BUMP Festival 2025 Urban Art Conference

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This summer, join artists, curators, cultural leaders, and city-builders for the second annual BUMP Urban Art Conference. This year’s programming is centered around the theme “Monuments & Memory.” Over two dynamic days, explore how art shapes and reshapes our collective memory in the urban landscape. Through thought-provoking panels and workshops this conference tackles the evolving role of public art in a time of rapid development, cultural reckoning, and transformation.

We’re thrilled to announce that Ken Lum, one of Canada’s most influential contemporary artists, will be our keynote speaker for this year’s Urban Art Conference. Known for iconic public works like the East Van Cross, Lum’s work sits at the intersection of monuments, memory, and civic life.

Tickets are moving fast — please RSVP to reserve your seat.