Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) actively collects art archives through documentation and exploration, and facilitates research through its online archive and physical space in Yogyakarta.

IVAA advances the idea of an alternative space that distinguishes contemporary art dynamics in the post-Reformation era. It documents the growth of alternative (art) practices in cities that may have otherwise been left unrecognised by the government.

IVAA positions itself as a partner for education institutions in an attempt to annotate practices of disseminating knowledge through art.

IVAA’s online archive was built on a model that aims to comprehend relationships among art professionals and to deliver the history of Indonesian visual art through written, spoken and visual documentation. The Internet also diminishes context from content, which means the art ephemera IVAA makes available online is in some ways no different from ubiquitous digital information. So to explore and at the same time expand the context of an archive, IVAA ascribes to being a records keeper whose practice predates the introduction of the World Wide Web. It actively seeks support to ensure that its information is conveyed efficiently and accurately.

In addition to its services, access to a growing number of more than 30,000 documents is available online. Since 2007, IVAA has also been sharing its interpretation on Indonesian visual art history through showcasing selected subjects and publications.