In keeping with the tradition of being an eclectic and inclusive festival, we enjoy seeing how folks take different initiatives to exhibit their work, as in the case of the photographic artists at Loft Studio in the Blue Star Complex. Organized by Marianna Urrutia, the group exhibit, FOTOgrafiar, features her images, and the images of Juan I. Garcia, Lucia Tschen Hamilton, Raul and Claudia Garcia, Mark Forsythe, and William Gay.
Entrance to Loft Studio.
The UTSA Satellite Space, in the Blue Star Complex, hosts two of our favorite exhibitions this year. Curated by Scott Sherer, UTSA Associate Professor of Art History, and Director of the UTSA Gallery and the Satellite Art Space, the exhibit features the work of Susan kae Grant with her Night Journey series, and Kenda North with her Water and Weight series.
UTSA Satellite Space. Main entrance.
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center hosts three exhibits this year. The Main Gallery features COUNTER-PHOTOGRAPHY | Japan’s Artists Today, a collection of works by contemporary Japanese photographers –Eiko Hosoe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Miho Akioka, Miyuki Ichikawa, Akiko Sugiyama, Chie Yasuda, Kazuo Katase, Hiroko Inoue, Tomoko Yoneda, Tomoaki Ishihara, Michihiro Shimabuku- curated by Yuri Mitsuda from the Shoto Museum of Art, and presented through the auspices of the Japan Foundation and the Consulate General of Japan in Houston. The Project Space features Patrick Zeller’s Returns From His Motorcycle Journey In Iran. And Gallery Four features Time-Based Medium, an installation of video art by Leslie Raymond.
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. Main entrance.
On display at Fiber Art Space is DIG-IT-AL Quilts, a unique exhibit of handmade quilts created by combining photography, digital technology and fiber arts, featuring the work of Laurie Brainerd, Erica Dodge, Susan Mayfield, Salli McQuaid, and Susie Monday; all from the Texas Studio Art Quilt Associates. Fiber Art Space is housed in Laurie Brainerd’s studio apartment in the Blue Star Complex.
Fiber Art Space. Seen from the Blue Star parking lot.
StoneMetal Press, San Antonio’s eclectic studio for handmade prints, presents Foto Ink, an exhibit featuring the mixed-media works of printmakers/artists, Steve Carter, Kathleen Baker Pittman, Jim Kane and others.
StoneMetal Press. Main Entrance.
One of the favorite destinations of our annual FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA pilgrimages, is Say Sí, whose students always produce exciting, clever, bodies of work. Readymade Redux, an all-student exhibit showcasing experimental photography in mixed-media, is a must-see for photography enthusiasts. Readymade Redux is actually two exhibits. One, Foto Escultura, by Say Sí Middle School Art Students is a modern interpretation of the traditional technique of using photographic images as the basis for three-dimensional photo sculptures, presented in a playful image-and-sound-installation format. Number two is the Altered Objects exhibit by Say Sí High School Media and Visual Art Students, exploring relationships between images and objects.
Say Sí. Main entrance.
