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An important collecting and exhibiting institution for a vast pool of regional art, this beautifully conceived space gives the work of contemporary Georgia artists its due.
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Saturday September 4, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free. ,
MOCA: Larry Jens Anderson was an artist, educator, and activist, as well as founding member and curator of the TABOO artist collective, known for its edgy shows and happenings at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recurring themes in Larry’s work include gender, sexual identity, human rights, politics... [click here for more]
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Saturday September 4, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Erin Jane Nelson: One Entanglement, Under Clouds (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — Mixed media artist and 2020-21 WAP recipient Erin Jane Nelson explores the entanglement of systems — social, political, ecological — in this solo exhibition, which features three frogs modeled on the pagan Triple Goddess. MOCA GA’s... [click here for more]
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Saturday September 4, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Katherine Mitchell: Hearing the Trees, Chapter III (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — 2020-21 WAP fellow Katherine Mitchell’s solo exhibition includes a series of paintings/drawings on paper, which seeks in part to reconcile the artist’s concerns in visual art and the environment. MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project ... [click here for more]
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Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free. ,
MOCA: Larry Jens Anderson was an artist, educator, and activist, as well as founding member and curator of the TABOO artist collective, known for its edgy shows and happenings at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recurring themes in Larry’s work include gender, sexual identity, human rights, politics... [click here for more]
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Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Erin Jane Nelson: One Entanglement, Under Clouds (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — Mixed media artist and 2020-21 WAP recipient Erin Jane Nelson explores the entanglement of systems — social, political, ecological — in this solo exhibition, which features three frogs modeled on the pagan Triple Goddess. MOCA GA’s... [click here for more]
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Friday September 3, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Katherine Mitchell: Hearing the Trees, Chapter III (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — 2020-21 WAP fellow Katherine Mitchell’s solo exhibition includes a series of paintings/drawings on paper, which seeks in part to reconcile the artist’s concerns in visual art and the environment. MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project ... [click here for more]
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Thursday September 2, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free. ,
MOCA: Larry Jens Anderson was an artist, educator, and activist, as well as founding member and curator of the TABOO artist collective, known for its edgy shows and happenings at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recurring themes in Larry’s work include gender, sexual identity, human rights, politics... [click here for more]
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Thursday September 2, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Erin Jane Nelson: One Entanglement, Under Clouds (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — Mixed media artist and 2020-21 WAP recipient Erin Jane Nelson explores the entanglement of systems — social, political, ecological — in this solo exhibition, which features three frogs modeled on the pagan Triple Goddess. MOCA GA’s... [click here for more]
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Thursday September 2, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Katherine Mitchell: Hearing the Trees, Chapter III (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — 2020-21 WAP fellow Katherine Mitchell’s solo exhibition includes a series of paintings/drawings on paper, which seeks in part to reconcile the artist’s concerns in visual art and the environment. MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project ... [click here for more]
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Wednesday September 1, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Erin Jane Nelson: One Entanglement, Under Clouds (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — Mixed media artist and 2020-21 WAP recipient Erin Jane Nelson explores the entanglement of systems — social, political, ecological — in this solo exhibition, which features three frogs modeled on the pagan Triple Goddess. MOCA GA’s... [click here for more]
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Wednesday September 1, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free.,
Katherine Mitchell: Hearing the Trees, Chapter III (Aug. 7-Oct. 2) — 2020-21 WAP fellow Katherine Mitchell’s solo exhibition includes a series of paintings/drawings on paper, which seeks in part to reconcile the artist’s concerns in visual art and the environment. MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project ... [click here for more]
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Wednesday September 1, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5. Members free. ,
MOCA: Larry Jens Anderson was an artist, educator, and activist, as well as founding member and curator of the TABOO artist collective, known for its edgy shows and happenings at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recurring themes in Larry’s work include gender, sexual identity, human rights, politics... [click here for more]

Wednesday May 20, 2020 09:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Donation Suggested,
the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) in partnership with the Latin American Association organized the exhibition Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin to spotlight significant contributions to contemporary art by 37 talented Georgia artists. [click here for more]

