​Under the theme of "When Arts Become Magical", the inaugural ARTRA Global Talk invites renowned creators from the fields of visual arts, dance, theater and other stage arts, as well as directors of famous domestic and international festivals and exhibitions, and senior arts practitioners to engage in a dialogue. The guests will be divided into two groups, focusing on the collision and fusion of visual arts and stage arts, sharing their experiences and views, and stimulating in-depth discussions and artistic inspiration on the topics of artistic creation and innovative project operation in an interdisciplinary and multi-media context.

The first ARTRA public project "Urban Exploration: Home-coming for Art" invites renowned artist NI Zhiqi and young artist NI Hao to use the external building of the The Center for China Shanghai International Arts Festival as a creative space to create a customised field of creation, and to convey ARTRA's innovative concepts and exploratory spirit through the revitalisation and rejuvenation of the public space.

The newest invited work in the "Urban Exploration" public programme is "Not the Moon", a large-scale public light installation created by MAD Architects, led by renowned architect MA Yansong. This project combines art and technology, and displaying the multi-dimensional expression of the contemporary city in the era of new media, thus triggering the public's cultural empathy in the real space of the city. It triggers the public's cultural empathy in the real space of the city, thus bringing people closer to each other, art to the city, and art to life.