Community Conversation: Art, Infrastructure, and the Environment
2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | MoCACT, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, 06880, United States
Community Conversation: Art, Infrastructure, and the Environment
Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 6:00-7:00 PM
Join us for a thought-provoking evening as we hosts Art, Infrastructure, and the Environment, a dynamic community conversation inspired by the ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure exhibition. This engaging event will be moderated by curator Ive Covaci and features a diverse panel of speakers who bring unique perspectives to the intersection of art, sustainability, and community resilience.
Panelists include:

Lewis Derogene, Head of Exhibitions at MoCA CT
N.W. Gibbons, Artist
Kevin Huelster, Architect
Lily Hultgren, Co-President of Teens at MoCA
Nicholas Marsan, Westport Fire Chief
Johanna Martell, Co-Director of Sustainable Westport

Together, they will explore topics ranging from the role of art in sparking dialogue on environmental challenges to the critical infrastructure shaping our future. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, an environmental advocate, or simply curious about the synergy between creativity and sustainability, this conversation offers insights for everyone.
Register Here. Free for MoCA Members; Free for Students $8 for Seniors; $10 General Admission
Learn more about the exhibition at mocact.org/exhibitions.

Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
2025-03-01 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-03-08 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-03-15 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-03-22 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-03-29 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-05 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-12 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-19 13:00 - 14:30
Learn more about the current exhibition from an expert docent. No advance registration required; all tours included in Museum admission. Remember, gallery admission is FREE for MoCA Members.

Multi-bowl Workshop with Leah Corbett
2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00
Spend a creative evening handcrafting your own multi-bowl centerpiece with Fairfield-based ceramicist Leah Corbett. “Multi-bowls” are one of Leah’s most popular forms, and can be used as snack boards, jewelry catchers, air plant displays, or general organizers for keys & miscellaneous items. In this two-hour workshop, Leah will guide you through steps to pinch & smooth multiple bowl forms out of clay, attach them, and manipulate their shapes to fit your own creative style. We provide the clay, tools & glaze options. You get your hands a little dirty, choose your glaze, and then pick up your finished creation a few weeks later. This is a great intro to hand-building class that will take you far in the world of pottery.

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GALERIE DE DANSE - East Coast Contemporary Ballet
2025-03-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-03-07 19:30 - 21:00
GALERIE DE DANSE
East Coast Contemporary Ballet’s Winter Season
Join East Coast Contemporary Ballet for an evening of dance & live music in a gallery setting. Be transported to Paris in a one-of-a-kind immersive experience complete with bubbly.
Amongst this curated collection of dance works, will be a special world premiere of an original contemporary ballet set to the music of American composer Nicolas Flagello and inspired by post-impressionist France.
MoCA Members receive 15% off with Member ID; General Admission $50; Seniors/Students $45
Limited seating capacity.
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RSO Quartet
2025-03-08 19:00 - 21:00
The RSO Quartet, featuring the principal string players from the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, will perform an engaging, creative concert including music from diverse composers and time periods.
RSO Quartet members violinists Jorge Avila and Mialtin Zhezha, violist Suzanne Corey-Sahlin, and cellist Nicholas Hardie are the four principal string players of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. These exceptional musicians have performed with orchestras, in chamber groups, and in recitals worldwide. They come together as a quartet to present marvelous, engaging, and fun performances of classical and contemporary chamber music. More info on the quartet.
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Daylight & Dances
Musical Program Includes
String Quartet in B flat major ‘Sunrise’, Op.76 No.4
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
i. Allegro con spirito – ii. Adagio – iii. Menuetto: Allegro

iv. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo – Piu allegro – Piu presto
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)
iii. Juba. Allegro

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
i. Bot tánc (Stick Dance) – ii. Brâul (Sash Dance) – iii. Topogó (In One Spot)
iv. Bucsumí tánc (Dance from Bucsum) – v. Román polka (Romanian Polka)
vi. Aprózó (Fast Dance)

Crisantemi (The Chrysanthemums), SC 65
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Banks Violette: American Standard Opening Reception
2025-03-15 17:00 - 19:00
Join us on Saturday, March 15 from 5-7 PM for the opening reception for Banks Violette: American Standard, a highly anticipated solo exhibition by the renowned artist. Known for his hauntingly beautiful sculptural and installation works, Violette explores themes of American subcultures, rebellion, and mythology through a striking interplay of light, shadow, and industrial materials.
Free for MoCA Members; $10 General Admission. RVSP HERE.
Photo of Banks Violette –– NR Magazine. Photographer: Jeton Bakalli. Stylist: Jungle Lin.

