MoCA CT

Docent-Led Exhibition Tour Saturdays
2023-11-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Join us for a docent-led tour of our Fall Exhibition, This is the Life I See by Purvis Young offered on Thursdays and Saturdays at 1 PM.
Advance registration is requested. The tour is included in gallery admission.
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Featured Image: Purvis Young, Shackled In Blues. 44 by 48 inches. Paint on board. The Collection of Lynne and Jack Dodick.

Docent-Led Exhibition Tour Thursdays
2023-11-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-12 13:00 - 14:00

Election Day Recess Camp
2023-11-07 09:30 - 14:30
Looking for something creative for your child to do on Election Day (11/7)? Drop off your student from 9:30a – 11:30a for two hours of artsy fun (half day), or 9:30am – 2:30pm for full day! Pack a nut-free snack,and a water bottle and dress in clothing you won’t mind getting messy! Drop off at the Academy doors located in the back of the building. **Participants must be FULLY potty trained**
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE

Paint & Sip (BYOB Optional)
2023-10-26 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-10-19 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-10-12 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-10-05 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-09-28 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-09-21 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-08-24 17:45 - 19:15, 2023-08-17 17:45 - 19:15
Enjoy art studio time or set up an easel outside, where you can enjoy sketching, painting, or creating a mixed media work of art.
**Please note that this event takes place after gallery hours; the gallery may be closed/bar may not be open.**
Advance registration required.
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Gallery Closed For Private Event
2023-10-21
The gallery will be closed on Saturday, October 21 for a private event. The Academy will remain open.

Music at MoCA: Strings and Asymmetry
2023-10-14 19:00 - 21:00
Don’t miss this dynamic evening that marries contemporary dance and string music in expert and unexpected ways.
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Westoberfest
2023-10-14 14:00 - 17:00
Visit MoCA Westport in the Children’s Area of Westoberfest in downtown Westport!
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Community Conversations: Miki Sawada (Pianist)
2023-10-12 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a special Community Conversation on Thursday, October 12 at 6 PM. The conversation will include an exploration of how classical music intertwines with America, through the lens of pianist Miki Sawada, who travels the country with a piano. The evening includes a piano performance by Miki and a screening of the film “Gather Hear Louisiana.”

Arrive early to explore our Fall Exhibition and to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice.
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Advance registration is requested: $20 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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More About Miki:
Pianist Miki Sawada, whose performance made The Boston Globe’s Best Of Arts 2021 list “The classical concerts that made me fall in love with live music again,” is known as a fearless musician who is taking classical music where others are not. Miki is the pianist and founder of Gather Hear Tour. When not trucking around with her own piano, Miki enjoys a career of solo and chamber music, with a special affinity for contemporary music. Miki has been featured at venues and occasions such as: Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, The Arctic Philharmonic (Norway), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater (NYC), Roulette (Brooklyn), MATA Festival (NYC), Toronto Summer Music Festival, Music on Main (Vancouver), Chicago Symphony Center’s Macy’s Day of Music, the Banff Centre, New Music New Haven, PianoFest in the Hamptons, Art Base (Belgium), and Moulin d’Andé (France). She has been featured for live interviews and performances on WQXR (NYC), WFMT (Chicago), KUAC (Fairbanks), West Virginia Public Broadcasting (Charleston), and All Classical Portland (Oregon). In 2022, she made her soloist debut with the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. She has commissioned several solo pieces with support from New Music USA, and in 2021 released her debut album “A Kind of Mirror” featuring music for piano and electronics by composer Brendon Randall-Myers. In the summers, Miki is a faculty member of Heifetz Institute in Virginia. Miki holds degrees from Yale School of Music (Artist Diploma) with Wei-Yi Yang, Eastman School of Music (Master of Music) with Natalya Antonova and Northwestern University (Bachelor of Music) with James Giles.Miki is an ultramarathon runner and raced 100 miles through the Oregon mountains this summer. She lives in Boston with her husband Kristopher Tong (violinist, Borromeo Quartet) and their rescue German Shepherd mix named Shakira.
[www.mikisawada.com]

About Gather Hear Tour:
Through the Gather Hear Tour, Miki travels to all 50 states with a piano, performing in community gathering spaces, free to the audience. Gather Hear Tour’s mission is to bring high quality live classical music to communities across socioeconomic and political boundaries. By taking classical music outside of formal concert halls – where not everyone might feel welcomed – and into community gathering spaces, Gather Hear uses music as a connective tissue that helps us find what unites us as humans. Gather Hear Louisiana (2022) was the fifth tour after Alaska (2017), West Virginia (2018), Massachusetts (2021), and Utah (2021), totaling 70+ free public performances.

Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day Recess Camp - Half Day or Full Day
2023-10-09 09:30 - 14:30
Looking for something creative for your child to do on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day (10/9)? Drop off your Nursery – 1st grader for two hours (half day) or five hours (full day) of artsy fun! Pack a nut-free snack and a water bottle and dress in clothing you won’t mind getting messy! Drop off at the Academy doors located in the back of the building. **Participants must be FULLY potty trained**
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The Surrealist Soirée
2023-09-30 19:00 - 23:00
MoCA Westport’s legendary celebration in support of the arts returns! Join us for The Surrealist Soirée, an evening of art, music, community and surrealist surprises on September 30, 2023.
Learn more and get your tickets now!

Gallery Closed For The Surrealist Soirée
2023-09-29 - 2023-10-01
Our gallery will be closed Friday, September 29 – Sunday, October 1 as we prepare for and hold The Surrealist Soirée.

Opening Reception For Fall Exhibition
2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00
MoCA announces its Fall 2023 Exhibition featuring the works of Purvis Young. On view through December 29, 2023.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 6 – 8 PM. The event is free for MoCA Members and $10 for the general public. Advance registration is requested.
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Gallery Closed For Installation
2023-08-28 - 2023-09-13
The MoCA Westport gallery will be closed from August 28 through September 14, 2023 as we install our Fall Exhibition. The Academy will remain open.

"Kaleidoscope" - Healing Arts Exhibition
2023-08-27 12:00 - 16:00
Experience Kaleidoscope: A Journey of Creativity, Self-Expression & Unity on August 27th from 12 – 4 PM.
Please join us to celebrate the artistry of our MoCA Gives Back healing arts participants and all of our young artists who attended Camp MoCA this summer.
Suggested donation $10 per adult.
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Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
2023-08-19 13:00 - 13:30, 2023-08-17 13:00 - 13:30
Join us for a docent-led tour of our Summer Exhibitions, offered Thursdays at 1 PM and Saturdays at 1 PM.
Advance registration requested. The tour is included in gallery admission.
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Featured Image: Richard Tsao, Everest, 2007, water-based mixed media on wood, 12 x 36 1/2 inches (30.5 x 92.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Art Projects International, New York.
