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.
Current & Upcoming Events
Berlin Residency Program 2026-2027 Cycle Open Call
2026 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair Open Call
Collecting Together | Collectors Panel
Taco Talk with Mark Menjívar
Mark Menjívar: Murmurations – Opening Night
Manifesto Writing Workshop with Mark Menjívar
Stitch n’ Wich: Felting with Ann Enzminger
Progressive Dinner
Past Events
2026 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair Open Call
Berlin Residency Program 2026-2027 Cycle Open Call
Wire Ornament Workshop
Photo by Joe Gamboa
Artist Talk with Leo Barrios
MOSAIC Students reading poems at our 2024 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair. Photo by Francisco Cortes.
MOSAIC Poetry Reading + Print Sale
Family Saturday
Drink and Draw with Jorge Villarreal at Portree Cellars
Taco Talk with Meredith Dean
Stitch and ‘Wich | Weaving with Doerte Weber
Meredith Dean, "Fra Angelico's Window I," 2025.
35th Annual Red Dot Art Sale
Trick or Treat at the Contemporary
Stitch and… Screech? | Bat quilts with Rachel Kamata and Bat Conservation International
Sarah Fox in her studio at Künstlerhaus Bethanien (KB), 2025. Couretsy of KB.
Back from Berlin with Sarah Fox
Stitch and ‘Wich | Visible Mending with Oliver Lyric
Back from Berlin with Jason Willome
MOSAIC Fall 2025 Semester: Open Recruitment
Elena Peña's studio
Solar Power | Cyanotypes with Elena Peña
Disco Bingo
Xicanx Symposium | Xingonas
Xicanx Symposium | “The Walkout” film screening at Mission Marquee
Self-Healing Through Art and Kultura with Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez
A visitor at the Red Dot Shop, 2024. Photo by Jo E Norris.
Red Dot Shop Artist Open Call
Stitch and ‘Wich | Soft Sculptures with Abby Billingsley
