Wish You Were Here

Featured artists: Kate Fleming, Emily Fussner, David Ignacio, Stephanie Lane, Marissa Long, Rebecca Rivas-Rogers, Johab Silva, Marisa Stratton, Olivia Tripp Morrow, Milan Warner, Bahar Yürüko?lu and Lianna Zaragoza.

Save September 7 at 2pm for the Artist Talk!

Johab Silva, No Bad Days Under The Sun, 2021

Fall Education Programs

Fall Registration is Open! From printmaking to oil painting to ceramics and more, register today to secure your spot! Check out these highlights and more classes

ART FOR KIDS + TEENS CLASS HIGHLIGHTS

Art Explorers

(Ages 5-7)

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square Tuesdays

Artist Instructor: Jade Fiedtkou-Leonard

10/8/24 - 12/3/24 | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | 8 Sessions

Portrait Exploration: Faces and More! (Ages 8-10)

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square Wednesdays

Artist Instructor: Sarah Balough

10/9/24 - 12/4/24 | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | 8 Sessions

All Kids + Teen Classes

ART FOR ADULTS CLASS HIGHLIGHTS

Experimental Painting: The Creative Process

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square Wednesdays

Artist Instructor: Stephanie Lane

10/9/24 - 12/4/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

8 Sessions

Mixed Media Expressions

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square Thursdays

Artist Instructor: Molly McCracken

10/11/24 - 11/22/24 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

7 Sessions

Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building

@ Marymount University’s Main Campus Sundays

Artist Instructors: Joey Enriquez & Richelle Soper

6/30/24 - 8/4/24 | AM & PM sections

8 Sessions

Botanical Silhouettes: Gelplate & Solar Printmaking Workshop

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square

Saturday

Artist Instructor: Lindsay Mueller

9/29/2024 | 12:30-4:30

1 Session

Workshop: Intro to Oils

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square Saturdays

Artist Instructor: Jonathan Ege

11/2/24 - 11/16/24 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM

3 Sessions

All Adult Classes + Workshops

Tape it Up! Community Photos with Reclining Liberty

Send in your photos with Reclining Liberty or bring one to the museum yourself to add it to the walls in the Jenkins Community Gallery through September 8!

MoCA on the Move @ Met Park

MoCA on the Move @ Met Park: Summer Fun Family Series

Sundays / 10am-1pm

Met Park (1331 S Elm St.)

Free. No Registration Required.

Catch us before summer is over! Join us for live music and art making on these Sundays!

Sunday, August 25: Create your own Stamps! / Spyros Koliavasilis Music

More info!

Golden: Fifty Years of New Classics

Featured artists: Merryn Omotayo Alaka, Wendy Babcox, Andrea Chung, Lily Cox-Richard, Ann Fessler, Steven Frost, Anne Hancock, Walter Kravitz, Jackie Milad, Jefferson Pinder, Michael B. Platt, and Katarina Wong

Guest Curated by Al Miner

Save September 8 for Curator Talk with Al Miner!

Jackie Milad, Se Van Todo (1), 2024. Courtesy the artist and SOCO Gallery.

Poetry @ the Museum

Vessels & Passages: a Poetry Series @ the Museum

Wednesday / August 28 / 7pm

3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Free. No Registration Required.

Join us for this new monthly poetry series hosted at the Museum in the Tiffany Gallery. Vessels & Passages features established poets, who will share their work and facilitate open discussions with the public. August's featured poet is Courtney LeBlanc, Arlington's Poet Laureate and the founder and editor-in-chief of Riot in Your Throat, independent poetry press. 

Courtney LeBlanc is the author of the full length collections Her Whole Bright Life, winner of the Jack McCarthy Book Prize (Write Bloody, 2023), Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart (Riot in Your Throat, 2021), and Beautiful & Full of Monsters (VA Press, 2020). Her next collection, Her Dark Everything is forthcoming in April 2025 from Riot in Your Throat. In addition to serving as the Arlington Poet Laureate, she is also a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts fellow (2022), and the founder and editor-in-chief of Riot in Your Throat, an independent poetry press.

More Info!

Live Painting + Concert @ the Innovation Studio

Canvas Vibrations: Concert + Live Painting Performance @ the Innovation Studio

Friday / August 30 / 6:30pm

525 14th St S, Arlington, VA 22202

Free. Registration Recommended.

Zhenya Parish, current Resident Artist at the MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store, presents, Canvas Vibrations, a live painting performance done together with a concert by violinist, ANDALU. Parish defines her method and practice of painting around the “Art of Letting Go.”

I work to capture the energy and expressions of these live painting performance events, Canvas Vibrations. What goes down on canvas right now might not exist soon-after. Themes develop, balances are captured, and washed away. Sometimes fully more often partially. Trying to build up a representation of the evening’s collective consciousness.

Attend the concert free. Attendance will be limited due to space, so RSVP to reserve your spot.

RSVP

Rossana Coffee Truck @ the Museum

Wednesdays / 7am - 2pm

3550 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201

Need a coffee? Visit the museum on Wednesday mornings to treat yourself to Rossana's delicious coffee, beverages, and snacks!

Tickets available NOW!

Glitter + Gold: A 50th Anniversary Gala + Silent Auction

Wednesday / September 25

Join us for a magical evening with a special silent auction + three-course dinner to raise funds for the museum! Visit the link below for more information and to purchase tickets in advance!

More Info!

Mondays + Saturdays | Yoga @ the Museum

Gentle Yoga in the Galleries

Mondays / 6:30pm-7:30pm

$10-$20. Registration required.

Unwind and invite balance in this flowing, gentle yoga class. Our experienced instructors will guide you through a gentle practice suitable for all levels on Monday nights in the beautiful Tiffany Gallery. Start your week on a positive note.

Bring your own mat, a journal, and wear comfortable clothing. No late entry.

Gentle Yoga Registration

Morning Yoga in the Galleries

Saturdays / 11am-12pm*

$10-$20. Registration required.

Yoga in the Galleries is a 60-minute yoga session designed to inspire and uplift. Hosted in the beautiful Tiffany Gallery every Saturday morning, you will be invited to move your body towards a presence with your inner creative. At the end of each flowing session, you will be invited to journal, doodle, draw or meditate.

Participants should bring their own mat, water bottle, and notebook with writing utensil. No late entry.

Saturday Yoga Registration

Do you like what we do? We could use your help!

In order for us to keep doing what we do, we need support from individuals like you who understand the value of art and artists in our community.

Donate today to help us continue our work in our 50th anniversary year.

Donate!

Did you know that MoCA Arlington has two locations?

The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (MoCA Arlington)

3550 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201

OPEN:

Wednesday through Sunday from 12-5pm.

Admission is free.

MoCA Arlington's Innovation Studio + Store

525 14th Street S

Arlington, VA 22202

OPEN:

Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm.

Admission + Art-making is free.

Host your private or corporate event at MoCA Arlington!

The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington makes a unique backdrop for a variety of events, including corporate meetings, client events, cocktail receptions, private dinners, small weddings, retirement celebrations, memorial services, and birthday parties. We welcome events for groups of 10 to 200 guests.

For more information, email [email protected].

Celebrate birthdays with an artist workshop at MoCA Arlington!

Hey kids! Do you have a birthday coming up on your calendar? Have your birthday party at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington! Select a fun art project from our special birthday menu, and after an hour-long private art-making workshop, you and the party guests will have time to enjoy cake and refreshments.

For more information, email [email protected].