The International Association of Art Critics (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art, AICA) was founded in 1950 to revitalize critical discourse, which suffered under Fascism during World War II. Affiliated with UNESCO AICA was admitted to the rank of non-governmental organization in 1951.
The main objectives of AICA are:
- 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 professional interests of art critics by defending the rights of all members equally[1]
- to ensure permanent communication among its members by encouraging international meetings
- to facilitate and improve information and international exchanges in the field of visual arts
- to contribute to the reciprocal knowledge and closer understanding of differing cultures
- to provide collaboration with developing countries[2]
During the 1973 General Assembly of the organization in SFR Yugoslavia, which took place in Zagreb, Ljubljana, Belgrade and Dubrovnik, art critic Célestin Badibanga from Kinshasa called upon the organization to "move beyond the Eurocentric tendencies in art".[3]
Structure
- President: Malgorzata Kazmierczak (Poland)
- Secretary General: Marc Partouche (France)
- Treasurer: Jesus Pedro Lorente (Spain)
International Vice Presidents:
- Jean Bundy (USA)
- Chauhsin Chen (Taiwan)
- Rui G. Cepeda (UK)
- Fernando Farina (Argentina)
- Juan Carlos Flores Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
- Margarita Grullon Perea (Dominican Republic)
- Marja-Terttu Kivirinta (Finland)
- Danièle Perrier (Germany)
- Susana Sulic (France)
Committees
The committees support the activity of the association according to their purpose. Each committee is led by a Committee Chair and consists of a variable number of members.
- ARCHIVES AND LIVING MEMORY COMMITTEE
- AWARDS COMMITTEE
- CENSORSHIP AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION COMMITTEE
- CONGRESS COMMITTEE
- DIGITAL STRATEGIES COMMITTEE
- ELECTORAL AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
- FELLOWSHIP FUND COMMITTEE
- FINANCE COMMITTEE
- PUBLICATIONS AND LANGUAGES COMMITTEE
- STATUTES AND REGULATIONS COMMITTEE