Wednesday May 20, 2020 09:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Donation Suggested,
Through this in depth look at the life and art of Herbert Creecy, one of Georgia?s most prolific artists, we encourage you to dive into MOCA GA?s permanent collection and archives. [click here for more]
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Saturday November 16, 2019 06:30 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Join us for the opening reception of Cosmo Whyte 2018/2019 Working Artist Project Fellowship Exhibition on Saturday, November 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the upper galleries of MOCA GA. Whyte’s solo exhibition will be on view at MOCA GA through January 11th 2020. [click here for more]
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Tuesday August 13, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us for an artist talk with 2018/2019 Working Artist Project Fellow, Krista Clark as she discusses his fellowship exhibition, Base Line for Appraisal. [click here for more]
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Tuesday August 13, 2019 06:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us for an artist talk with 2018/2019 Working Artist Project Fellow, Krista Clark as she discusses his fellowship exhibition, Base Line for Appraisal. [click here for more]
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Saturday June 29, 2019 02:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Included in admissions,
Join MOCA GA at 2 PM on the last Saturday of each month for Last Saturday Look, a special tour of a current exhibition at MOCA GA led by a professionally trained docent. June’s event will examine our permanent collection exhibition, WAP Fellows, featuring works from all 30 Working Artist Project Fel... [click here for more]
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Friday June 28, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Included in admission,
Join MOCA GA for the opening reception of Krista Clark’s 2018/2019 Working Artist Project Fellowship Exhibition on Friday, June 28th from 7 to 9 PM in the upper galleries of MOCA GA. Clark’s solo exhibition will be on view at MOCA GA until August 24, 2019. [click here for more]
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Friday June 28, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free for Members or With Museum Admission for Non-Members,
Join us for the opening reception of Krista Clark’s 2018/2019 Working Artist Project Fellowship Exhibition on Friday, June 28th from 7 to 9 PM in the upper galleries of MOCA GA. Clark’s solo exhibition will be on view at MOCA GA until August 24, 2019. Free for Members or With Museum Admission for No... [click here for more]
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Thursday June 27, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Included with admission,
Join us for the opening reception of WonderRoot’s 2018/19 Hughley Fellows group exhibition Controlled Burn curated by Iman Person. [click here for more]
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Thursday June 27, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
MOCA GA - Thursday, June 27th - 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Join us for the opening reception of WonderRoot’s 2018/19 Hughley Fellows group exhibition Controlled Burn curated by Iman Person.

The WonderRoot Hughley Artist Fellowship provides artists with sustainable tools, resources, and access to thought leaders... [click here for more]
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Friday June 14, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $7-$10,
Be there when we announce the 2019 Working Artist Project Fellows! Guest curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi makes the announcement for her picks for Metro Atlanta’s top three working artists! Cold brews will be flowing, courtesy of Eventide Brewing with music provided by Radial Entertainment! Join previous... [click here for more]
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Friday June 7, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free for Members, Admission Price for non-Members,
Andy Nasisse: Heart Land Dark Land Opening Reception takes place at The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) on Friday, June 7th, 2019 from 6:30 - 8:30 in the lower level galleries. Tickets are free for Members or are the cost of museum admission for non-members. Price: Free for Members... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 20, 2019 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free- $8,
Gathered IV: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists. The fourth installment of the biennial exhibition, Gathered IV aims to showcase a diverse variety of evocative art from all parts of Georgia. The art will be carefully curated by jurors Kevin Cole, Mario Petrirena, and Lisa Tuttle. Opening rece... [click here for more]

Monday February 18, 2019 11:00 AM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free - $8,
Feb 9, 2019 - Apr 6, 2019 “MOCA GA approached me about having a retrospective of my work, and I suggested a show of only my drawings since drawing has always been the backbone of my work,” says Rodríguez. Thirty Years on Paper is a retrospective exhibition that spans works created from 1988 – 2018... [click here for more]

Saturday January 12, 2019 11:00 AM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free - $8,
Exhibition featuring works from American Artist Sidney Guberman. This event opened on January 12th and will be open until March 9th 2019. [click here for more]
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Friday November 30, 2018 06:30 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free for Members or with Museum Admission,
Join us for the opening reception of It Doesn’t Prepare You for Arrival by 2017-2018 Working Artist Project Fellow Michi Meko. The reception is Friday, November 30th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

This exhibition will be on view at MOCA GA from December 1, 2018, until January 26, 2019.

