Artists of today.
The history of tomorrow.
World Artists Organization publishes and documents contemporary artists worldwide, connecting their work with the wider professional art world.
Selection with a purpose.
Artists are considered through a curatorial process informed by our Curatorial Committee, bringing together perspectives from curation, criticism, art history and philosophy.
Selections consider artistic quality, originality, individual practice and relevance to the context of each publication.
Creating records that remain.
WAO publications are produced in print and digital formats
and distributed across 20+ countries.
They are created to be encountered by readers and researchers, as well as
libraries, museums, galleries, critics, historians and other members of
the professional art world.
Each publication becomes a document of its time.
A multidisciplinary network behind contemporary art.
WAO brings together curators, critics, philosophers, art historians, creative professionals, cultural partners and institutions whose perspectives and experience contribute to our publications and projects.
A wider cultural context.
Our team and collaborators have worked with or contributed to projects involving:
Discover. Connect. Contribute to the record.
WAO welcomes artists and art-world professionals interested in discovering contemporary practices, contributing to their documentation and developing meaningful cultural connections.