Ersoy is a curator and writer based in Istanbul. She holds a MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, and a BA in International Relations from Bogazici University and Binghamton University. Özge worked in the curatorial departments of various nonprofits in New York, Istanbul, and Cairo, and combined this experience with her work at foundations that aim to support the growth and stability of the arts field through resource creation and capacity building in the US and the Middle East. Her writings have been included in The Journal of The Society of Architectural Historians, Domus Magazine, Bidoun, Ma’arav, Ararat Magazine, and Nafas Art Magazine, among others. In 2010, Özge edited and produced a publication entitled How to Begin? Envisioning the Impact of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. She participated in the AICA Summer Seminars in Yerevan, geoAIR in Tbilisi, and the A&P Residency at the Delfina Foundation in London. Özge is currently the Project Manager at Collectorspace, a New York-based nonprofit that opened its first venue in Istanbul.
Following the widespread popularity and success of PROJECT 35, ICI is collaborating with 35 more international curators to produce PROJECT 35 VOLUME 2. This program of single-channel videos is selected by 35 international curators who each chose one work from an artist they think is important for audiences around the world to experience today.
August 5-11, 2012
ICI and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing announces the first Curatorial Intensive to be held in China.