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ISVC Website: https://cicamuseum.com/isvc

Exhibition: “Visual Culture 2026”
September 9–27, 2026
CICA Museum, Korea

International Symposium for Visual Culture (ISVC) 2026
September 19–20, 2026
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Montgomery College

Visual Culture 2026 Popup Show
September 19–20, 2026
Maze Gallery
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Montgomery College

We invite artists, scholars, and researchers from around the world to participate in the International Symposium for Visual Culture & Exhibition 2026.

The symposium brings together a global community of artists, researchers, and academics in vibrant downtown Silver Spring, adjacent to Washington, DC, USA. The symposium and popup show will be hosted by Montgomery College, while the international exhibition will take place at the CICA Museum in Korea. These events are organized in collaboration with the CICA Museum and the Visual and Performing Arts Department of Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring.

ISVC serves as an international platform for diverse and critical perspectives on visual culture. Through this program, we aim to build a global network of researchers, artists, and creators and audiences of visual culture, fostering critical discourse and a deeper understanding of visual culture worldwide.

Participating artists and researchers will be featured in the publication New Media Art 2027, to be released in full-color paperback in December 2026 by CICA Press. Contributions may include English texts (e.g., interviews, essays, poetry), drawings, and images introducing the artist’s work.

* Categories & Keywords:

Art and Capitalism
Art, Technology, and Culture
New Media Art
Mass Culture
Postmodernism
Globalism
Critical Studies
Nationalism and Visual Culture
Race and Identity in Art & Culture
Feminist Studies on Visual Culture
Art & Culture in a Global Pandemic
Digital Culture and Social Media
Digital Humanism
Artificial Intelligence and Humanism
Algorithmic Bias & Visual Culture
Data Aesthetics
Post-Human & Ecological Perspectives
Post-humanism
Environmental Issues and Culture
Bio Art & Post-Nature Culture
Global Mobility & Diaspora Visualities
Archival Art
Digital Nomad
Immersive Media & Presence

Timeline
June 19, 2026 — Submission Deadline
June 25 – July 1, 2026 — Presenter Registration
September 9 – 27, 2026 — Exhibition at CICA Museum
September 18, 2026 — Installation Day (Popup Show), Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
September 19–20, 2026 — Symposium at Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
September 20, 2026 — ISVC Party 4-7 at Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
September 20, 2026, 7–8 PM (tentative) — Dismantling, Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
December 15, 2026 — Publication Release
***All dates are subject to change.

*How to submit: Please visit our website for more information.
https://cicamuseum.com/open-call-isvc-2026/

We look forward to the participation of creative artists.
If you have any questions, please visit our “Contact Us” page (http://cicamuseum.com/contact) and leave a message.