Welcome to The Institute for Visual Studies
The Institute for Visual Studies (IVS) at James Madison University is a center for scholarly, scientific and
creative inquiry into the nature and workings of images. An incubator of new ideas, the institute fosters discovery,
and the generation of artworks, products, and applications by multidisciplinary teams of students and faculty.
IVS is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and by appointment. Please stop by.
Goals
- promote interdisciplinary research in the visual realm, enabling members of the university community from across all disciplines to collaborate on innovative projects
- function as both a laboratory and a studio, creating a unique teaching and learning environment
- develop and offer a series of multidisciplinary team-taught courses for highly motivated students
- provide a center for the investigation into the ways images work and for the exhibition of visual culture
NEWs
- The first of three fall colloquia at the Institute for Visual Studies will take place on Wednesday, September 18th from 12:00-1:00 in Roop 208. Jun Bum Shin (Graphic Design) will present Embracing Interactivity. He will discuss his own work, which emphasizes the importance of interactive visual communication in everyday life, and demonstrates the incorporation of audience response in graphic design. Bring your lunch; dessert and coffee will be served, all are welcome.
- The Institute for Visual Studies has partnered with JMuse Café to develop programming for this year called Remembering Place. The first of three events this fall will be held on Thurdsay, September 18 from 6:30-8:30 at the Lucy Simms Center in Harrisonburg. Click here for the full lineup and description.
- The Institute for Visual Studies will present it's first exhibition Artists Books Today from September 10-November 8. This exhibition of contemporary artists’ books includes works from Carrier Library’s Special Collections, and several lent by private collectors.
- In case you missed the IVS Colloquia, or just want to watch again, here are the colloquia by Laura Taalman or Maureen Shanahan.
- If you would like to see some of the past IVS Colloquia, click here to view the archive and watch some of your favorites.
- IVS has a new Facebook page! Please click here to like our page and receive regular updates on events and projects.
