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ABOUT US
Blue
Star developed from a grassroots event in July of 1985 through adaptive
re-use of a 1920's warehouse along the San Antonio River. As an exhibition
space, Blue Star arose from the need to provide a place for the exhibition
of the work of contemporary artists in San Antonio. From 1985 to 1988,
the organization operated through the efforts of dedicated artists and
volunteers. Thereafter, a professional director and staff have managed
Blue Star.
In its nineteenth year, Blue Star continues to be an incubator for contemporary
art in San Antonio, a city which has become known as a site for numerous
cutting edge venues for contemporary art, many of which have spun off
the work and example of Blue Star. An event endorsed by the San Antonio
City Council in 1989 and founded by Blue Star was Contemporary Art Month;
this event has grown to include over fifty collaborating organizations,
cultural centers, museums and alternative spaces. Within the four distinct
gallery spaces at Blue Star over twenty exhibitions are showcased each
year, targeting local, regional, national and international artists from
emerging to internationally renown. The development of Blue Star's events
and programs have created a social and economic revitalization in the
surrounding neighborhoods of the King William Historic District and SouthTown
Mainstreet Alliance as well as the Lavaca Historic District, with an estimated
$2.6 million invested in re-development and revitalization efforts over
the last few years.
In June of 2002, Blue Star was listed in American Style, a national
publication, as one of the major art destinations of visitors to the City
of San Antonio. Additionally, the City of San Antonio has obtained the
distinction as being one of the top twenty-five cities in the nation as
an art destination city. Publications used for advertising or that have
printed reviews and/or articles about Blue Star include Texas Monthly,
Art in America, Brilliant, Voices of Art, The
Express News, and The San Antonio Current to name a few.
MISSION
To
inspire the creative genius in all of us by nurturing artists in an innovative
contemporary art center.
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