MoCA CT

CT Open House Day
2023-06-10 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
MoCA Westport is participating in CT Open House Day, granting complimentary admission to all gallery visitors on June 10. Learn more about Open House Day.

Spark Exhibition On View
2023-06-08 - 2023-06-11 | 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
On View: The “Spark” exhibition featuring works by Westport Public Schools students in grades K – 12.

Gallery Closed for Installation
2023-05-29 - 2023-06-07 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
The Academy will remain open.

Exhibition Inspired Art Sunday (Grades 4-8)
2023-05-28 14:30 - 16:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
May 28th: Last chance! Join us before Anselm Reyle’s exhibition comes to an end. Inspired by Reyle’s neon color and the collage work of Henri Matisse, we will create works that have light and are very bright.
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One Hour Kids' Drop In Art
2023-05-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-07 13:00 - 14:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
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.
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Drop-In Docent Tours
2023-05-28 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-27 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-14 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-13 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-07 12:00 - 16:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
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.

Cocktails and Conversation: "Design Thinking" Featuring Barbara Sallick of Waterworks + Shari Lebowitz of Bespoke Designs, moderated by Jen Berniker of Designport
2023-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Join us for a special Cocktails and Conversation focused on female entrepreneurship, home design trends, and the blending of function and style. The conversation features Barbara Sallick of Waterworks and Shari Lebowitz of Bespoke Designs, moderated by Jen Berniker, content creator and founder of Designport.
Arrive early to explore the Rainbow in the Dark exhibition (closes 5/28!) and to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice.
$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 Speakers:
Barbara Sallick co-founded Waterworks—the premier luxury brand of kitchen and bath fittings, fixtures, furniture, and accessories—with her husband, Robert Sallick, in 1978. She serves as the company’s senior vice president of design and is also the author of Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style, The Perfect Bath, and The Perfect Kitchen. She is chair of the dean’s advisory council at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, serves as the honorary chair of Rooms with a View, and is on the board of the Decorators Club Education Fund.
Interior designer Shari Lebowitz is the founder and creative director of Westport-based Bespoke Designs. Originally launched as a paper design studio for couture wedding invitations, Bespoke Designs is now a full retail shop, e-commerce platform and design studio. Lebowitz, a creative visionary and graduate of Parsons School of Design, brings her truly bespoke aesthetic to all aspects of entertaining – from invitations, to curated gift registries, and all aspects of tabletop.
Jen Berniker is a writer and producer who has created content for HGTV, TLC, PBS, Lifestyle Publications, Suburban Jungle, Domino and others. She recently launched her website: My Designport, a CT-based home design hub that spun out of the social media platform, Designport. Her aim is to create inspirational, accessible content, a home for conversation, and a link to local resources to help homeowners beautify their spaces. Berniker has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and studied photography at RISD and Interior Design at FIT.

Image above (L to R): Sallick, Lebowitz and Berniker

Paint & Sip
2023-05-25 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-05-18 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-05-11 17:45 - 19:15 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
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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Happy Hour
2023-05-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-11 17:00 - 19:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
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.

Docent-Led Gallery Tour
2023-05-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-11 13:00 - 14:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
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.
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Although the tour is free, standard gallery admission fees apply. Members are always free; join us as a MoCA Member today!

Music at MoCA: Joni Mitchell Tribute by Michelle Pauker
2023-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Join us to celebrate the music of Joni Mitchell, one of the most influential recording artists of the late 20th century.
Michelle Pauker is an actress, singer-songwriter, and artist raised in Westport, CT. She is thrilled to be returning to MoCA to honor one of her favorite artists and greatest inspirations, Joni Mitchell. You may have caught Michelle’s most recent show with Music at MoCA this past summer, “Broadway Through the Ages,” which played to a sold-out audience! Past credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Great Lakes Theatre Co.), Into The Woods (Forestburgh Playhouse).
Learn more and get tickets.

Congressional Art Competition Reception
2023-05-19 16:30 - 17:30 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
MoCA Westport is pleased to host the 2023 Congressional Art Competition.
MoCA will display over 60 works of art from high school students throughout our Congressional district. The winner will be announced by Congressman Jim Himes at MoCA on Friday, May 19th at 4:30 – 5:30 PM. Join us to celebrate the outstanding student work and exhibition–the finalists’ art go on to Washington DC for a nationwide, year-long exhibition in the U.S. Capitol!

The reception is free and open to the public.

Thank you to our jurists: Eric Chiang, Melanie Prapopoulos & Liz Leggett

Image: Hope by Sara Li, 2022 Finalist

Cocktails and Conversation: Rainbow in the Dark Curator Talk accompanied by NYC-based Punk band Darling
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Don’t miss a Cocktails and Conversation with Emann Odufu, the curator of Rainbow in the Dark, followed by a 30-minute concert by rock band Darling, as they play their new album!
Newark, NJ-based Odufu is an art activist, independent filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and digital media specialist. He is best known for his work that explores the genre of Afro-Futurism within black cinema.
The conversation will be moderated by Georgina Johnston-Watt, who has worked in editorial, production and research positions within the art and fashion industries across London and Paris.
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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.

Image: Darling

Music at MoCA: Cuatro Puntos – Ameen Mokdad’s The Curve
2023-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Ameen Mokdad joins Cuatro Puntos Ensemble to tell his story live to American audiences for the first time. Learn more and get tickets here.

Cocktails and Conversation: Ameen Mokdad
2023-05-11 18:00 - 19:00 | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Join us for a conversation with Ameen Mokdad, an Iraqi multi-instrumentalist, who will also be performing in concert at MoCA Westport on Friday, May 12. Learn more.
Ameen Mokad is a musician visiting Connecticut from Mosul, Iraq. He will speak about Iraqi musical traditions and their lineage throughout history, including the attempted eradication of these traditions by extremist groups. He will speak from his own personal experiences as a musician in the cities of Mosul and Baghdad during ISIS occupation. Read more about Ameen’s experience here.
REGISTER HERE.
$10 For General Admission / Free For MoCA Members – become a Member today! Please Note: Membership status will be confirmed prior to event.
