The objectives of AICA

The main objectives of AICA remain :

• to promote the critical disciplines in the field of visual arts

• to ensure their having sound methodological and ethical bases

• to protect the ethical and professionnal interests of art critics by defending the rights of all members equally

• to ensure permanent communication among its members by encouraging international meetings

• to facilitate and improve informations and international exchanges in the field of visual arts

• to contribute to the reciproca knowledge and closer understanding of differing cultures

• to provide collaboration with developing countries.

The International Association of Art Critics may collaborate with any organization devoted to cultural aims.

The International Association of Art Critics combines the National Associations created in 71 countries. AICA is very well represented in Europe, North and South America, and also in the Caribbean. It has very active national sections on the Middle East and Asian countries (Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong-Kong Philippines, Pakistan) and some African states have joined in the last few years (Benin, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe).

Placed at the crossroads of cultures, AICA, whose principal objective is to serve contemporary creativity, is now in a better position than ever to see its role and its activities increase throughout the world, thanks to the breadth of its representation and the contacts it maintains.