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Museum Of Contemporary Art Arlington News - September 15, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 19, 2023

From: Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington

Our fall season has begun! Read below for info on exhibitions, classes, and public programs! And, join us for our gala and silent auction, Neon Nights, on Wednesday, September 27!

An Adventure of Being

September 9 – December 17, 2023

Featuring work by Vincent Cy Chen, Nicki Cherry, Jeremy Olson, and Stephanie J. Williams

Meyer & Smith Galleries, Main Level

Judith Stone: Constructing Constructions

September 9 – November 19, 2023

Chairmen’s Gallery, Main Level

Zaq Landsberg: Reclining Liberty

Through June 28, 2024

Front Lawn

Andrew Barco: Understory

September 9 – December 17, 2023

part of SOLOS 23-24

Truland Gallery, Lower Level

Elliot Doughtie: Tomato

September 9 – December 17, 2023

part of SOLOS 23-24

Experimental Gallery, Lower Level

Marissa Long: Blister Pearl

September 9 – December 17, 2023

Wyatt Resident Artists Gallery, Upper Level

Spaces still available for fall classes!

Registration is open for Kid, Teen, and Adult Classes this fall! Classes are filling up fast, sign up today to secure your spot!

We are thrilled to bring back some favorite classes for adults like Experimental Painting: The Creative Process with Stephanie Lane and Drawing & Painting: The Figure, as well as some new and exciting classes like Oil Paints: Introduction & Exploration with Emily Sullivan and our Automatism Art Workshop with Lindsay Muller.

And click below to learn about programs that will help your artistic kids and teens hone their creative abilities, fine motor skills, and stretch their creative brains!

Kids & Teen Classes

Adult Classes

Upcoming programs!

Yoga in the Galleries

Saturdays / 10am-11am

AND

Mondays / 6pm-7pm (starting 9/18)

$10-$20

We're continuing Saturday morning yoga and expanding yoga to Monday nights in September! Join us for a flowing yoga session followed by time to doodle, write, or meditate in a creative space. Registration required.

Yoga Registration

Sound Bath

Saturday / September 16 / 2pm-3pm

$22

Join this lovely and relaxing event: a sound bath in the Tiffany Gallery. Emme Day will use a variety of sound instruments, including chimes, crystal quartz and tibetan sound bowls, to bathe you in sound as you relax comfortably on a yoga mat.

Sound Bath Registration

Block Print Bike with Allie Tripp

Sunday / September 17 / 10am-12pm

Free @ Met Park

The Block Print Bike is a mobile printmaking studio that provides handmade block prints around DC. In this activity, you will choose from an array of pre-carved blocks -- all which portray a beloved place or organization in Arlington, VA! - to create and print your own postcard with The Block Print Bike. No previous art skills needed!

MoCA on the Move Info

Arlington Visual Artist Studio Tour Saturday / September 23 / 11am-5pm

Free

Visit MoCA Arlington on Saturday, September 23 to see inside two of the Resident Artist studios! Stephanie Lane and Rebecca Rivas Rogers will have their studios open with select artworks for sale.

AVAST Info

Artists' Studio Visit

Saturday / September 23 / 5pm-8pm

$40

Join MoCA Arlington's Collectors Program for a cocktail hour visit with Hedieh IlchiAndrew Hladky and Jacqui Crocetta at Breeze Block Studios in Kensington, MD. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Studio Visit Registration

Selfie Painting w/ Marisa Stratton

Thursday / September 28 / 4:30pm-6:30pm

Free @ Met Park

Join artist, Marisa Stratton, to paint miniature size selfies during this Happy Hour event as part of MoCA on the Move! Grab a drink and join the fun.

MoCA on the Move Info

Arlington Art Walk

Thursday / October 5 / 3pm-7pm

Free

Spend your Thursday night absorbed in Arlington’s art culture on the Arlington Art Walk! Visit 10+

galleries and exhibits on this self-guided tour through the Ballston, Virginia Square and Clarendon neighborhoods.

Art Walk Info

Country Swing Workshop with

Inspira Dance

Saturday / October 7 / 1pm-4pm

$40

Interested in learning to dance Country Swing? For beginners or those with experience, you can join Inspira Dance at MoCA Arlington for a three-hour workshop to learn dips, tricks, and more.

Dance Registration

One week left to purchase tickets!

We're having a gala and silent auction to benefit MoCA Arlington on September 27! Tickets from $250 - $500 per person and are on sale now. Can't attend, but still want to support? Consider the Sponsor an Artist ticket, which enables MoCA Arlington to invite an artist in your place.

Cocktail Attire; Neon Encouraged.

Neon Nights Tickets

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].

Do you like what we do? Want to help?

We need financial support to create more partnerships and programs, to showcase more artists and exhibitions, and to inspire audiences of all ages providing engaging, memorable experiences. One of the best ways to help MoCA Arlington is to donate and show your support for the arts!

Donate