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Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington News - June 17, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

June 20, 2023

From: Arlington Arts Center


We're delighted to announce our outreach programming, MoCA on the Move at Metropolitan Park! If you live in the area, you'll know that Metropolitan Park and Amazon's HQ2 just opened this week! You'll find us there starting this Sunday with free art programs and artist spotlights three times a week through the end of October! Each program will offer something new!

MoCA on the Move
Sunday / June 18 / 10am-12pm
Metropolitan Park
1400 S Eads Street
Arlington, VA

Registration for summer adult classes is open!

Drawing: Focus on Value
Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 11 - Sept 5, *No class Aug 15* |  8 sessions
Instructor: Melanie Kehoss

Drawing & Painting: The Figure
Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 11 - August 29 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Sarah Balough

Meditations in Mixed Media
Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 11 - August 29 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Olivia Tripp Morrow

Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building
Tuesdays at Marymount University, 6:00-9:00, July 11 - August 15 | 6 sessions

OR

Wednesday at Marymount University, 6:00-9:00, July 12 - August 16  | 6 sessions
Instructor: Joey Enríquez

Painting: Foundations & Discoveries
Wednesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 12 - Aug 16 | 6 sessions
Instructor: Marisa Stratton

Experimental Painting: The Creative Process
Wednesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 12 - Aug 30 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Stephanie Lane

Gelatin Printmaking: Endless Possibilities
Wednesdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 12 - Aug 30 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Olivia Tripp Morrow

Portraiture: Structure, Surface, and Self
Thursdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 13 - August 31 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Jade Fiedtkou-Leonard

Drawing: Color Theory and Expression
Thursdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 13 - August 31 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Joey Enríquez

Intuitive Painting Exploration
Thursdays | 6:30-8:30 | July 13 - August 31 | 8 sessions
Instructor: Olivia Tripp Morrow

Ceramics: Advanced Throwing & Hand Building
Thursdays at Marymount University, 6:00-9:00, July 13 - August 17 | 6 sessions
Instructor: Marura McCandlish

More Info about Classes

Community Day at Met Park!

MoCA on the Move
Community Day Celebration
Saturday / June 17 / 9am-1pm
1300 S. Elm Street, Arlington

Join us for the community-wide celebration at Metropolitan Park in National Landing where Amazon's HQ2 just opened! Along with 80 other vendors, we'll host special free art-making activities with MoCA Arlington Resident Artists Emily Fussner and Olivia Tripp Morrow. We'll also have some MoCA swag and original prints for you to purchase for you and your friends.

Creativity in Motion!

Yoga in the Galleries
Saturday / June 17 / 10am-11am
 
Bring a mat, water, and your journal or sketchbook for a yoga flow session followed by 10 minutes of creative writing or sketching in the Tiffany Gallery!

Yoga Registration

Family Pride Picnic in the Park!

Family Pride Picnic in the Park!
Saturday / June 17 / 11am-2pm

Join us and Rainbow Families for a family-friendly picnic event celebrating LGBTQIA+ community, artists, and contemporary art.

Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington Summer Exhibitions
On View May 31 – August 20, 2023

A World in a Zip Code: Columbia Pike Documentary Project
Main Level Galleries, Jenkins Community Gallery

Featured artists: Lara Ajami, Paula Endo, Moises Gomez, Aleksandra Lagkueva, Sushmita Mazumdar, Xang Mimi Ho, Dewey Tron, and Lloyd Wolf

Asa Jackson: Cut to the New
Smith Gallery, Main Level

Christina P. Day: Depth Cue
Experimental Gallery, Lower Level

Steve Wanna: A Vast Expanse
Truland Gallery, Lower Level

Hot Goss
Wyatt Resident Artists Gallery, Upper Level

Featured artists: Negar Ahkami, Joey Enríquez, Emily Fussner, Sarah Hardesty, Stephanie Lane, Marissa Long, Lex Marie, Ryan McCoy, Olivia Tripp Morrow, Rebecca Rivas Rogers, Marisa Stratton, and Bahar Yürüko?lu.

Host your own event or birthday party!

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].