Events Archive
2019
DreamWeek First Friday and Teardowns Performance
In celebration of DreamWeek, join Blue Star Contemporary for the closing First Friday of current exhibitions with final performance by Teardowns artist, Joey Fauerso.
Curator Gallery Talk: Healthy Machines
Join BSC for a curator-led tour of current exhibition, Healthy Machines.
Teardowns Performance Evening featuring Paul Fauerso, David Hurlin, Laeree Lara, Onix X Mejias-Rodríguez, and Vanitty Montalvo
Join exhibiting artist Joey Fauerso for a special evening of performance in association with her exhibition, Teardowns, on December 7, 2019 featuring Paul Fauerso, David Hurlin, Laeree Lara, Onix X Mejias-Rodríguez, and Vanitty Montalvo.
Art Walk: Observations with Margaret Craig
Join artist Margaret Craig on a guided walk along the San Antonio River.
The Contemporary Film Series: The Matrix (1999)
Join BSC and Ruby City for the second installment in The Contemporary Film Series. The popular film, The Matrix (1999), draws popular cultural parallels to themes explored in Ruby City's and BSC's current exhibition.
PROGRESSIVE DINNER
Join BSC and our hosts for a special evening in the homes of some of our city's most prominent private art collections.
Curator Gallery Talk: Formal Proof
Join BSC for a curator-led walkthrough of Sterling Allen and Larry Graeber's work in Formal Proof.
Art Field Trip: Lockhart
Hit the road with BSC on our next Art Field Trip. This time, we're headed to Lockhart, TX, to show you another side of this popular destination: contemporary art.
Art Field Trip: Ansen Seale
BSC's next Art Field Trip includes the public art sites on the campus of the Land Heritage Institute
Teardowns Performance
Artist Joey Fauerso presents a Teardowns performance during November's First Friday.
Tsuyoshi Anzai's Untitled Machine Work
Join BSC exhibiting artist Tsuyoshi Anzai for a hands-on workshop inspired by his work in Healthy Machines.
Opening Reception for New Exhibitions
Join us as we celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions: Teardowns, Sea Islands, Formal Proof, and Healthy Machines.
Formal Proof Gallery Talk and Studio Tour Event
Tour artist Larry Graeber's home studio and hear artists Sterling Allen and Brad Tucker in conversation on September 30, 2019.
BSC Members Tour of Ethel Shipton's Listening to Berlin
Join BSC Berlin Residency alum Ethel Shipton for an exclusive walkthrough of her current exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art, Listening to Berlin.
San Antonio Museum Month
Celebrate Museum Month in San Antonio with free admission to area museums with your BSC Membership.
BSC to Berlin
Join Blue Star Contemporary in Berlin this fall and experience firsthand the rich cultural landscape of one of the world’s top cities. Since 2014, Blue Star Contemporary has annually awarded four Bexar County-based artists three-month residencies in Berlin at the renowned Künstlerhaus Bethanien (KB). Now you can have the opportunity to experience Berlin like our artist residents at the most exciting time of the year: Berlin Art Week!
MOSAIC Student Artist Program First Friday Art Sale
Support arts education at Blue Star Contemporary and add an artwork by a BSC MOSAIC Student Artist to your collection this First Friday.
NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Exhibition Artist Panel Discussion and Catalogue Release
Join Blue Star Contemporary and our partners in the NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Exhibition for a panel discussion with artists Jose Balli, Anel Flores, Luis Valderas, Mari Hernandez, and Claudia Zapata. Moderated by Sarah Fisch.
BSC Members Appreciation Reception
In appreciation of our BSC Members, join Fünf exhibiting artists for a special reception celebrating BSC's supporters.
If Walls Could Talk: Beauty In Time
Join exhibiting artist Ethel Shipton and artist, writer, and stand-up comic Sarah Fisch for an evening of conversations with artists and community members who have been integral to the past and present of the Blue Star Arts Complex.
The Good Movie Night Series: The Big Lebowski
Join Blue Star Contemporary and our friends at Slab Cinema and The Good Kind for the final movie of our summertime Good Movie Night Series: The Big Lebowski. Special thanks to our sponsor, One80 Solar.
Family Saturday
Join BSC for a fun afternoon of interactive projects at our free Family Saturday. Artists of all ages are invited to explore BSC's current exhibition Fünf with creative hands-on activities.
Amada Miller Performance
Join Fünf exhibiting artist Amada Miller for a special activation of her installation Hollow Moon Rings Like A Bell in collaboration with composer Nathan Felix.
Berlin Brunch with Jimmy James Canales and Megan Harrison
Join Blue Star Contemporary's latest Berlin Residency Program artists Jimmy James Canales and Megan Harrison to hear more about their residencies at the renowned Künstlerhaus Bethanien. Each year, BSC awards 4 Bexar County-based artists three-month residencies in Berlin, Germany. Hear how this experience has made an impact on the artists' lives and their artwork. Chilaquiles and famous Liberty Bar oatmeal provided by our generous friends at the Liberty Bar. Attendance is free, but donations in support of BSC's Berlin Residency Program are greatly appreciated. Event is limited to 30 people. RSVP to reserve your space today.
