Save the date for a special evening in support of MOCA and in honor of our soon-to-be-announced 2023 Local Genius Awardees: visionary Tucsonans whose activities have a global impact and whose talents have been internationally recognized.

Pre-sale tickets available now through December 31st: $250 pre-sale, $300 in 2023.

The purchase of a Gala ticket directly supports MOCA's mission to inspire new ways of thinking through the cultivation, exhibition, and interpretation of contemporary art.

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CLOSING SOON

LYNN XU: AND THOSE ASHEN HEAPS THAT CANTILEVERED VASE OF MOONLIGHT 
THROUGH JANUARY 8, 202

Don't miss Lynn Xu’s debut exhibition, featuring large-scale banners, video, audio, and site-specific interventions that give Xu's poems three dimensional space. And be sure to check out BOMB Magazine's recent interview with the artist!

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2023

Artist Cecilia Vicuña and MOCA invite Tucson community members to contribute plant matter and found debris from their surroundings for inclusion in the artist's upcoming installation, Sonoran Quipu.

Contributors will receive free admission to the museum and be listed in the exhibition credits upon donation. Find out more here.

FREE THIRD THURSDAY & POP-UP MARKET BY GALERIA MITOTERA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
5-9PM

Visit us for free evening at MOCA featuring a pop-up market with Galeria Mitotera! The museum’s galleries will be open late, and there will be live music by KXCI Community Radio DJs, food by DC Jumbie, and free beer by Barrio Brewing Company. 

SCHOOL OF DRAG SHOWCASE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6PM

Join us for the intergenerational drag event of the season and celebrate participants from MOCA’s Fall 2022 School of Drag program as they debut their skills and styles in this fun, performance-based showcase!

Register here.

SAVE THE DATE: CECILIA VICUÑA'S OPENING WEEKEND
JANUARY 27 & 28, 2023

Mark your calendar for the opening celebrations for MOCA’s new exhibition, Sonoran Quipu, by internationally-celebrated artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña.

January 27th: Members' Preview & Public Opening, with music, food, and drink. Join today for access to the Members' Preview.

January 28th: Readings and a conversation by Cecilia Vicuña with Rosa Alcalá and Daniel Borzutzky, co-presented by the University of Arizona Poetry Center.