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

Blue Starry Red Dot

First Friday

The Compound. Courtesy of Walley Films
Campfire Storytelling at Sala Diaz

BSC's Red Dot Art Sale. Photo credit: Brian Caron
Red Dot Show

Big Give PROJECTION/PROJEKTION Contemporary Film Series Screening with Ruby City

PROJECTION/PROJEKTION

Terran Last Gun and Manuela Well-Off-Man

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
10am–6pm

Red Dot 2021 Open Call
Deadline April 30, 2021

Texas Talks Art: Ryan Takaba with Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray
12–12:30pm

CAM Perennial Exhibition Outdoor Screening
8pm

CAM Perennial Exhibition Outdoor Screening
6:30pm

Jorge Villerreal, Stop Wars, 2020. Archival inkjet print, 36”x271/4”.
Ekphrastic Poetry Mini-Workshop
12am–11:59pm

Lottie Mae Lounge Pop Up Exhibition featuring Jorge Villarreal
10am–5pm

AnOriginal Drive. Image credit: Kellen Stanley
Xavier Gilmore Performance of “AnOriginal Drive” for Kick-off of Contemporary Art Month
6:30pm

Artist Theresa Newsome. Image courtesy of the artist.
Artist Talk: Theresa Newsome and Kathy Vargas
6pm

Ariana Rosales, Loss of Innocence, 2020
MOSAIC Student Artist Program exhibition Posterworks at Axis Gallery
10am–6pm