Welcome
The International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) is an interdisciplinary organization of professionals working toward a fuller understanding of the way we derive meaning from what we see and the way we interact with our visual environment.
Membership Benefits:
- A global community of members
- Professional development opportunities
- Peer-reviewed publications
- Annual visual literacy conference
- Exclusive members-only content
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More than an organization, IVLA is an international community of professionals from many disciplines who are promoting an understanding of visual culture, creating visual works and sustaining the study of visual literacy.
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Annual Conference
The 58th conference for the International Visual Literacy Association will be hosted by The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina.
2026 Conference Information