What is TRYST:

TRYST is a new international art fair for artist-run-spaces and collectives as well as an international conference addressing the needs and future of global exchange for artist-run spaces, collectives, and organizations. A Torrance Art Museum (TAM) project, TRYST addresses the need for opportunities that foster artistic exchange between grass-roots artist organizations worldwide. This art fair will introduce international artists to Los Angeles, a leading center for contemporary art. Connecting artists to the art-savvy Los Angeles audience, the LA arts scene, and to one another allows unlimited networking opportunities in which artists can engage with other participants and develop further international exchanges. Talks and performances will be included in the program, as well as social events for participants. This will be the second edition of TRYST.

2024 PARTICIPATING SPACES:

International: AAC Platform (Italy), Art Center of Social Studies (Armenia), ARTSPACEMEXICO (Mexico), DE BOUWPUT (The Netherlands), Eitoeiko (Japan), El Quinto Piso (Mexico), ETAJ (Romania), Gallery 70 (Albania), INSTYTUT AVTOMATYKY (Ukraine), ISG (Norway), MinEastry of Postcollapse Art and Culture (Switzerland), Open O'pen$ (Ukraine), Our Neon Foe (Australia), Small Projects (Norway), The Black Piglet (Mexico),

USA: After Time Collective (Portland, OR), Available Art Space Projects (Las Vegas, NV), Dinghy Rig (Fort Collins, CO), Hyperlink (Denver, CO), iBiennaleX (LA / NYC / Honolulu), Mercury 20 Gallery (Oakland, CA) , nHnT (Chicago, IL), Proyectos Raul Zamudio (NYC), PRP Project Space (Dallas, TX), SFAA (San Francisco, CA), Utopian Mega Project (Utopia, OH), Vorderzimmer (Brookyn, NY)

Southern California: 515, 3C Gallery Collective, A&T Gallery, Art in Room, Artbug, Artdrop, AWOL, Crear Studio Gallery, DMST Atelier, Dorado 806 Projects, Durden and Ray, Erect Walls, Flux Art Space, IDOLWILD, JAUS, Korean American Artist Collective, Landmarks of Art (LOA), MAARLA, The Middle Room, Monte Vista Projects, Nous Ance, Noysky Projects, OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art), OFFUS, Portuguese Bend Projects, Prospect Art, Proxy Gallery, Quiet Please, Ruth Gallery, S-Gallery, Shockboxx, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Toy Bin Art, UOOORS, ViCA (Venice Institute of Contemporary Art), Winslow Garage, Wonzimer, Young Projects

2024 SPONSORS:

For more information on TRYST 2023 participants and sponsors can be found HERE. For 2024 Sponsorship opportunities, please contact Cultural Services Division Manager, Monica Harte at mharte@torranceca.gov for details.