‘8 X 10 ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING VIEWS OF THE BUILT WORLD’ S.A. architect and photographer, John J. Speegle curates this exhibit by local photographers David Beicker, Tony Hargrove Art Koening and others. 5-7:30 p.m. Schiebel-Richardson Gallery, 626 Avenue E. Free. (210) 228-9921
‘FAR PLACES CLOSE: PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS OF SOUTH ASIA’ Visit far off lands like Myanmar, China, Japan and India with the help of photographers Branda Davidson-Shaddox, Thomas Neff and Luisa Wheeler. 6-9 p.m. UTSA Art Gallery, Main Campus, 1 UTSA Circle. Free. (210) 458-4011; utsa.edu
‘TEXAS SEABEES: DEEP IN THE HEART OF IRAQ’ San Antonio artist Leslie Shively documents the lives of Seabees, or Navy engineers and their time spent in Iraq. 4-5:30 p.m. Louis J. Blume Library Gallery, St. Mary’s. University, 1 Camino Santa Maria. Free. (210) 436-3011; stmarytx.edu
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
‘BLACK SITES 1’ UTSA professor and photographer Ron Binks exhibits a new collection dedicated to people who have been abused, tortured or murdered by 20th and 21st century governments. The exhibit runs through Nov. 13. 6-9 p.m. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, Gallery 4, 116 Blue Star. Free. (210) 227-6960; bluestarart.org
‘BUILDING VERNACULAR IMAGINATIONS’ Photographers Paho Mann and Libby Rowe will share the UTSA Satellite Space for their latest work. Mann’ “Re-inhabited Circle K’s” and Rowe’s “Dwellings” will feature their take on the contemporary American built environment. 6-9 p.m. UTSA Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star. Free. (210) 212-7146
‘EXTENSIONS’ Jason Willome explores the concept of proprioception, the sense of spatial self in relation to the ourselves and the world. 6-9 p.m. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, 116 Blue Star. Free. (210) 227-6960; bluestarart.org
‘FOTO-FIBER-FABULOUS’ Fiber Artspace presents this 22-artist collection of photographs including Maureen Brown, Daryl Lancaster and Kari Scott. 6-9 p.m. Fiber Artspace, 1414 S. Alamo, Suite 103. Free. (210) 633-6959; fiberartspace.com
‘THE HISTORY OF THE FUTURE’ Artists Nancy Sutor, Michael Berman and Julian Cardona exhibit a collection of collaborations from the last seven years with a focus on border life and places. 6-9 p.m. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, Main Gallery, 116 Blue Star. Free. (210) 227-6960; bluestarart.org