Exhibitions & Events
To extend the reach of its exhibitions, the Contemporary presents a variety of complementary programs: Open Studios, a film series which goes behind the scenes at artists’ studios; the Art Education Lab, which offers hands-on programming and education content; and outreach events including workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, and film screenings.
Past Events

2025 Red Dot Open Call

Stitch and ‘Wich Series | Knitting Basics with Ebony Coleman

Alyssa Danna, Tantalizing Middle Part, 2025. Photo by Jorge Villarreal.
Asymmetrical Balance | Make a Mobile with Alyssa Danna

Artful Adventures: Austin, Texas

A Garland of Tang Dynasty Poems | Poetry Reading

Harmonic Gutter performance. Photo by Cleopatra Diwata.
Justo Cisneros | Harmonic Gutter

Speak Freely | Poetry Writing with Amalia Ortiz

Artwork by Andrea Izaguirre
MOSAIC Session: Printmaking & Entrepreneurship with Andrea Izaguirre

Sensory Tour | Sizhu Li: Moonment: Finding A Way
2–3pm

Feral Editions at the 2024 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair. Photo by Francisco Cortes.
2025 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair

Progressive Dinner 2025
6–10pm

2025 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair Open Call
Deadline: March 25, 2025, 11:59pm

Stitch and ‘Wich Series | Free Form Crochet with Caterina Suttin Holdbrook
12–3pm

Teen Night with the Contemporary: Come as You Are
6–8pm

Grant Writing for Artists 101
5–9pm

Alyssa Danna, Tantalizing Middle Part, 2023. Detail.
Taco Talk: Spring Exhibitions
10:30am–11:30am

Spring Exhibition Openings & CAM Kick-Off
6–9pm

Back from Berlin #2 | Christie Blizard and Rubio
6–8pm

Exterior view of Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Berlin Residency Program 2025-2026 Cycle Open Call
January 3, 2025 - February 10, 2025

Yoga in the Gallery
10–11am

Sizhu Li. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Haiqing Zhao.
Taco Talk with Sizhu Li
10:30am–11:30am

Back from Berlin #1 | Theresa Newsome and Juan Carlos Escobedo
6–8pm

2019 CAM Perennial exhibition, Ghostly Demarcations, on view at Contemporary at Blue Star. Photo by Francisco Cortes.
Grant Writing for Artists 101

Wire Art Ornaments Workshop with Caterina Suttin
1–4pm