WHAT: Joey Fauerso’s Teardowns Performance

WHEN: Friday, January 3, 2020 6 to 9 pm

WHERE: Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star

COST: Free and open to the public

Blue Star Contemporary celebrates the First Friday in 2020 with a viewing of its latest exhibitions Formal Proof, Healthy Machines, Sea Islands, and Teardowns; and a performance by artist Joey Fauerso. In her exhibition, Teardowns, Fauerso investigates themes of culture, gender, family and humor as response mechanisms to our socio-political climate. Her final performance for the exhibition takes place on Friday, January 3 and is an official program of the forthcoming DreamWeek, taking place in San Antonio January 10 through 26, 2020.

Fauerso is an artist and Professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University. Fauerso received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, in 2001 and a BFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1998. She participated in BSC’s Berlin Residency Program with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany in 2017.

The Story of Blue Star Contemporary

Blue Star Contemporary (BSC) is the first and longest-running nonprofit venue for contemporary art in San Antonio. Its start 33 years ago created a pathway leading to the revamp of an old warehouse complex into an artist-centric, mixed-use development, sparking the total revitalization of Southtown as you see it today. With a mission to inspire, nurture, and innovate, supporting artists and nurturing the community’s relationships with them are the very fibers of Blue Star Contemporary’s rich cultural tapestry.

BSC hosts 20 contemporary exhibitions annually; a year-round after-school art education program for high school youth, the MOSAIC Student Artist Program; and the Berlin Residency Program. In 2017, BSC became the only San Antonio arts organization to achieve W.A.G.E. certification, solidifying its commitment to fair compensation of artists and creative professionals. For more information visit www.bluestarcontemporary.org.