FREE for Members or... [click here for more]
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Saturday November 17, 2018 11:00 AM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free - $8,
Founded in 2000, MOCA GA boasts a permanent collection of nearly 1,300 works of contemporary art by more than 350 Georgia artists, which began with a founding collection of more than 250 works was donated by CGR Advisors and David S. Golden. The MOCA GA collection features works from the mid 1940s t... [click here for more]
Photobook Fair

Saturday October 13, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join ACP for the third installment of the ACP Photo Book Fair – THE photo book event of the Southeast. Treat yourself to inspiration and discovery by exploring photobook publishers, art/photography zines, published photographers and a curated selection of photobook vendors. For a complete list of ex... [click here for more]
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Photobook Fair

Friday October 12, 2018 06:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join ACP for the third installment of the ACP Photo Book Fair – THE photo book event of the Southeast. Treat yourself to inspiration and discovery by exploring photobook publishers, art/photography zines, published photographers and a curated selection of photobook vendors. For a complete list of ex... [click here for more]
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Friday September 21, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Join us for the opening reception of Bojana Ginn’s 2017-2018 Working Artist Project exhibition on Friday, September 21st from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Ginn’s exhibition will be on view from September 22 – November 17. Major funding provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation and the Antinori Foundation, with... [click here for more]
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Tuesday August 21, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us for an artist talk with Larry Walker as he discusses his recent works included in the second half of the major retrospective exhibition at MOCA GA, The Later Years. [click here for more]
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Tuesday August 14, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us for a special performance by Working Artist Project Fellow Kirstin Mitchell followed by an Artist Talk examining her current exhibition Miecznikowski. Reception at 6:30 PM and talk begins at 7:00 PM - FREE Event! [click here for more]
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Friday August 10, 2018 06:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Featured Image: Larry Walker, Listen (to da beat), 2008, acrylic and mixed materials on canvas, 58″ x 98″ (diptych), Collection of Birmingham Museum of Art. Larry Walker Retrospective: The Later Years consists of over 50 artworks created over the past 12 years. Walker has been just as active in the ... [click here for more]
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Thursday August 9, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $150,
We are thrilled to commemorate our major publication, L. Walker, with a special dinner on the evening of August 9th. This celebration will honor Larry Walker for his achievements in the arts and to benefit MOCA GA. We will be presenting a memorable program featuring artists, scholars, family, friend... [click here for more]
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Friday July 13, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us for the opening reception of Miecznikowski by Working Artist Project Fellow Kirstin Mitchell. This exhibition will be on view at MOCA GA through September 8th. FREE for Members or with Museum Admission. [click here for more]
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Thursday July 5, 2018 11:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $8,
The highly acclaimed visual artist, art professor, and mentor Larry M. Walker is one of Atlanta’s most treasured creative talents. Walker mixes painting, drawing, collage, and various materials in the process of creating. MOCA GA is thrilled to present a significant retrospective exhibition of Walke... [click here for more]
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Saturday June 30, 2018 02:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Join us at 2 PM on the last Saturday of each month for Last Saturday Look, a special 30-minute tour of an exhibition at MOCA GA led by a professionally trained docent! June’s event will examine our current exhibition, Portraits by Jerry Siegel and works from the MOCA GA Permanent collection by the A... [click here for more]
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Friday June 15, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Be there when we announce the 2018 Working Artist Project Fellows! Guest curator Allison Glenn makes the announcement for her picks for Metro Atlanta’s top three working artists. [click here for more]
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Friday June 1, 2018 06:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,

Join us for the opening reception of Larry Walker Retrospective: The Early Years.

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Tuesday May 29, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: FREE EVENT!,
Join us for a joint artist talk with Susan Cofer and Jerry Siegel discussing their work in their exhibitions at MOCA GA: The Wonder of It All and Portraits by Jerry Siegel.

Both exhibitions are on view through June 30th.

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Saturday May 26, 2018 02:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: This event is Free for MOCA GA Members or with the purchase of Museum Admission,
Join us at 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month for Last Saturday Look, a special 30-minute tour of an exhibition at MOCA GA led by a professionally trained docent! May’s event will examine our current exhibition, The Wonder of it All, featuring sculptural portraits by Susan Cofer located in o... [click here for more]
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Thursday May 3, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$15,
<br>Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 2 PM Join us at 2 PM on the last Saturday of each month for Last Saturday Look, a special 30- minute tour of an exhibition at MOCA GA led by a professionally trained docent! April’s event will examine Lucinda, an exhibition of photography by Lucinda Bun... [click here for more]
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Friday April 20, 2018 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $25-$35,

Friday, April 20, 2018 | 8 – 11 PM

Join us to celebrate the inimitable Lucinda Bunnen along with our current exhibition of her work in our Permanent Collection titled Lucinda.

