Headquartered in New York, AICA-USA's membership comprises over 500 critics, curators, scholars, and art historians working throughout the United States. AICA-USA supports arts writers through programs and membership that offers free access to museums across the globe.

Photo Credit: Dr. Kellie Jones. Photos by Daniel Jackson for Embassy: Interactive.

2025 Distinguished Critic Lecture
Dr. Kellie Jones
Body/Knowledge


Art historian and curator Dr. Kellie Jones delivered the 19th annual AICA-USA Distinguished Critic Lecture at The New School, co-presented with the VLC. In this lecture, Jones reflects on the theoretical legacy and cultural production of Black women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, raising questions of intellectual lineage and material knowledge. 

2026 Art Critic Fellowship Publication:

MEET CUTE

Featuring:
Derrick Austin
Caitlin Chavez
Annette An-Jen Liu
Alex Feliciano Mejia
Luke Urbain

Membership

AICA's membership card is recognized for entrance to museums around the world. Members are invited to attend the annual AICA International Congress, hosted each year by a different member nation, and the AICA-USA annual meeting.