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SUMMARY:Westport Writers Workshop at MoCA\CT
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspired evening of art and writing. We’ll use MoCA\CT’s current exhibition “Enough Already” as a portal into our own creativity. In this workshop we’ll identify the elements of the exhibited art that most capture our imagination and use this as a jumping-off point. We’ll linger in the unfamiliar space and write from there. Following individual and collaborative exercises\, we’ll share our writing with each other and give positive feedback. For those who wish to take this a step further\, we’ll share tools for how to transform these ideas and musings into stories and essays. \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=15201
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/westport-writers-workshop-at-mocact/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Studio Visit with Artist Constance Old (Members Only)
DESCRIPTION:MoCA\CT Members Only – FREE \nGo behind the scenes at the New Canaan studio of local artist Constance Old\, whose upcycled\, immersive works featured at MoCA\CT examine consumer culture through material\, process\, and collection. Learn about her creative process\, including the story behind her bold wallpaper featured in the lobby outside the Enough Already exhibition. 60-90 minutes. (Limited to 12 attendees. Transportation not included. Location to be sent after registration.) \nBook now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=15601
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/studio-visit-with-artist-constance-old-members-only/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T133000
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-14/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T120000
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-21/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Art\, Jazz + The Blues with WestPAC
DESCRIPTION:Register Here For the Opening Reception. \nArt\, Jazz + the Blues is a collaboration between the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC) + MoCA\CT. \nThis exhibit\, curated by Anne Boberski\, Ive Covaci and the WestPAC Committee—explores the powerful intersections between visual art and music\, drawing from the rich holdings of the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC). \nThe exhibition centers on Giants of the Blues\, a sweeping series of seven group portraits by Westport native Eric von Schmidt (1931–2007) honoring blues\, jazz\, and folk musicians from the 1920s to the 1960s. Complementing von Schmidt’s paintings are approximately forty artworks from the WestPAC collection depicting musicians\, inspired by musical themes\, or exploring the resonances between musical and visual forms. A selection of important loans from galleries\, museums\, artists and private collections deepen the conversation\, and a screening room features historic performance footage of musicians portrayed in von Schmidt’s paintings. As the jazz great Charlie Parker once said\, the show invites visitors to “hear with your eyes and see with your ears.” \nWestport has long been home to a thriving community of artists and musicians. Since the early 20th century\, the town has attracted generations of illustrators\, painters\, performers\, composers\, and cultural innovators\, and this exhibition highlights the interconnections between artists in our own community and their relationship to broader national and international movements. Today\, music and the visual arts remain a vital part of Westport’s identity\, nurtured through its many performing arts venues\, public art collection\, schools awarded for excellence in music and arts education\, and creative networks. Art\, Jazz + the Blues celebrates this legacy while looking forward to its vibrant future. \nEric von Schmidt’s deep connection to blues and folk music traces back to his youth in Westport\, where he often painted alongside his father\, esteemed illustrator Harold von Schmidt (1893–1982). He fell in love with the blues when he heard Leadbelly on the radio\, and early exposure to the Smithsonian’s music archives ignited a lifelong passion. After graduating from Staples High School and studying at the Art Students League and in Italy on a Fulbright\, von Schmidt moved to Cambridge\, MA\, where he became a central figure in the American folk revival. A prolific artist\, performer\, and mentor to musicians like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez\, von Schmidt also designed album covers and authored prize-winning books on music. Dylan once described him as “a man who can sing the bird off the wire and the rubber off a tire.” \nMoCA\CT is grateful to the generous support of Art\, Jazz + the Blues sponsors Conlon Amendola\, Attorneys at Law + Design Within Reach + The Ellis Family + Bill and Jodi Felton + Hofstetter Baron Group + Honda of Westport + KMS Team at COMPASS + Cynthia and Carl Muller + Joyce Pauker + Russell Insurance + Sabina and Harlan Stone + The Joyce Thompson Art Fund \nMoCA\CT is also grateful to the generous support of Art\, Jazz + the Blues partners A&S Fine Foods + Chocolatieree/ Laureen “Ree” Haynes + Imageworks + Westport Journal + Dan Woog/ 06880 + WPKN + WSHU
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/opening-reception-art-jazz-the-blues-with-westpac/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-28/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Conversation: Gordon Parks’ Leadbelly (1976)
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $10 general\, $8 seniors + students\, free for members \nJoin us for a special screening of Leadbelly (1976)\, photographer and director Gordon Parks’ powerful semi-biographical film about the life and music of Huddie Ledbetter\, better known as Lead Belly\, the legendary blues musician\, songwriter\, and cultural icon. \nThe screening will be followed by a discussion with Prof. Sheila Curran Bernard\, author of Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies (2024). An Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker with credits on nearly 50 hours of programming\, mostly in prime time on PBS (including Slavery by Another Name and Eyes on the Prize)\, she is the Glen Trotiner Professor of Visual Storytelling in the Department of History at the University at Albany\, SUNY\, and director of its Graduate Program in Public History. \nShe will share her thoughts on the film and her book’s insights into Lead Belly’s complex story\, while highlighting the local connections of this giant of American music whose songs and spirit continue to shape our music today. \nThis screening is in conjunction with Westport Public Art Collections—Art\, Jazz + the Blues on view through April 26. \n  \nProf. Sheila Curran Bernard + her book Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies (2024). \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/film-screening-and-conversation-gordon-parks-leadbelly-1976/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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