Public Art of the University of Houston System (Public Art UHS) is the oldest arts organization within the University of Houston System, the fourth-largest university system in Texas. Public Art UHS engages academic and global communities in an open forum to promote dialogue about visual arts and its relevance to contemporary life.

Through robust programing, publications, research and collection, Public Art UHS serves diverse communities throughout greater Houston and South East Texas as well as stakeholders including more than 70,000 students and nearly 10,000 faculty and staff from four distinct universities: University of Houston, University of Houston-Downtown, University of Houston-Clear Lake, and University of Houston-Victoria. Public Art UHS oversees the permanent collection of the four UH System universities, which is one of the most significant university-based public art collections in the US. Additional campuses in Sugar Land (UH), Pearland (UHCL) and Katy (UH/UHV).