MUSIC AT MoCA 2023: 
TALISK (SCOTTISH FOLK) • SAT, FEB 18 • 7 PM
"Unless you’ve seen Talisk before you have no idea what you’re about to experience when you see this band live. They are a life affirming, blood pumping, heart filling, glorious beast." - B24/7

FUN NIGHT OUT! We're kicking off our 2023 Music at MoCA season with Talisk (Scottish Folk) on Saturday, February 18 at 7 PM. Talisk is one of the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade.

Arrive early to explore the exhibition and to purchase delicious food and drinks. Learn more and get your tickets.

THE INTERSECTION OF ART, FASHION AND LIFESTYLE
TOMORROW: THURSDAY, JAN 26 • 6 PM

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Join us for our Cocktails and Conversation series on select Thursday evenings! Arrive early to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice. Free for MoCA members; $10 for non-members. Advance registration requested.

Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 6 - 7 PM
The Intersection of Art, Fashion and Lifestyle
Moderator Sade Strehlke will guide a dynamic conversation on the intertwined nature of style and how we use creativity to define a look that pops and is entirely our own. Panelists will include style maven and owner of WEST, Kitt Shapiro, acclaimed photographer Jane Beiles, content creator and founder of Designport, Jen Berniker, and social artrepreneur and founder of Invest in Her Art, Diana Mashia.
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See the full schedule of Cocktails and Conversation discussions here. 

WINTER EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW:
PAUL CAMACHO: EL RITMO Y LA UNIDAD;
WHO ARE YOU WHEN YOU ARE DREAMING 
ON VIEW: JAN 13 - FEB 26, 2023

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Check out our current exhibition, Paul Camacho: El Ritmo y La Unidad, featuring selected works by Paul Camacho (1929-1989) primarily drawn from the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC), on view January 13 - February 26, 2023.

Our annual high school exhibition, Who Are You When You Are Dreaming, is also on view. 

Visit the exhibitions on a Sunday between 12 - 3 PM and the kids (ages 3 - 7) can enjoy one hour of Open Studio time ($20) while you explore the galleries. Advance registration requested; learn more. 

MoCA Westport thanks Wendy and Jacques Bouthillier for their generous support in funding El Ritmo y La Unidad.

THE ACADEMY SPOTLIGHT: VALENTINE'S DAY THEMED
ADULT WORKSHOP WITH BLOSSOM + STEM
THURSDAY, FEB 9 • 5 - 7 PM 

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Come on your own, bring friends, or bring your Valentine for a special workshop on Thursday, February 9th during our weekly Happy Hour! Led by Michele Sinacore, pro floral designer and owner of Blossom + Stem Floral Design, you will create a gorgeous rose-filled Valentine's arrangement to fill your home with love, just in time for Valentine's Day.

THE ACADEMY: FEBRUARY RECESS ART CAMP

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Children's Program Catalog

No plans for February break? Give the kids an opportunity to get creative and learn new skills at our February Recess Art Camp. Both morning and full-day sessions are available; sign-up for a day or the entire week. Learn more and register now. 

Check out our full course catalog here or see in calendar view here.

Interested in a range of special benefits and discounts for your child at The Academy? Learn more about our new Academy+ Pass here. 

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT:
PLEASE VOTE FOR MoCA WESTPORT

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Please help us recognize our talented and dedicated Academy teachers by nominating MoCA Westport for the "Best Art Classes" (under the Family Life category). Nominations for Moffly Media's "Best of the Gold Coast" end February 6.

SUPPORT YOUR ARTS WITH A MoCA MEMBERSHIP

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Join us as a MoCA member and experience culture, creativity and community! Members receive FREE unlimited gallery admission, FREE access to exhibition openings, and FREE admission to Cocktails & Conversation events. Members also receive early access to ticket sales and discounts on concerts, select classes and other programs.

NEW! MoCA has joined the Fairfield Westchester Museum Alliance (FWMA), granting MoCA members FREE admission to eight affiliate museums.

IN THE COMMUNITY: FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
NORMA MINKOWITZ: BODY TO SOUL

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On view January 27 - April 6, 2023 at the Fairfield University Art Museum, Norma Minkowitz: Body to Soul is a solo exhibition surveying the artist’s four-decade engagement with the physical and symbolic properties of thread. Minkowitz's work was also featured in MoCA Westport's Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse exhibition in 2022.