Contemporary Art For San Antonio
San Antonio, TX Doing business as Blue Star Contemporary
- UEI
- USY2VFMLN8N4
- CAGE
- 50AW2
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
- Website
- contemporarysa.org
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Contemporary Art For San Antonio, doing business as Blue Star Contemporary, is a San Antonio-based nonprofit arts organization that receives federal grant funding to produce and exhibit contemporary art exhibitions and public programming, operating exclusively as a prime recipient under federal arts grant programs rather than as a contract prime or subcontractor.
Blue Star Contemporary holds federal grant awards from two agencies. The National Endowment for the Arts has funded the organization in four instances since 2022—three project grants supporting contemporary art exhibitions and complementary public programs (June 2022, June 2023, and June 2024, each running six to sixteen months). Most recently, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the organization $181,441 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to commission photographer Susan Meiselas to lead a Magnum Live Lab documenting the transition from active duty to civilian life. The Lab produces a new body of work to be exhibited in public view at The Contemporary in San Antonio with documented audience participation in the creative process; the multi-week lab will be filmed, screened alongside the exhibition (running through June 2027), and archived at both Magnum Photos and The Contemporary's archive held at the University of Texas at San Antonio Special Collections. The grant runs to an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027.
Across a ten-award portfolio spanning since 2012, Blue Star Contemporary has obligated $683 thousand in combined federal support, serving exclusively the National Endowment for the Arts (9 awards) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (1 award). Award cadence is modest and irregular—roughly one per year in years with activity. One award (the September 2026 IMLS grant) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Contemporary Art For San Antonio registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Contemporary Art For San Antonio's SAM.gov registration is active through October 30, 2026.
What is Contemporary Art For San Antonio's most recent federal award?
Contemporary Art For San Antonio's most recent federal grant award is Contemporary at blue star (the contemporary) will commission photographer susan meiselas to lead a magnum live lab at… (IGSM260538OMS26), from Institute of Museum and Library Services, on September 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Contemporary Art For San Antonio's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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