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
Image from the opening night of "Vernacular Systems." Photo credit: Francisco Cortes.
2024 CAM Perennial
Seva-Art Open Call for Middle and High School Artists
Natural dyeing technique for fabric. Photo credit: Daniela Oliver de Portillo
The Art of Natural Dyeing with Daniela Oliver de Portillo
May 2023 Family Saturday at the Contemporary at Blue Star. Photo credit: Francisco Cortes
Family Saturday
Photo by Francisco Cortes
Visual-Thinking Strategies Research Study
Walk and Wonder Workshop
Lesley Ramsey of BeCause Yoga
Yoga in the Gallery with BeCause Yoga and the Contemporary Staff
The Direct Path, 2023, Paper sculpture, 18” x 18” x 3”
First Friday Exhibition Openings of Brittany Ham, Adam Schreiber, and Michael Velliquette
Gregorio Mannino Celebration of Life
Vicuña Cecilia, Semiya (Seed Song), 2015, color, sound, HD video, 07:43, Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
First Friday Exhibition Opening of Actions for the Earth
Berlin Brunch: Jayne Lawrence and Sabine Senft
2023 Red Dot Open Call
Family Saturday at the Contemporary at Blue Star. Photo credit: Francisco Cortes
Family Saturday
Progressive Dinner at The Cellars in 2019.
Progressive Dinner
Juan de Dios Mora speaks with visitors during the opening of In Passing: Fronteno Epics Across Time. Photo by Francisco Cortes
Artist Talk: Juan de Dios Mora and Zeke Peña
Novel Ideas Art Book Fair
Dog Walk with Hiromi Stringer
MOSAIC Ekphrastic Celebration with Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson
Family Day April 2022. Photo credit: Francisco Cortes.
GenerationNEXT Bexar County Arts Internship Application Deadline
Botanical Cyanotype Sample
Botanical Cyanotype Print Workshop with Francisco Cortés
Contemporary Art Month Kick Off 2022 at the Contemporary at Blue Star. Photo by Francisco Cortes.
CAM KICK-OFF
People's Homes is a collaborative project of artists Emily Fitzgerald and Molly Sherman.
People’s Homes: Emily Fitzgerald and Molly Sherman Exhibition Opening
Zeke Pena, River History is an excerpt from River Stories (2019), an on going project illustrating oral histories about the River that sustains the present-day Paso Del Norte region.
Juan de Dios Mora and Zeke Peña Exhibition Opening
The Time Traveler Umeyama’s Drawing: Preliminary Drawing for Five Mokkenshu, 2016, Sumi ink and gouache on oriental paper, 22 x 40 inches