2025 World Conference for Restorative Practices

Joseph is a keynote speaker at the 2025 World Conference, Artful Integration: The Art & Science of Restorative Practices. He will also present a signature workshop “Public Art Through Restorative Engagement”. The conference takes place October 19 - 22 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Registration is currently Open.

Restorative Works Podcast: Murals as a Tool for Change with Joseph Iacona

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Joseph Iacona to the Restorative Works! Podcast.

Joseph takes us behind the scenes of projects in schools, libraries, prisons, shelters, and behavioral health facilities, revealing how restorative practices create authentic collaboration between artists and communities. He shares powerful stories, including a mural co-created with youth aging out of the foster care system—a project that evolved into a living, breathing space of connection and care years after the paint dried. He issues a call to action for more intentional partnerships between artists and restorative practitioners to use art as a tool for authentic collaboration and social change.

Tune in to hear more from Joseph as he explores how defining “community” is an essential first step, and how tools like narrative mapping can uncover shared values and vision.

World Public Art Conference at the United Nations New York

Joseph was selected for the 2025 World Public Art Conference: “Connection—Art for the Public”. The 2025 United Nations World Public Art Conference features expert global perspectives on the burgeoning and impactful field of public art, presented on the UN platform and designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogues between academics and practitioners from around the world.

His paper “Restorative Practices to Enhance Social Collaboration in Public Artmaking” will be included in the upcoming journal “International Public Art” published the United Nations. He will represent his work at the convening on December 3rd 2025 in New York, U.S.A.