Opportunity Description

International Deadline: May 18, 2026 – CICA Museum invites 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.

VENUES & DATES

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

APPLICATION
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About:
CICA Museum has a collection of artist Czong Ho Kim’s sculptures, paintings, and architecture, as well as many renowned international artists’ works. For special exhibitions, we exhibit Contemporary Art pieces including painting, sculpture, and new media art. CICA also offers education and public programs for the cultural development of local communities.

Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
196-30, Samdo-ro
Yangchon-eup
Gimpo-si
Gyeonggi-do
Korea 415-843

Opportunity Categories: + Open to Multi-Media. Opportunity Types: Art Calls. Opportunity Tags: Deadlines 05 May thru June, Open to Artists Worldwide, and Special Opportunities. Benefits: Education, Exhibition - Group, Exhibition - Online, In-Kind Benefit, and Publication.

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