Dance to retro tunes by DJ Ryan Noise of Radial Entertainment! Enjoy drinks and dessert! You won’t want to miss this!

... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 31, 2018 02:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $8,
Join us for our third installment of Last Saturday Look where visitors receive a special 30-minute tour of our current special exhibition, The Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art from the University of Alabama, led by a professionally trained docent. This event is Free for MOCA GA Members or ... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 17, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $450-$2,500,
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georiga will present a unique seated dinner featuring art, food, music, and libation honoring Lucinda Buenen and the Buenen Family. The gala will support the museum's exhibitions and programs throughout the year. [click here for more]
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Saturday March 17, 2018 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $450-$2500,
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia will host its Annual Gala on March 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM in Atlanta, GA. This event supports the Museum’s mission to collect, showcase and preserve the contemporary art of Georgia through its exhibitions and programming. This year’s Gala will be a unique and e... [click here for more]
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Tuesday March 6, 2018 05:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
FREE Extended museum hours every first Tuesday MOCA GA.

Join us from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for FREE Admission to our current exhibitions. Visit mocaga.org to see what is on view this month.

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Friday December 1, 2017 06:30 AM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free for Members or Museum Admission $8,
Categories: Events

'BANDIT' by: Craig Drennen

Since 2008 Drennen has produced artworks inspired by the list of characters from Shakespeare’s worst play, Timon of Athens. “BANDIT” is Drennen’s first solo museum exhibition and features new paintings, sculptures, and videos prompted by the charact... [click here for more]
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Thursday October 26, 2017 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia welcomes Working Artist Project recipient Paul Stephen Benjamin to discuss his latest exhibit, Pure Black. Benjamin has won several accolades for his work, including the Artadia Art Award and the NBAF Visual Artist Award.

Details.

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Monday October 9, 2017 11:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
The next photography exhibit opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia has been carefully selected for the past eight years. Fast Forward // Rewind features a selection of 19 photographers who were selected as "ones to watch," highlighting video, installation and still photography created... [click here for more]
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Friday September 22, 2017 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Two new exhibits will be celebrated in the opening: Pure Black by Paul Stephen Benjamin and One Glass Eye a retrospective exhibit by photographer Chip Simone. [click here for more]

Saturday September 9, 2017 07:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
This evening of visual art and dance is all about the concept of two bodies moving, even when it appears to be as one. Lauri Stallings will be unveiling five new movement drawings, and Glo moving artists Kristina Brown, Virginia Coleman, Christina Kelley, Mandi Mpezo, Cailan Orn and Mary Jane Pennin... [click here for more]

Saturday September 9, 2017 03:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Within the context of glo's social art, women gather to discuss migration, spirituality, "outsider art" and preservation efforts in rural Georgia. There will be leaders from the Pasaquan Preservation Society, Main Street and more, as well as a Spalding County music teacher. Community Builder discuss... [click here for more]

Friday September 8, 2017 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
This evening of visual art and dance is all about the concept of two bodies moving, even when it appears to be as one. Lauri Stallings will be unveiling five new movement drawings, and Glo moving artists Kristina Brown, Virginia Coleman, Christina Kelley, Mandi Mpezo, Cailan Orn and Mary Jane Pennin... [click here for more]

Tuesday July 18, 2017 11:00 AM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
This site-based show brings together a mixture of collaboration, installation and experimentation in order to create a meditation on choreography and its intersections with society and politics. The Room for Tender Choreographies is created by MOCA's 2017 Working Artist Project Fellow Lauri Stalling... [click here for more]

Thursday July 13, 2017 06:30 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
WonderRoot will celebrate its 2017-2018 Walthall Fellows with an exhibition of their art curated by Sarah Higgins. The fellows have been selected by WonderRoot based on their potential to thrive as an artist in Atlanta.

