Drop-In Docent Tours
2023-03-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
NEW! Drop-in docent-led tours every Saturday and Sunday, including a Sunday drop-in interactive tour for families. No advance registration required; all tours included in Museum admission. Remember, gallery admission is FREE for MoCA Members.
Please Note: There is no interactive family tour on Sunday, March 26.

Docent-Led Gallery Tour
2023-03-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-27 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for a free docent-led tour of our current exhibition, Rainbow in the Dark.
Tours are Thursdays at 1 PM; advance registration is requested.
REGISTER HERE.
Although the tour is free, standard gallery admission fees apply. Members are always free; join us as a MoCA Member today!

Happy Hour
2023-03-30 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-20 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for Happy Hour from 5 -7 PM and experience our current exhibition. Try a Paint & Sip class (Adults) while you’re here!
Gallery admission is free after 4 PM on Thursdays. If there is a Cocktails and Conversation event, Non-Members must purchase a ticket to attend the event or pay for gallery admission.

Paint & Sip
2023-03-30 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-04-06 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-04-13 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-04-20 17:45 - 19:15
Offered to Adults on select Thursdays 5:45p – 7:15p during Bar MoCA Happy Hour. Enjoy art studio time where you will be able to enjoy sketching, painting, or creating a mixed media work of art.
Enjoy a handcrafted cocktail, wine, beer or refreshing drink while you create your masterpiece! Come with friends or make some new ones!
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Cocktails and Conversation: Art Buying & Collecting 101
2023-03-30 18:00 - 19:00
Interested in learning more about art collecting? Join us for an in-depth discussion as we demystify art buying and collecting with art experts Takako Nagasawa (International Specialist SVP, Phillips Auction House), Diana Mashia (Founder and CEO, Invest In Her Art) and Elizabeth Gorayeb (Executive Director, Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.).
From local galleries, artists and studios to the top auction houses, this panel explains how to access the art world and pursue buying and collecting art that has personal meaning and/or longer term investment potential. Moderated by Liz Leggett, Director of Exhibitions for MoCA Westport.
REGISTER HERE
Arrive early to explore our current exhibition and to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice.
Advance registration is requested: $10 For General Admission / Free For MoCA Members – become a Member today! Please Note: Membership status will be confirmed prior to event.
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About The Panelists:

Takako Nagasawa | Phillips Auction House, International Specialist, SVP
Takako Nagasawa serves as Phillips’ International Specialist, SVP, based in New York. Since her appointment in 2019, Ms. Nagasawa has contributed greatly to the auction house’s offerings in the Modern category as well as increased the auction house’s presence in Asia by developing relationships with clients and collectors in this important region along with expanding the reach of 20th century contemporary art, design, watches, and prints. Ms. Nagasawa has generated considerable consignments in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art sales on a global basis. Ms. Nagasawa previously worked at Sotheby’s, where she was Head of Private Sales, Americas, and a Specialist, with added responsibilities for business development in Japan. During her career, she organized the first Modern and Contemporary Western Art sales in Hong Kong for Sotheby’s, served as a Director for Sotheby’s Japan, and was an Underwriter for Chubb Insurance in Tokyo. In 2012, Ms. Nagasawa planned the first Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Asia, introducing the artist to a market that was largely unfamiliar with her work. She also orchestrated a Single Artist / Single Owner sale for Yoshitomo Nara in Hong Kong, which was a first in the industry.

Diana Mashia | Invest in Her Art, Founder and CEO
Diana Mashia is the Founder & CEO of Invest in Her Art, a discovery platform and marketplace uplifting the voices of women and non-binary artists. Through storytelling, education and advocacy, Invest and Her Art is creating a new fandom for these artists and increasing diversity, equity and inclusion across the fine art world and beyond. Diana has spent her career at the intersection of art and tech. Her work is informed by her career in venture capital and on Wall Street, as well as her advocacy work and research on public policy issues and social enterprise. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College in art history and economics and a Master in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she concentrated on issues related to management, policy, and sustainability. She resides in Westport where she juggles a fun and crazy life with her husband, kids and goldendoodle.

Elizabeth Gorayeb | Executive Director of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
Elizabeth Gorayeb is currently the Executive Director of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc., a non-profit art historical research foundation based in New York. As the WPI’s founding director, she oversees the production of digital catalogue raisonnes for artists including Jasper Johns, Paul Gauguin, and Claude Monet, and spearheads a major digitization effort of art historical archives and documentation. Gorayeb previously served as the senior vice president and senior specialist in the Impressionist and Modern Art department at Sotheby’s, and as director of research, Gorayeb led provenance research and restitution projects in London, Paris, and New York. Gorayeb is a graduate of Wellesley College and New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. She lives with her family in Manhattan.

