One of the longest-running art spaces in Texas celebrates an anniversary tomorrow.
Blue Star Contemporary
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The shows that were up when BSC closed on March 14 will be on view for extended exhibition.
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The artists will be selected by jury based on the strength of their application, which should include a CV/resumé, artist statement, letter of interest, letter of recommendation, and portfolio.
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Brandon Zech and guest host Henry G. Sanchez on an installation you hear instead of see, a show that uses materials to poke holes in romanticized nature, and a ‘themeless’ group show in San Antonio.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech are in the Rio Grande Valley this week, and are also talking about some shows in Houston, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. (And a dubious art term).
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News
Applications Now Open for Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residency
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe residency program, which is now in its seventh year and facilitated by Blue Star in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany, will give four artists the opportunity to live and work in Berlin for three months.
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Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on an interactive beach in Galveston, a gaggle of art collectives in Fort Worth, and a show of blue bloods in Houston.
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Review
Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly
by Neil Fauersoby Neil FauersoA massive group show in two San Antonio venues, curator Risa Puleo assembles a dazzling array of artists living or having histories in the corridor of the Monarch’s path.
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San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary has announced which four Bexar County-based artists will be traveling to Berlin for the sixth year of its residency program in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien. This year’s jury…
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San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary is seeking applications from artists living and working in Bexar County for three-month residencies in Berlin, Germany. Now in its fifth year, the residency is…
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News
San Antonio Will Launch a Massive Art-Centric Tricentennial in January
by Glasstireby GlasstireToday Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio announced an unprecedented upcoming city-wide exhibition celebrating San Antonio’s Tricentennial titled COMMON CURRENTS, which sees six of the city’s major non-profit art and culture spaces…
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Special Edition: Christina Rees and Rainey Knudson on the top five artist residencies in Texas.
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Being the exclusive US partner to Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio sends every year four lucky artists from Bexar county to Berlin. The artists are staggered and follow each…
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Mexico City native Rodolfo Choperena established himself as an active supporter of the San Antonio art scene long before it ever occurred to him to become an artist himself.
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If you are an artist who lives and works in Bexar County and has ever had a desire to escape to Berlin, Blue Star Contemporary has the program for you. Now…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on art in the suburbs, the reopening of a favorite space, and a very sexy Ken Price show.
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Saavedra has steadily focused on problems surrounding the divide between authority figures and the marginalized.
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Samandari's goal is to locate a sort of collective soul.
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"Do you feel like you're seeing a lot of dry, conceptual work right now?" "Yes, I feel very oppressed by that."
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San Antonio’s Blue Star Contemporary is kicking off 2016 with a plethora of programs centered around their current exhibition, Gift: An Exquisite Exhibition. Via Blue Star: The Gift: An Exquisite Exhibition…