2025 CAM Perennial Open Call
Curated by Marisa Sage

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) seeks to promote and raise the profile of San Antonio contemporary art and artists by organizing and facilitating a month-long celebration of contemporary art, providing marketing support, and by organizing and facilitating public programs. At the heart of Contemporary Art Month’s mission, is the promotion of one of San Antonio’s greatest assets: its artists.

CAM’s open call is for all artists currently living and practicing in San Antonio who are interested in being considered for the CAM PERENNIAL, an annual exhibition of work chosen by an invited guest curator. CAM is dedicated to accessibility and equity for artists in San Antonio

CAM 2024 Open CALL Studio Visit, Houston, TX November 2023

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) seeks to promote and raise the profile of San Antonio contemporary art and artists by organizing and facilitating a month-long celebration of contemporary art, providing marketing support, and by organizing and facilitating public programs. At the heart of Contemporary Art Month’s mission, is the promotion of one of San Antonio’s greatest assets: its artists.

CAM’s open call is for all artists currently living and practicing in San Antonio who are interested in being considered for the CAM PERENNIAL, an annual exhibition of work chosen by an invited guest curator. CAM is dedicated to accessibility and equity for artists in San Antonio.

Photo courtesy of Marisa Sage.

Currently serving as University Art Museum (UAM) Director at New Mexico State University, Marisa Sage brings her extensive curatorial experience and passion for contemporary art to the role as the 2025 Perennial Curator. Sage is a New York native, who received her BFA in photography from Syracuse University and Masters of Digital Art at MICA. Over her fifteen year career, Sage has curated more than 150 exhibitions, over 65 of which were at the  contemporary art gallery, Like the Spice, established by Sage in Williamsburg, NY. Sage was also active in the art community of Brooklyn, serving as president of the Williamsburg Gallery Association from 2008-2012. Her curatorial experiences have brought regional, national, and internationally recognized artists to New York, Maryland, New Mexico, Colorado, Miami, San Francisco, London, and Switzerland.

The 2025 CAM Perennial exhibition will be hosted at UTSA Southwest Campus, opening March 2025.

Exhibition Information

Selection Disclosure

Part of the mission of CAM is to give full authority to the selected curators. This strategy is aimed at allowing independent curators full liberty and avoiding personal conflicts, given the close-knit nature of the San Antonio arts community. To this end:

  • The CAM Board has no hand or influence in the curation, discussion, or review of the selected artists.

  • The CAM Perennial Artists selection is entirely at the discretion of the guest curator, who never confers with the CAM Board.

  • CAM board members simply compile the information that artists give in their application and share this with the curator.

  • Community partners such as local galleries, museums, and venues are not privy to or involved in the selection process of the open call artists, and the curator's autonomy is privileged.