THIS FRIDAY

Artist Talk & Poetry Reading

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 | 5PM

Join us for an evening in the Oasis, a space for programming and rest in the current exhibition Magma & Pearls.

5pm: Artist talk by exhibiting artist Keioui Keijaun Thomas, discussing her interdisciplinary and research-oriented artistic practice.

6pm: Glory Be… Black Trans Vision & Queer Revolution poetry reading featuring Isis Awad, zee rashida, and Keioui Keijuan Thomas.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Glory Be... is a poetry reading series within the current exhibition Magma & Pearls that centers Trans, Queer, Black, Indigenous, and POC life and stories.

JANAURY 12 | 6PM

Glory Be... Black Trans Vision & Queer Revolution, curated by Keioui Keijaun Thomas

JANUARY 19 | 6PM

Glory Be... Unwavering and Bold Love, curated by TC Tolbert

FEBRUARY 9 | 6PM

Glory Be... Restorative, Healing and Care-Full, curated by Aura Valdez

Magma & Pearls Closing Performance

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 | 5:30PM

Come Hell or High Femmes is an immersive, roving performance by artist Keioui Keijaun Thomas that charts the post-apocalyptic geography of her exhibition.

SAVE THE DATE: MOCA GALA
APRIL 20, 2024
Join us for an evening celebrating MOCA’s future with dinner, dancing, live music, and art—all under the stars in downtown Tucson. Don’t wait, get your tickets today!

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EDUCATION

School of Drag: Spring 2024

FEBRUARY 11 - MAY 5 | SUNDAYS, NOON-2PM

School of Drag is a free intergenerational gender performance program taught by Teaching Artists Dante Celeiro and Frankie Heightchew-Howard. Youth and adults ages 13+ are invited to learn about gender performance in a supportive and inclusive environment. Register today.

Stay Gold: Spring 2024

This spring, we are offering two unique sessions of Stay Gold, our free intergenerational LGBTQIA+ arts program for youth and adults ages 13 and up.

Session I: February 8 – March 14 | Thursdays from 3:30 – 5:30 PM

Artist Maddy Schierl will lead a 6 week air-dried clay workshop.

Register for Session I

Session II: April 25 – May 30 | Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Artist Paul Elliot will lead a 6 week creative journaling workshop.

Register for Session II

Stay Gold Showcase

JANUARY 9-30 | JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY

Photo collages made by participants in the Fall 2023 Stay Gold program led by artist Mariel Miranda will be on view at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library this January!  

The Joel D. Valdez Library is located at 101 N. Stone Ave.