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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.

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Past Events

Wire Ornament Workshop

Past Event

Photo by Joe Gamboa

Artist Talk with Leo Barrios

Red Dot Past Event

MOSAIC Students reading poems at our 2024 Novel Ideas Art Book Fair. Photo by Francisco Cortes.

MOSAIC Poetry Reading + Print Sale

MOSAIC Past Event

Family Saturday

Family Saturday Past Event

Drink and Draw with Jorge Villarreal at Portree Cellars

Past Event

Taco Talk with Meredith Dean

First Friday Red Dot Past Event

Stitch and ‘Wich | Weaving with Doerte Weber

Stitch and 'Wich Past Event

Meredith Dean, "Fra Angelico's Window I," 2025.

35th Annual Red Dot Art Sale

Red Dot Past Event
Three kids in halloween costumes in front of Contemporary sign

Trick or Treat at the Contemporary

Past Event

Stitch and… Screech? | Bat quilts with Rachel Kamata and Bat Conservation International

Stitch and 'Wich Past Event

Sarah Fox in her studio at Künstlerhaus Bethanien (KB), 2025. Couretsy of KB.

Back from Berlin with Sarah Fox

Past Event

Stitch and ‘Wich | Visible Mending with Oliver Lyric

Past Event

Back from Berlin with Jason Willome

Past Event

MOSAIC Fall 2025 Semester: Open Recruitment

MOSAIC Session Past Event

Elena Peña's studio

Solar Power | Cyanotypes with Elena Peña

Past Event

Disco Bingo

Past Event

Xicanx Symposium | Xingonas

CPE Credits Xicanx Month Past Event

Xicanx Symposium | “The Walkout” film screening at Mission Marquee

Xicanx Month Past Event

Self-Healing Through Art and Kultura with Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez

Xicanx Month Past Event

A visitor at the Red Dot Shop, 2024. Photo by Jo E Norris.

Red Dot Shop Artist Open Call

Open Call Past

Stitch and ‘Wich | Soft Sculptures with Abby Billingsley

Stitch and 'Wich Past Event

Family Saturday

Past Event

Nadia Botello, What the River Says

Taco Talk | Summer Exhibitions

Past Event

Summer Exhibitions | Opening Night

Past Event