On July 10th and 11th, 1995, supported by the United Nations, UNESCO and the "International Olympic Committee Centenary Congress - Paris 1994", the Constituent Assembly of "OLYMPIC ARTS" was held at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris. Marc Verriere and 68 representatives from 65 nations and regions have signed the Founding Charter. 

In 2016, the generic term “olympic” of our appellation of origin has been modified with reference to Mount Olympus, which the shape of our logo symbolizes, becoming “OLYMP'ARTS”. Indeed, this historical rebirth of the “arts olympiads”, introduced by ancient Greece according to a precise calendar of which the modern concept belongs to us (official deposit INPI 1992, renewed in 2015), has always been independent of the IOC. It is to better differentiate ourselves from the sporting world and avoid any confusion that this change of terminology in our generic title was implemented. This change has been approved by the IOC in a letter dated February 12, 2016.