SoulOSoaring™ Sound Meditation
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
Spend a relaxing evening with SoulOSoaring™ Sound Meditation, where healing practitioner, Terry Eldh, uses crystal alchemy singing bowls, crystal harp and koshi chimes in a pure meditative experience. She gently floats vocal tones with her classically trained soprano voice, which meld with the sounds of the bowls, and together create a multitude of healing overtones. The combination creates powerful resonances that permeate our bodies at the molecular level, enhancing mental clarity, easing stress and anxiety, restoring balance and harmony within the entire being, and improving sleep.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
TIME: 6:00PM – 7:00PM
WHERE: MoCA/CT Gallery A
Please bring a yoga mat, eye pillow or scarf and a blanket to enhance your experience.
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Gallery Talk with Banks Violette and Ajay Kurian
2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:00
Gallery Talk: Banks Violette + Ajay Kurian, artist + writer

Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 6:00PM
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Join us Thursday, March 20, at 6 PM for a gallery talk with artist Banks Violette and artist/writer Ajay Kurian. Violette and Kurian will guide guests through the exhibition, discussing its themes, materials, and cultural influences. The tour will explore Violette’s longstanding artistic concerns, including the darker undercurrents of American identity, such as the rise of fascism and how national romanticism feeds into nationalism. Following the tour, Kurian will moderate a discussion diving deeper into art, subcultures, and the creative evolution of Violette’s practice, expanding on how these themes have shaped his work over time, including Banks’ work addressing “whiteness” before it became a widely discussed topic.
About the Artist: Banks Violette
Banks Violette (b. 1973, Ithaca, NY) is known for his stark, immersive works that explore destruction, decay, and subcultural aesthetics. Influenced by heavy metal, skateboarding, and the occult, his practice spans drawing, sculpture, installation, and video, blurring the line between beauty and violence. His work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Whitney Museum, MoMA, and the Guggenheim and is held in major museum collections worldwide.
About the Moderator: Ajay Kurian
Ajay Kurian is an artist, educator, and writer. Kurian employs a fluid, multimedia vocabulary which aims to articulate the social and environmental conditions that govern both our worldly and transcendental faiths. He is the founder of NewCrits, a global platform for virtual studio mentorship for artists of all backgrounds and experience. Kurian lives in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a BA from Columbia University in Visual Arts and Art History. His work has been exhibited worldwide including the Whitney Museum, MoMA PS1, The Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany, and K11 in Shanghai, China. He is also Banks Violette’s former studio assistant.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience Violette’s work through a dynamic conversation between two artists.

Image of Banks — NR Magazine. Photographer: Jeton Bakalli. Stylist: Jungle Lin.

Ajay Kurian photographed by Christian MacDonald.

Art Adventures! Kids Drop-In Art Class
2025-03-22 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-03-29 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-04-05 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-04-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-04-19 12:00 - 13:30
Art Adventures! Kids Drop-In Art Class
Your child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! Whether your child is an experienced artist or just looking to have fun, our multi-media classes offer a creative space to explore new techniques and expression through art. Each session is designed to be fun, interactive, and hands-on, with a focus on encouraging your child’s unique artistic voice.
Each class will feature a new theme or project, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage so they can come back week after week to try something fresh and create their own masterpieces.
Materials are provided. Come create, connect, and have fun with art!
WHEN: Saturdays 12PM-1:30PM
WHERE: MoCA/CT Art Studio – entrance in back
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Spring Break 4/14-18 Recess Art Camps
2025-04-14 09:30 - 14:30, 2025-04-15 09:30 - 14:30, 2025-04-16 09:30 - 14:30, 2025-04-17 09:30 - 14:30, 2025-04-18 09:30 - 14:30
AM Session:
Looking for an opportunity for your child to discover new artistic interests, develop skills, and enjoy spring break with friends? Come enjoy a day or the whole week at MoCA CT over spring break! Priced per day.
Who: Nursery – 1st graders
When: Full day (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM) during the week of April 14th
What to pack: A nut-free snack, lunch, and a water bottle
What to wear: Clothing that can get messy
Important: All participants must be fully potty trained to attend
Your child will have a fantastic and creative spring break at MoCA CT!
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Full Day Session:
Looking for an opportunity for your child to discover new artistic interests, develop skills, and enjoy spring break with friends? Come enjoy a day or the whole week at MoCA CT over spring break! Priced per day.
Who: Kindergarten – 5rd graders
When: Full day (9:30 AM – 2:30 PM) during the week of April 14th
What to pack: A nut-free snack, lunch, and a water bottle
What to wear: Clothing that can get messy
Important: All participants must be fully potty trained to attend
Your child will have a fantastic and creative spring break at MoCA CT!
Register here!

Teen Workshop: Zine-making with Adam Weisblatt
2025-04-17 17:30 - 19:30
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 5:30-7:30 PM
PRICE: $50.00/person
WHERE: MoCA Art Academy
WHO: All teens welcome!
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Unleash your creativity and craft your own personal zine in this hands-on workshop, inspired by Banks Violette: American Standard. Reflecting aspects of Violette’s art practice, this session embraces the raw, DIY aesthetic and the power of personal storytelling. You’ll explore how to capture where you are in your journey by collecting thoughts, favorite images, and inspirations into an 8-page mini-booklet. Using a mix of analog and digital techniques, you’ll learn to lay out pages, combine digital typesetting with hand-drawn elements, and integrate photographs and collage for a unique, expressive design. Whether you write, draw, or reflect in your own way, this workshop provides the tools to bring your vision to life in print. Participants are encouraged to explore the exhibition beforehand for inspiration.

No Gallery Hours
2025-04-20
We are closed on Sunday, April 20.

No Gallery Hours
2025-04-26
We closed for the J.Y. Park Competition hosted by the JUMY Foundation.
