The 8th Beijing Biennale's theme is "A Colorful World and A Shared Future". "A Colorful World" refers to the world cultural diversity, and "A Shared Future" refers to a community with a shared future for mankind. The world is colorful because of art, and human beings are common to fates. In order to facilitate the artists to determine the theme and direction of the creation, the organizers have set up corresponding sub-topics under the theme of "A Colorful World and A Shared Future" as a free alternative for Chinese and foreign artists in creation, which is conducive to the final presentation of the exhibition with multiple levels and three-dimensional appearance. The sub-topics not only involve global issues such as environmental degradation, local conflicts, nuclear war threats, terrorist activities, refugee crises, financial crises, the gap between the rich and the poor, epidemics and other global issues, but more importantly, through the acquisition, processing and refining of international peacekeeping and international medical care, artificial intelligence, digital silk roads, aerospace, environmental governance, poverty alleviation, disaster prevention and the opportunities of China to release and exhibit again, focusing on the common beliefs and destinies of the present mankind: peaceful development, shared prosperity, And present a realistic perspective and a forward-looking vision for the future from an artistic perspective.

　　It is reported that the Beijing Biennale's domestic and international works are composed of two parts: special invitation and free submission: special Chinese and foreign works are determined by the planning committee; free submissions are collected worldwide. The exhibition will not only collect paintings and sculptures globally, but also absorb a certain number of works concerning images and installations. The submission deadline of the event is December 25th this year.