The Good Movie Night Series: Caddyshack
Join BSC, Slab Cinema, and The Good Kind for a comedic classic, Caddyshack. Bring your blanket, chair, and BSC Member Card for 10% off all food and beverage at The Good Kind, 1127 S. St. Mary's Street.
Artist Workshop with Andrei Renteria
Inspired by arrangements of dried, pressed flowers & greenery, artist Andrei Renteria will guide participants in drawing and watercolor technique. Participants will contribute individual drawings of flowers on postcards that will be collaged to create a panorama suggesting the rhythm and energy of growing forms through a variety of shapes and marks. Workshop is limited to 15 participants. RSVP requested here.
NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Exhibition
Opening reception: Thursday, June 27, 2019 | 6-9pm at Centro des Artes
UTSA 50th Anniversary Speaker Series: Willie Hale on Piecing Together the PTSD Puzzle: Using Data to Understand Who Gets Better and Why
Celebrating the 50th: UTSA Researcher Willie Hale to Lecture on PTSD in Veterans
Exhibition Opening and June First Friday
Opening reception: First Friday, June 7, 2019 | 6-9 PM Featuring artists Amada Miller, Andrei Renteria, Ethel Shipton, and Jared Theis
BSC Members Tour with Artist Leigh Anne Lester
Join BSC Berlin alum Leigh Anne Lester for a tour of her work on view in No Necessary Time Axis On Evolutionary Novelties at Ruiz-Healy Art. This exhibition closes on May 25, 2019 at Ruiz-Healy Art. RSVP for your chance to walkthrough the exhibition with the artist before its too late.
CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION
Blue Star Contemporary is closed May 6 – June 5, 2019, for our annual Red Dot Fundraiser and installation of our summer exhibition.
The Contemporary Film Series
Join us and Ruby City for The Contemporary Film Series, as we kick off this new program with a screening of Barry Jenkins’ critically-acclaimed film Moonlight (2016) on Saturday, May 4. This meaningful collaboration demonstrates a commitment to providing access to compelling films that galvanize meaningful conversations within the San Antonio community and beyond.
BSC Member Drink & Draw
We welcome Blue Star Contemporary Members and those who might be interested in BSC Membership to join us for drinks, art, and conversation — all materials provided
Big Give Artwork Giveaway
The Big Give is South Texas’ day of online giving – and a great way for you to support your favorite nonprofit organizations, including Blue Star Contemporary!
29th Annual Red Dot Art Sale
Please join Chairs Patty Ortiz + Dwight Hobart for Blue Star Contemporary’s most-beloved fundraiser, the 29th Annual Red Dot Art Sale. Sponsorships and art sales support San Antonio’s artists and its longest-running nonprofit space for contemporary art.
Berlin Brunch with Justin Korver & Ryan Takaba
Join BSC Berlin Residency Program Alumni Justin Korver and Ryan Takaba as they discuss their experience at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien as part of the Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residency Program. This small intimate setting is an opportunity to get unfettered access to the artists and residency program while joining the international art dialogue in San Antonio.
Contemporary Art 101- Creating, Collecting, and Preserving Video Art
Grab a friend and join us for Contemporary Art 101 — Creating, Collecting, and Preserving Video Art! Blue Star Contemporary invites you to join the dialogue at a panel discussion focused on creating, collecting, and preserving contemporary video art, inspired by the video work in our spring 2019 exhibition Effort Economy.
Contemporary Art Month Kick-Off, Exhibition Opening & More!
Join us this First Friday for all of the things! We are celebrating the Kick Off of Contemporary Art Month; the Opening Reception for the CAM 2019 Perennial: Ghostly Demarcations; the announcement of the 2019-2020 Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residents; and the opening of our MOSAIC Student Artist Program Alumni exhibition: A Conversation, on view at Cube Gallery located in the Brick at Blue Star.
Effort Economy Opening Reception
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Effort Economy featuring the works of Julie Favreau, Raul Gonzalez, R. Eric McMaster, Ronny Quevedo, and Anne Wallace.
2018
Performance Sessions with Mila Hundertmark
Saturday, March 24, 2018| 11 AM – 4 PM & Sunday, March 25, 2018| 11 AM – 4 PM
Conversation Tour | The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
January 20, 2018 | 6 -8 PM
Apply for the NYFA ’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio
Application Deadline: Monday, January 15, 2018
2017
Yoga in the Gallery with Mobile Om
Mobile Om leads this weekly class during our fall exhibition cycle
Public Discussion – 2017 City Bond – Led by Council Woman Shirley Gonzales
April 13, 2017 | 5:30-6:30 PM
2016
Uniting Arts: Visual & Spoken – A Membership Event With Blue Star Contemporary And Gemini Ink
April 30, 2016 | 4-8 PM
Black Box Book Club – "The Gift: Creativity And The Artist In The Modern World"
Thursday, January 7, 2016 | February 4, 2016
