ICOSA Collective, an artist-run nonprofit in Austin, has announced a national call for entries for its Open Space 2024 juried exhibition.
Figure-Ground (Open Space 2023) at ICOSA Collective
The collective was founded in 2015 and its annual juried exhibition was instituted in 2019. Each year, ICOSA works with a guest curator to jury the show. Past curators have included Leslie Moody Castro, Sidney Mori, Claire Howard, Jill Schroeder, and Alex Klein. This year’s juror is Taylor Danielle Davis, an independent curator and landscape designer based in Austin. Learn more about Ms. Davis below, via a biography provided by ICOSA.
Open Space 2024 will run concurrently with Big Medium’s Austin Studio Tour, a free, annual, self-guided art event that spans two weekends in November. The call is open to all U.S. residents working in any medium, including 2D, 3D, and video. Submissions should only include works completed within the past two years. While there is no size limit, all artwork must be able to fit through the ICOSA doorway, which is eight feet tall by four feet wide.
The deadline to apply is Friday, September 27 at 11:59 p.m. Selected artists will be notified on Monday, October 14 and all work must be received at ICOSA by Monday, November 4. An opening reception will be held on Friday, November 8, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Learn more about Open Space 2024 and apply via this form. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
Taylor Danielle Davis
Taylor Danielle Davis’ curatorial practice is deeply committed to empowering and amplifying the voices of emerging queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) artists. With a passion for creating inclusive and transformative spaces, she dedicates her work to celebrating diversity, fostering artistic expression, and creating conversations around diverse works of art. Working with different arts and culture groups, she has curated group art shows in San Francisco and Austin. Ms. Davis serves as a board member of the Trail Conservancy in Austin. She is the committee chair for their Arts and Culture Committee, a panel member for Austin’s Arts and Public Places, a member of MASS Gallery, and a curatorial advisory member of Future Front Texas.
