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Camp MoCA Summer 2026 Registration is Open
Summer starts here: Camp MoCA registration is open, but spots are limited.
Camp MoCA combines joyful art-making, hands-on learning, and indoor/outdoor fun all summer long. Campers ages 4–10 enjoy art lessons with certified educators, garden art in our vegetable and flower garden, museum exploration, outdoor play, and structured downtime, including reading, yoga, and imagination stations. Reserve your child’s spot for a season of fun and discovery.
April 23
East Coast Contemporary Ballet Salon Series
The East Coast Contemporary Ballet (ECCB) returns to MoCA\CT with a special Salon Series evening, featuring an excerpt from their upcoming Spring Season and a live artist talk-back. Experience a powerful new work inspired by Luca Serasini’s Waiting for Angels, and stay for a rare opportunity to engage directly with the artists behind the performance.
Thursday, Aril 23, 7-8:30pm
May 7
One Degree of Separation: Jazz in CT. A Conversation With Yale School of Music’s Tom Duffy + Wayne Escoffery
Presented in conjunction with Art, Jazz + the Blues, this community conversation explores Connecticut’s rich jazz legacy and its far-reaching influence beyond the Yale School of Music. Professor Thomas Duffy and Director of Jazz Ensembles Wayne Escoffery share stories of mentorship, collaboration, and music’s enduring social power, with a live saxophone interlude by Grammy Award-winning Escoffery.
Thursday, May 7, 6pm
Upcoming Exhibition
Call for Submissions:
The Disappointed Tourist
by Ellen Harvey
If you could revisit one place that no longer exists, what would it be?
Residents in Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton are invited to submit their beloved local places lost to time, tide, or change. Four will be selected to be included in the upcoming MoCA\CT exhibition, The Disappointed Tourist, on view from June 25 to August 2, 2026
In this global project, artist Ellen Harvey transforms vanished sites into luminous paintings that preserve memory through art.
Enter your nomination by April 25.
May 16
Frederic Chiu, Piano, + Karisa Chiu, Violin Performance
Join us for an evening with internationally acclaimed violinist Karisa Chiu and renowned pianist Frederic Chiu. This dynamic duo brings expressive brilliance to a program featuring Fauré’s lyricism, Prokofiev’s intensity, and Bright Sheng’s contemporary voice—offering a performance rich in depth, color, and connection.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 7pm
Current Exhibition
Art, Jazz + the Blues
On view from February 26 to June 7, 2026, this MoCA\CT and Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC) show explores the powerful dialogue between visual art and music. Anchored by Eric von Schmidt’s ‘Giants of the Blues,’ it also includes works by Romare Bearden, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Jack Whitten, and many others.
Gallery Hours:
Thursday: 12-8pm
Friday: 12-5pm
Saturday: 10-5pm
Sunday: 12-5pm
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