50th Anniversary Exhibition
Golden: Fifty Years of New Classics

Golden: Fifty Years of New Classics
June 15 - September 8, 2024

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

Curated by Al Miner

In Golden: Fifty Years of New Classics, artists who’ve exhibited at MoCA Arlington in each of the five decades of its existence display mostly never-before-exhibited works that represent a range of styles and address an array of pressing topics. The exhibition highlights MoCA Arlington’s legacy of presenting and supporting the work of artists who shaped the regional arts scene. It also foregrounds the organization’s broad influence by including new work by artists whose initial engagement with MoCA Arlington came at pivotal, early moments in their careers.

Resident Artists Group Exhibition
Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here
June 15 - September 8, 2024

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.

Curated by Amanda Jirón-Murphy, Wish You Were Here includes work by MoCA Arlington's current and recent resident artists. Borrowing its title from the sentence often written on the back of postcards, the works in Wish You Were Here invite an expansive interpretation of this common postcard greeting.

Exhibition in Progress
Tape it Up! Community Photos with Reclining Liberty

Tape it Up! Community Photos with Reclining Liberty
June 15 - September 8, 2024

We're excited to see your photos added to the Jenkins Community Gallery this summer!

Visit us anytime during the run of the exhibition and bring your own copy (4x6 or 5x7) to tape yourself this summer or email us your photo with Reclining Liberty for us to print and place it in the Jenkins Community Gallery!

Send your photo to [email protected]!

Summer classes
Just one week left to register!

Only a week left to register for summer classes and workshops! Experiment with oil painting to ceramics to printmaking and more!

Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building

@ Marymount University’s Main Campus | Sundays

Artist Instructor: Joey Enriquez

6/30/24 - 8/4/24 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 6 Sessions

Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building

@ Marymount University’s Main Campus | Sundays

Artist Instructor: J Herbert

6/30/24 - 8/4/24 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 6 Sessions

Drawing & Painting: The Figure

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Tuesdays

Artist Instructor: Sarah Balough

7/2/24 - 8/20/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 8 Sessions

Focus on Value

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Tuesdays

Artist Instructor: Melanie Kenos

7/2/24 - 8/20/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 8 Sessions

Drawing: Contemporary Landscapes

@ MoCA Innovation Studio in National Landing | Wednesdays

Artist Instructor: Joey Enriquez

7/3/24 - 8/21/24 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 8 Sessions

Experimental Painting: The Creative Process

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Wednesdays

Artist Instructor: Stephanie Lane

7/3/24 - 8/21/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 8 Sessions

Drawing: Diving into Color

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Thursdays

Artist Instructor: Jade Fiedtkou-Leonard | no class July 4 

7/11/24 - 8/29/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 7 Sessions

Oil Paints: Introduction and Exploration

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Thursdays

Artist Instructor: Chongyuan Du | no class July 4 

7/11/24 - 8/29/24 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 7 Sessions

Botanical Monoprinting with Gel Plate Workshop

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Saturday

Artist Instructor: Jennifer Wilkin Penick

7/13/2024 | 12:30-2:30 | 1 Session

Workshop: Intro to Oils

@ MoCA Arlington in Virginia Square | Saturday

Artist Instructor: Jonathan Ege

7/13/2024 - 7/27/2024 | 12:30-2:30 | 3 Sessions

Summer in session!
Summer Camp @ Museum

There are still a few spots left, so sign up today!
Ages 5-7
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Saturdays + Mondays | Yoga @ 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.

*We've changed the time to 11am for our Saturday sessions!

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].