped the nation's history, including a woman once called a traitor. President Claudia Sheinbaum called the monuments "a firm symbol against racism, classism and misogyny."
A steel "tree" in England turns wind into haunting music instead of electricity, and it's solving renewable energy's biggest problem: getting people to care. The Singing Ringing Tree proves that sometimes connection matters more than power output.
A gleaming 19-foot sculpture now stands in Boston's City Hall Plaza, its metal skin formed from hundreds of steel plates hammered with the personal wishes of residents. MIT artist Rhea Vedro spent years transforming community hopes into a protective symbol that will watch over the city for the next five years.