COshow
August 4-25
Opening reception August 4

COshow is an international poster biennial that takes place every odd year in the Fall. First held in 2013 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the event is organized and facilitated by Mesa Emerging Designers (MED), the AIGA student group at Colorado Mesa University, with the support of Colorado Mesa University and The Art Center of Western Colorado.

The biennial features an open call for professional submissions, allowing for a diverse range of content, approach, and style to be included in the exhibition. This results in a culturally rich and varied showcase of visual communication from graphic designers and illustrators worldwide. Despite the evolving landscape of communication, the printed poster remains a powerful medium, and COshow aims to educate through the visual language of these professionals.

The upcoming 2023 COshow poster biennial will offer an exciting retrospective on a decade of poster design. Over the years, the biennial has gathered an impressive collection of posters from graphic designers and illustrators worldwide, covering a wide range of topics; these posters now form a permanent collection. The event also welcomes guest graphic designers to share their work with the community in Grand Junction, further enriching the experience.