Mission

BIHL HAUS ARTS (BHA) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2005. LOCATED ON THE PREMISES OF THE SORENTO, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRIMROSE AT MONTICELLO PARK SENIOR APARTMENTS, ON HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, IT IS LIKELY THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE UNITED STATES ON THE PREMISES OF 100% AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING.BHA EXPRESSES ITS MISSION TO CREATE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS" IN THREE FOCUS AREAS:1.BIHL HAUS ARTS GALLERY EXHIBITIONS STIMULATE CREATIVE USE OF EXHIBIT SPACE AND SET A HIGH STANDARD FOR LOCAL/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO NETWORK, DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR WORK. THE GALLERYBOTH A SITE FOR SENIOR RESIDENT ACTIVITIES AND A PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION SPACEDEMONSTRATE AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BUILT WITH FUNDING FROM THE PRIMROSE AT MONTICELLO PARK SENIOR APARTMENTS AND RECOGNIZED BY THE SAN ANTONIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR INNOVATIVE REUSE OF A HISTORIC BUILDING, A MODEL