“REHAB” Opening Reception

Presa House Gallery

December 1, 2017 6:00 pm - December 1, 2017 11:00 pm

Following a successful three month Pop-Up series staged within the Blue Star Arts Complex, Presa House Gallery returns home to 725 S. Presa Street. Presa House is excited to welcome the public in celebrating their return to the house and welcome the ​New ​Media ​Arts ​Collective ​from ​the ​University ​of ​Texas at ​San Antonio. The Opening Reception for this special one-night multimedia exhibition will be held First Friday, December 1, from 6–11pm.

“REHAB” ​is ​the ​latest ​and ​greatest ​art ​from ​members ​of ​UTSA’s ​New ​Media ​Collective. ​Celebrating ​its fourth ​year, ​the ​New ​Media ​Collective ​has ​included ​some ​of ​the ​country’s ​brightest, ​nationally recognized ​artists ​proving ​the ​collective ​as ​a ​leading ​member ​of ​the ​San ​Antonio ​arts ​community. This ​show ​will feature ​an exhibition ​of ​performances ​and ​multimedia ​installations ​and will act as ​a ​space ​for ​it’s ​members ​to ​engage ​with ​community ​outreach.


“REHAB” ​features the work of ​​Alexandra ​Williams, ​Augustine ​Chavez, ​Eric ​Ryberg, ​Gabi ​Cruz, Houston ​Fryer, ​Jayné ​Valverde, ​Jen ​Seo, ​John ​Dalton ​Atkins, ​Juan ​Vallejo, ​Kristen ​Murphy, ​Martín ​C. Rodríguez, ​Sonya ​Marie ​Sky, ​and ​Verena ​Gaudy. The ​UTSA ​New ​Media ​Collective ​is ​headed ​by ​Professor ​Mark ​McCoin ​and ​includes ​advanced undergraduate ​and ​graduate ​students ​from ​the ​UTSA ​Department ​of ​Art ​and ​Art ​History. ​Founded ​in 2013, ​members ​in ​the ​collective ​explore ​how ​art ​grows ​beyond ​formats ​of ​traditional ​media ​such ​as sculpture ​and ​painting ​to ​create ​works ​that ​push ​the ​boundaries ​of ​art ​happening ​now.

Blue Star is the Anchor of San Antonio Art. A Southtown destination, purposefully curated with places for you to live, create, and recreate. Come and enjoy the Experience of Blue Star.

While we won't host our traditional First Friday for May, our businesses will still be OPEN with many hosting their own individual events, including Brick at Blue Star - which will be hosting their art market with musical guests. However, we should be making another announcement within the next couple weeks regarding the official return of our traditional First Fridays. Please follow us on social media for more information on that in the coming weeks. 

Also, even though the mask mandate is being lifted soon - we still want all of our visitors to the complex to be safe and therefore encourage everyone to continue to mask up and social distance while inside the complex. Each business has their own requirements, as well and we have been & will continue to post those updates to our IG stories / highlights and feed, as they come.