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
Family Saturday Art Kit Pick Up
Covid-19 Vaccination Pop-up Hosted by UT Health
AnOriginal Drive: Contemporary Art and Jazz
Nine Ways to Say Hello
Adobe bricks, mirror, lime wash, mica, cotton, cochineal insects, onion skins. 8’x15’x2’. 2018
Exhibition openings and Artist Walk-throughs
LaToya Hobbs, Self-Portrait 1/5, 2018.
Woodcut mounted on stretched canvas, 48” x 32”. Courtesy of the artist
Artist Talk with LaToya Hobbs and Cruz Ortiz
Loc Huynh, Mom Making Pho, 2021. Acrylic on Linen, 20 x 16 in.
Exhibition Opening: The Sitter
Projection/Projektion Open Call
BSC Family Saturday
Family Saturday Art Kit Pick Up
Red Dot 2021 Open Call
Texas Talks Art: Ryan Takaba with Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray
CAM Perennial Exhibition Outdoor Screening
CAM Perennial Exhibition Outdoor Screening
Jorge Villerreal, Stop Wars, 2020. Archival inkjet print, 36”x271/4”.
Ekphrastic Poetry Mini-Workshop
Lottie Mae Lounge Pop Up Exhibition featuring Jorge Villarreal
AnOriginal Drive. Image credit: Kellen Stanley
Xavier Gilmore Performance of “AnOriginal Drive” for Kick-off of Contemporary Art Month
Artist Theresa Newsome. Image courtesy of the artist.
Artist Talk: Theresa Newsome and Kathy Vargas
Ariana Rosales, Loss of Innocence, 2020
MOSAIC Student Artist Program exhibition Posterworks at Axis Gallery
Mark Menjivar, DLP, 2018-2020, photographic print and vinyl index, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist. Image view of installation as part of Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System at CAMH.
International Human Rights Day Art Walk with Mark Menjivar
Sanctuary City Project invites you to share your reflection.
“When did you forget you were an immigrant?”
Jorge Villarreal
Exhibitions Open
Letitia Huerta, Bloom, 2018.
Virtual “Bloom” Public Art Conversation hosted by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture and Contemporary at Blue Star
Virtual UHS Salud-Arte Presentation on art opportunities for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital
30th Annual Red Dot Art Sale
