Glass artist Jake Zollie Harper photographed by Bryan Rindfuss
A favorite among the signatures of Contemporary Art Month, the CAM Open Studios tour offers the community an up-close-and-personal view of San Antonio creatives in work spaces as varied as the artists themselves. Presenting something of a
Choose Your Own Adventure Sunday, the daylong, entirely free affair requires a bit of mapping and planning but easily pays off via memorable experiences and interactions. While our picks are on the pages that follow, a complete list of participating artists, studios and galleries can be found at
contemporaryartmonth.com.
WHO: Photographer and longtime
Current contributor Josh Huskin
WHERE: 1100 Broadway, Suite 311, (210) 254-7722
WHEN: 11am-5pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Painter and found-object sculptor James Hetherington
WHERE: 121 Pierce Ave., (210) 609-8688
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: The molten glass workers of Caliente Hot Glass
WHERE: 1411 N. Hackberry St., (210) 504-9244
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Mixed-media master Larry Graeber
WHERE: 127 E. Wildwood Drive, (210) 821-5089
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Fast-rising drawing star Fernando Andrade
WHERE: 15415 Spring Coral, call (210) 584-8176 for gate code
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: The artists of gallery/studio Mercury Project
WHERE: 538 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 478-9133
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Painter Rex Hausmann and the resident artists of the eclectic Hausmann Millworks compound
WHERE: 925 W. Russell Pl., (210) 884-6390
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Multimedia artist Jose Fidel Sotelo
WHERE: Provenance Gallery, 1906 S. Flores St., (210) 216-8362
WHEN: noon-3pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Textile artist Hyland O’Brien
WHERE: The Homestead, 115 Jacobs, Suite 1, (210) 837-7155
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Painter Jorge Puron
WHERE: 122 Birch St., (830) 872-7842
WHEN: noon-5pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Modern/flamenco fusionist and Arte y Pasión dance troupe leader Tamara Adira
WHERE: 14011 Parksite Woods
WHEN: noon-4pm Sun, Mar. 19
WHO: Clamp Light resident artists Carol Cunningham, Sarah Fox, Sarah T. Roberts, Jen Frost Smith, Tom Turner and Jose Villalobos, not to mention “honorary astronaut” and American Interterrestrial Society member Christine Zuercher
WHERE: 1704 Blanco Road, Suite 104, (832) 259-3530
WHEN: noon-5pm Sun, Mar. 19
Glass artist Jake Zollie Harper photographed by Bryan Rindfuss
AFTER PARTY: Guests would be remiss not to wind down the day at Zollie Glass Studio, where local glass authority Jake Zollie Harper annually holds court over a kid-friendly after party complete with glass-blowing demos, DJ music, food truck fare for purchase and complimentary wine and beer.
WHERE: 1428 S. Presa St., (210) 630-0235
WHEN: 4-8pm Sun, Mar. 19