Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan (AVAT) is a national art union founded in Feb 06, 1999. At the very beginning, 156 members across many fields such as visual arts, exhibition plan, arts criticism, arts theories, arts administration and arts education made the frame of member structure. In seven-year formative process, organizations with same idea and profession joined AVAT constantly, which include gallery, art agency and painting group etc. Until the beginning of September 2006, 515 individuals and organizations have joined AVAT membership, which are three times many than seven years ago.

AVAT is also called Union of the Visual Arts because of its successful integration of all related specialties of visual arts and showing energy and representation. Its directors of all previous years were hired as the public art examine congressman to strive for rights and interests for artists in each public art document with their specialty. AVAT, by its angle of supervision and specialty, also participate governmental consultation conferences or seminars held for visual arts. For example: Bill rule thorough discussion, literary arts subsidy document examination and each artistic culture conference and so on. Accordingly, AVAT has become the main representative for visual arts.