Drop-In Docent Tours
2023-04-01 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-08 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-15 12:00 - 16:00
NEW! Drop-in docent-led tours every Saturday and Sunday, including a Sunday drop-in interactive tour for families. No advance registration required; all tours included in Museum admission. Remember, gallery admission is FREE for MoCA Members.

One Hour Kids' Drop In Art
2023-04-02 12:00 - 15:00
Offered on select Sundays until 3pm for up to 1 hour for children ages 3-7 (must be potty trained).
Register your child for an hour of Academy Art Studio time while you enjoy our exhibition. Parents must sign-in, stay on-site, and provide a cell phone number so we may contact you during this time.
Register in advance or at the door.
REGISTER HERE.

Encaustic Painting Demo With Leslie Giuliani + Gallery Tour
2023-04-06 12:00 - 13:30
SPECIAL EVENT! Don’t miss an opportunity to experience the art of encaustic painting, a painting technique in which pigments are mixed with hot liquid wax, with artist Leslie Giuliani on Thursday, April 6 at noon. The interactive demonstration will be followed by a tour of our current exhibition, Rainbow in the Dark led by MoCA’s Director of Exhibitions Liz Leggett.
Limited spaces available; register now!

Open Mic Night
2023-04-06 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for an Open Mic night at MoCA Westport featuring acoustic music, poetry, and slam poetry on Thursday, April 6 at 5 PM! Everyone is invited to participate and attend.
Get your tickets to participate or attend here.
Click here to fill out this additional submission form for participants.
Open Mic night is FREE for Members.

Spring Recess Art Camp for Kids
2023-04-10 - 2023-04-14
No plans to travel over spring break? Bring the kids to MoCA for a day, several days, or the full week of vacation recess camp!
A.M. SESSION: Nursery -1st graders may enjoy a morning (9:30a-11:30a) any or all days of the week of April 10th. Remember to pack your child with a nut-free snack, water bottle, and dress them to get messy!
FULL DAY: Kindergarten -3rd graders may enjoy a full day (9:30a-2:30p) any or all days of the week of April 10th. Remember to pack your child with a nut-free snack, lunch, water bottle, and dress them to get messy!
Learn more and register here.
Interested in special discounts and access for kids classes? Learn more about our Academy+ Pass.

Drop-In Docent Tours
2023-04-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-22 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-23 12:00 - 16:00
NEW! Drop-in docent-led tours every Saturday and Sunday. No advance registration required; all tours included in Museum admission. Remember, gallery admission is FREE for MoCA Members.

One Hour Kids' Drop In Art
2023-04-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-23 13:00 - 14:00
Offered on select Sundays from 1 – 2 PM for children ages 3-7 (must be potty trained).
Register your child for an hour of Academy Art Studio time while you enjoy our exhibition. Parents must sign-in, stay on-site, and provide a cell phone number so we may contact you during this time.
Register in advance or at the door.
REGISTER HERE.

Cocktails and Conversation: Artist Talk by Robert Chaplin
2023-04-20 18:00 - 19:00
Robert Chaplin is a multi-disciplined artist, author, illustrator and book publisher. He holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest book yet made, Teeny Ted From Turnip Town. Robert Chaplin lives and works in Vancouver where he maintains a practice that includes drawing, painting, sculpture, and jewelry production.
Chaplin’s talk will include a storytime performance and touch on the importance of artistic license, creative synthesis, and notions of copyright, all without the benefit of Ai. The talk will include images from his divergent practice, and a few physical samples. The event will be moderated by Sandra Botnen.
REGISTER HERE
Arrive early to explore our current exhibition and to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice.
Advance registration is requested: $10 For General Admission / Free For MoCA Members – become a Member today! Please Note: Membership status will be confirmed prior to event.
We thank The Union House for their generous funding of this event.

Music at MoCA: Eddie Barbash (Jazz)
2023-04-21 19:00 - 21:00
Hailed by Jon Batiste as “one of the world’s most important saxophonists, with the unique ability to deliver pure melody through his horn,” Eddie Barbash was a founding member of the house band for the Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Learn more and get tickets.
