MOCA’s annual Membership Drive launches this month with new merch!

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EXHIBITION OPENING

Juan Obando and Yoshua Okón: DEMO

October 11, 2024 - February 9, 2025

DEMO is a multimedia exhibition by artists Juan Obando and Yoshua Okón that explores “astroturfing”, a marketing ploy that generates fake public demonstrations intended to appear as grassroots political movements. Through video, sculptures, and installation, the artists expose how astroturfing methods are used to manipulate public perceptions and neutralize political action.

This exhibition is organized by Julio César Morales, Executive Director & Lead Curator with Laura Copelin, Deputy Director & Lead Curator.

Exhibition Opening Events

Friday, October 11

Members Preview | 6-7pm
+ Curator’s toast and words.

+ MOCA Members register here or become a MOCA Member today!

Public Opening | 7-9pm

+ Celebrate with food by OaxaRico, drinks by Brick Box Brewery, and music!

Saturday, October 12

Conversation | Noon-1pm

+ A Conversation with artists Obando, Okón, and journalist Lee Fang.

COMMUNITY: EXHIBITION OPENING

Arthur Monroe: Rhythmic Abstraction

Friday, October 11 | 5:30-8:00pm at Blue Lotus Artists’ Collective

Before the opening reception of DEMO at MOCA, celebrate the opening of Rhythmic Abstraction at Blue Lotus Artists’ Collective—a solo exhibition of large-scale, abstract paintings and works on paper by the late Oakland-based artist Arthur Monroe. Monroe’s works reflect his participation within several of the major cultural movements of the twentieth century.

Blue Lotus Artists’ Collective is located at 15 E. Pennington St.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Membership Drive & New Merch!

October 2024

Our annual Membership Drive launches this month with a suite of new merch including holographic stickers, matching mugs, an oversized tote-and a limited-edition version of our classic ART hat!

Join or renew your membership today to support the museum’s ongoing work with artists, exhibitions, programs, and education initiatives.

JOIN OR RENEW TODAY

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Free Third Thursday

Thursday, October 17 | 5-9pm

Join us for a free evening at MOCA with galleries open late, live music by KXCI Community Radio, food by Reservation Sensation, and drinks by Tap and Bottle!

This month, celebrate the publication of the 2025 Sonoran Desert School Gardener’s Almanac with talks, activities, food, and more. The Almanac is a love letter to the Sonoran Desert, its people, and its food heritage.

Third Thursdays are presented in collaboration with KXCI Community Radio.

Workshop: How to Start Your Own Art Collection

Wednesday, October 23 | 6-7pm

Join us for a free workshop co-presented by the Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona on the basics of art collecting. Featuring local curators, artists, collectors, and gallery professionals, this workshop will provide practical advice for starting an art collection.

RSVP here to attend

Co-presented by the Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona.

MOCA at Home: Contemporary Modern

Thursday, October 24 | 5-7pm

The first in a series of events celebrating iconic Tucson architecture this fall, join us for an intimate evening at the home of Angela and Michael Kapp, with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and art-including seminal pieces by sculptors Louise Nevelson and MOCA exhibiting artist Fay Ray. Guests will have first access to two new limited-edition works by Ray premiering at the event.

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MOCA NEWS

Southwest Contemporary recently published a review of Fay Ray’s exhibition, PORTALS, an article highlighting Hamrah Arts Club, a youth arts program hosted at MOCA, and a piece about the museum’s two new exhibitions, Graves for the Rain and 500 Places at Once.

MOCA recently received renewed funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation to support the next two years of the Night Bloom Grants for Artists program (2025-2027). To date, this program has dispersed $240,000 in grant funds to Pima-County based artists and groups.