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|location = 116 Blue Star [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], |
|location = 116 Blue Star [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], U.S. |
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⚫ | '''Blue Star Contemporary''' is a non-profit contemporary art institution located in [[San Antonio]], Texas. It was established by a group of artists in 1986 after the success of the ''Blue Star Exhibition'', a show featuring the work of local contemporary artists in the former Blue Star Ice and Cold Storage warehouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressnews.com/150years/culture/article/Blue-Star-began-with-modest-exhibit-6427494.php0|title=Blue Star began with modest exhibit}}</ref> Blue Star Contemporary, also known as BSC, is run by Executive Director Mary Heathcott. |
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==History== |
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== Background == |
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⚫ | '''Blue Star Contemporary''' is a non-profit contemporary art institution located in [[San Antonio]], Texas. It was established by a group of artists in 1986 |
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⚫ | Blue Star Contemporary is housed in a renovated warehouse in the Blue Star Arts Complex, a mixed-use development containing lofts, apartments, galleries, artist studios, retail stores, and restaurants. BSC is a part of the King Williams Cultural Arts District in the Southtown neighborhood and is located along the [[San Antonio River Walk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingwilliamculturalartsdistrict.com/about-us/|title=About Us - King William Cultural Art District|website=kingwilliamculturalartsdistrict.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Blue Star Contemporary is at the center of San Antonio's First Friday Art Walk, an event that takes place on the first Friday of each month and is intended to provide "a free showcase of the art community in San Antonio."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/safirstfriday/?ref=page_internal|title=SAFirstFriday|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> Blue Star Contemporary is credited as being a revitalizing force for the arts district and surrounding neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hyperallergic.com/39485/blue-star-art-center-san-antonio-texas/|title=Open and Unpretentious, The Blue Star Art Center Shines in Texas|date=1 November 2011}}</ref> Contemporary Art Month (CAM), San Antonio's month-long celebration of local contemporary art in July, started at the museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://contemporaryartmonth.com/about_cam/|title=About l Contemporary Art Month|website=contemporaryartmonth.com|access-date=2016-11-18|archive-date=2016-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119063446/http://contemporaryartmonth.com/about_cam/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Blue Star Contemporary is housed in a renovated warehouse in the Blue Star Arts Complex, a mixed-use development containing lofts, apartments, galleries, artist studios, retail stores, and restaurants |
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⚫ | Blue Star Contemporary is at the center of San Antonio's First Friday Art Walk, an event that takes place on the first Friday of each month and is intended to provide "a free showcase of the art community in San Antonio."<ref>https://www.facebook.com/safirstfriday/?ref=page_internal</ref> Blue Star Contemporary is credited as being a revitalizing force for the arts district and surrounding neighborhoods.<ref>http://hyperallergic.com/39485/blue-star-art-center-san-antonio-texas/</ref> Contemporary Art Month (CAM), San Antonio's |
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⚫ | In 2016, BSC programs included Creative Classrooms, a free six-week program that brings artists to school classrooms for weekly lessons, the MOSAIC Student Artist Program, a free after-school program for students interested in learning about the arts, and the Berlin Residency Program, a three-month residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien granted to four artists from [[Bexar County]] annually. Blue Star Contemporary partnered with [[BiblioTech (Bexar County)|BiblioTech]], Bexar County's digital library, to open a reading room in the museum's Arts Education Lab in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therivardreport.com/blue-star-contemporary-reopens-celebrates-30th-anniversary/|title=Blue Star Contemporary Reopens, Celebrates 30th Anniversary}}</ref> |
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==Off-site art exhibitions== |
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⚫ | Art in the Garden is an ongoing partnership between Blue Star Contemporary and the [[San Antonio Botanical Garden]]. Each year, an artist is selected and commissioned to create a site-specific work in the garden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/Cultivating-art-at-the-garden-4512143.php|title=Cultivating art at the garden}}</ref> |
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==Off-Site Art Exhibitions== |
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Blue Star Contemporary has also partnered with the [[City of San Antonio]]'s Department of Arts and Culture's Public Art San Antonio division (PASA) to commission ''Plexus c18'' at the [[San Antonio International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glasstire.com/2016/10/10/rainbows-across-texas/|title=Rainbows Across Texas – Glasstire|website=glasstire.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Art in the Garden is an ongoing partnership between Blue Star Contemporary and the [[San Antonio Botanical Garden]]. Each year, an artist is selected and commissioned to create a site-specific work in the garden.<ref>http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/article/Cultivating-art-at-the-garden-4512143.php</ref> |
