The Culture and Art Agenda of the Climate Crisis at the COP31 Conference in Antalya

The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) is taking place in Antalya from November 9–20, 2026, hosting numerous exhibitions, open-air installations, panels, and forums as part of the conference's culture and arts pillar.

The COPArt program in the Green Zone, the public space established within the conference campus at Antalya Expo Center, brings together over 1,000 works and more than 50 open-air installations. While the Turkish leg of the program features the "Six Masters, Six Traces" exhibition bringing together works by Fahrelnissa Zeid, Burhan Doğançay, Ömer Uluç, Devrim Erbil, Mehmet Güleryüz, and Haluk Akakçe, the international section includes works by Eva Jospin, Todd Gray, Erica Daborn, Xavier Cortada, Zaria Forman, Oksana Chepelyk, NILS-UDO, and Murat Durusoy.

Five collaborations focused on sustainable film production, climate communication, and local ecological knowledge are being carried out with the support of the British Council. Meanwhile, the "Cultural Heritage in Climate Action" program, partnered by ICOMOS Turkey, the ICOMOS International Climate Action Working Group, and Antalya Bilim University, is holding field programs in Lyrbe, Side, and Termessos from November 11–16. Together with Edward Burtynsky's "Shifting Topography" selection at Akra Antalya and other exhibitions at various points across Antalya, culture and arts events continue throughout the conference.