Art changes lives. We’ve been proving it since 2005.
Bihl Haus Arts is a San Antonio nonprofit built on a simple conviction: that every person, given the chance, will grow — personally, socially, and culturally — through the arts. For over two decades, we’ve made that chance free and accessible to the communities that need it most.
We operate three free community education programs — GO! Arts for older adults at senior centers across the city, Forward Arts for veterans/military families, and Onward Arts for neurodivergent adults — and we host the annual On and Off Fredericksburg Road Studio Tour, now in its 18th year as a cornerstone of San Antonio’s arts corridor.
We do all of this from a place unlike any other: a restored 1920 German stone residence on the grounds of Sorento Apartments(formerlyPrimrose at Monticello Park), the only professional nonprofit contemporary art gallery on the premises of affordable senior housing in the United States.
Signs of Life: A Collection of Work by Ben Ortiz Opening
Saturday May 2nd, 2026 6pm-9pm
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Join Bihl Haus Arts for “Mimosas & Monarchs” Fundraiser on May 23
Celebrating Texas Wildflowers and the Season’s Most Iconic Butterfly
Join Bihl Haus Arts for an afternoon of art, mimosas, and good company with art educator
Wardell Picquet during a “Mimosas & Monarchs” fundraiser from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at the gallery,
2803 Fredericksburg Road. The event celebrates Texas wildflowers and the season’s most iconic butterfly.
In this relaxed, beginner-friendly session, you’ll paint a vibrant scene featuring the Texas state wildflower — the
Indian paintbrush — in full bloom, alongside a monarch butterfly in flight against a clear blue sky. No drawing
experience needed: canvases come pre-sketched so you can focus entirely on color, brushwork, and having
fun.
Cost is $45 and includes:
*All painting supplies (canvas, brushes, acrylic paint)
*Two complimentary mimosas
*Non-alcholic options available
*Light snacks
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“Whether you’ve never picked up a brush or you paint on weekends, this session is designed to be
approachable, social, and a little bit beautiful,” Executive Director Nicholas Gonzales said. “Your ticket makes a
difference. Bihl Haus Arts provides free art classes to older adults, veterans, and neurodivergent adults in San
Antonio. Every ticket purchased directly supports keeping those programs free and accessible for the people
who need them most.”
The Mission of community-based Bihl Haus Arts, Inc.—Creating Community through the Arts—is founded on the belief that each person, when given a chance, will achieve significant personal, social, and cultural growth through the arts. Bihl Haus Arts nurtures and promotes the work of diverse visual and cultural artists in San Antonio and creates community between older adults and veterans, and area established and emerging artists.