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Blue Star Contemporary has also partnered with the [[City of San Antonio]]'s Department of Arts and Culture's Public Art San Antonio division (PASA) to commission ''Plexus c18'' at the [[San Antonio International Airport]].<ref>http://glasstire.com/2016/10/10/rainbows-across-texas/</ref> The work is described on the BSC website as "a site-specific public art installation by Dallas-based artist Gabriel Dawe. The installation, a weaving of approximately 90 miles of colored thread hooked from wall to ceiling that emulates the dynamic shape of an airplane, will suspend from the vaulted ceiling the Terminal A ticketing Area. ''Plexus c18'' is composed of more than 19 colors--creating a prism-like effect that represents the full spectrum of visible light. The art installation will be on view for three years beginning October 2016."<ref>http://bluestarart.org/calendar/public-art-dedication-of-plexus-c18</ref> |
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In addition to these off-site exhibitions and partnership, BSC's MOSAIC student artists, under the direction of Artist-in-Residence Alex Rubio, have completed nine public works projects throughout the city, including murals and mosaics of handmade and hand-painted ceramic tiles.<ref>http://bluestarart.org/about</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.bluestarart.org/ Blue Star Contemporary |
* [http://www.bluestarart.org/ Blue Star Contemporary] |
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20070821000709/http://travel.nytimes.com |
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070821000709/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/texas/san-antonio/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654608603 |
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* http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1167675 |
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* http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanantonio/A7663.html |
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Established | 1986 |
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Location | 116 Blue Star San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 29°24′35″N 98°29′44″W / 29.409692°N 98.495682°W |
Type | Contemporary Art |
Director | Mary Heathcott |
Website | www.bluestarart.org |
Blue Star Contemporary is a non-profit contemporary art institution located in San Antonio, Texas. It was established by a group of artists in 1986 after the success of the Blue Star Exhibition, a show featuring the work of local contemporary artists in the former Blue Star Ice and Cold Storage warehouse.[1] Blue Star Contemporary, also known as BSC, is run by Executive Director Mary Heathcott.
Background
[edit]Blue Star Contemporary is housed in a renovated warehouse in the Blue Star Arts Complex, a mixed-use development containing lofts, apartments, galleries, artist studios, retail stores, and restaurants. BSC is a part of the King Williams Cultural Arts District in the Southtown neighborhood and is located along the San Antonio River Walk.[2]
Blue Star Contemporary is at the center of San Antonio's First Friday Art Walk, an event that takes place on the first Friday of each month and is intended to provide "a free showcase of the art community in San Antonio."[3] Blue Star Contemporary is credited as being a revitalizing force for the arts district and surrounding neighborhoods.[4] Contemporary Art Month (CAM), San Antonio's month-long celebration of local contemporary art in July, started at the museum.[5]
Programs
[edit]In 2016, BSC programs included Creative Classrooms, a free six-week program that brings artists to school classrooms for weekly lessons, the MOSAIC Student Artist Program, a free after-school program for students interested in learning about the arts, and the Berlin Residency Program, a three-month residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien granted to four artists from Bexar County annually. Blue Star Contemporary partnered with BiblioTech, Bexar County's digital library, to open a reading room in the museum's Arts Education Lab in 2016.[6]
Off-site art exhibitions
[edit]Art in the Garden is an ongoing partnership between Blue Star Contemporary and the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Each year, an artist is selected and commissioned to create a site-specific work in the garden.[7]
Blue Star Contemporary has also partnered with the City of San Antonio's Department of Arts and Culture's Public Art San Antonio division (PASA) to commission Plexus c18 at the San Antonio International Airport.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blue Star began with modest exhibit".
- ^ "About Us - King William Cultural Art District". kingwilliamculturalartsdistrict.com.
- ^ "SAFirstFriday". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Open and Unpretentious, The Blue Star Art Center Shines in Texas". 1 November 2011.
- ^ "About l Contemporary Art Month". contemporaryartmonth.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Blue Star Contemporary Reopens, Celebrates 30th Anniversary".
- ^ "Cultivating art at the garden".
- ^ "Rainbows Across Texas – Glasstire". glasstire.com.
External links
[edit]- Blue Star Contemporary
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070821000709/http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/texas/san-antonio/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654608603
- http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1167675
- http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanantonio/A7663.html
- http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2008/05/05/story10.html
- http://www.americantowns.com/tx/sanantonio/organization/blue_star_contemporary_art_center
- http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/klblr
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_/ai_54432739