Tickets

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Tuesday July 11, 2017 11:59 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$5,
In the effort to expand its mission and strengthen Atlanta arts, MOCA GA is calling all metro area artists to apply for the Working Artist Project Fellowship. This is an incredible opportunity for growing artists. The fellowship includes a $15,000 stipend to create new work over the course of the ye... [click here for more]

Friday December 2, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Elizabeth Lide is a Working Artist Project Fellow currently preparing for an exhibition in 2016. This round of Working Artist Project was curated by Saisha Grayson, Assistant Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students,... [click here for more]

Wednesday November 30, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
For a special “Speaking of Photography,” Atlanta Photography Group has partnered with MOCA GA to host a panel discussion featuring six APG members in the Edge To Edge exhibition curated by Chip Simone. APG has paired two artists working in similar genres to give the back story on their exhibitio... [click here for more]

Tuesday October 25, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
The second event of its kind put on by MOCA GA Art and Social league, Wine and Coloring Night is an evening for local artists and others to socialize, drink (BOYB — or non-red wines, juices, water, etc.), and color works from ColorATL artists. Limited seating is available. [click here for more]

Wednesday October 12, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Baldwin Lee’s photography of the South, like the region itself, has gone largely unknown over the past 30 years. A former student of Great Depression-era photojournalist Walker Evans, Lee used a large-format wooden camera to highlight poverty with a humanizing eye for the series Black Americans in... [click here for more]

Friday September 23, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Jill Frank is a Working Artist Project Fellow currently preparing for an exhibition in 2016. This round of Working Artist Project was curated by Saisha Grayson, Assistant Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, chi... [click here for more]

Tuesday September 6, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Started in 2012 as a way to help artists navigate the art world at critical junctures in their careers, WonderRoot’s Walthall Artist Fellowship is a year-long program that accepts only the 12 most compelling working artists in the city. Join the Walthall Fellows, including painter Danielle Brutto,... [click here for more]

Friday August 19, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
A survey of large paintings and archives of Herbert Lee Creecy, Jr. Accompanied by MOCA GA’s first full-length, hardback publication, Creecy. [click here for more]

Friday August 19, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $15-$20,
DRAW@MOCA is series of Saturday afternoon drawing workshops. This week's series will feature artist, Orion Wertz [click here for more]

Thursday July 21, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
The 2016 - 2017 Working Artist Project will announce and celebrate its winners with special guest Rene Morales, guest curator from the Perez Art Museum Miami. [click here for more]

Friday July 15, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $15-$20,
DRAW@MOCA is series of Saturday afternoon drawing workshops. This series will feature artist, Masud Olufani. [click here for more]

Thursday July 14, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Masud Olufani is a Working Artist Project Fellow currently preparing for an exhibition in 2016. This round of Working Artist Project was curated by Saisha Grayson, Assistant Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, ... [click here for more]

Friday June 17, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $15-$20,
DRAW@MOCA is series of Saturday afternoon drawing workshops from 1-3pm. This series will feature mixed-media artist, Matt Haffner. The workshops kick off on June 18th. Tickets are $20 for non-members and $15 for members. [click here for more]

Friday May 20, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $20-$15,
This workshop introduces natural solvent photo transfer technique as a means for building personal narrative on 2-dimensional surface. By working in layers, one will can photocopies, laser color prints and black and white toner-based original copies of photographs, drawings, text, and personal writi... [click here for more]

Thursday May 5, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia goes fairly literal with its new show, Abstraction Today. A slew of the city’s most dope galleries including Marcia Wood Gallery, Mason Fine Art, Poem 88, Whitespace Gallery, Alan Avery Art Company, and Sandler Hudson Gallery curate the abstractionist show... [click here for more]

Friday February 5, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
The Unbearable Flatness of Being presents an expansive landscape as a panoramic painting as part of the 2014/15 Working Artist Project. Emerson says she blends real-life scenes with apocryphal narratives in the work. [click here for more]

Wednesday January 27, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
C4 and MOCA GA band together to present a valuable networking opportunity for college students to pick professional artists' brains. [click here for more]

Friday September 11, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
<Portalism exhibits “new moves” in artmaking by each Walthall Artist Fellow. Ranging from photography to sculpture to video to drawing to installation to participatory performance to dance, the Fellows’ individual contributions to this exhibit are the result of a year of focused invest... [click here for more]

Friday September 11, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Jonathan Bouknight is the Working Artist Project Winner 2014/2015. Working with a cast of skilled performers, Jonathan Bouknight has created the film Nightingales, a durational meditation on one's continual reach for ideals beyond physical limitations. Themes of metamorphosis, beauty, desire, and fa... [click here for more]

Thursday July 16, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
Immediately following Jonathan Bouknight's Nighingales opening, MOCA GA will announce the 2015/2016 Working Artist Project Fellows along with a party featuring beer, wine, snacks, and music by DJ Topher. [click here for more]

Tuesday June 2, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
Larry Jens Anderson: The Atlanta Years (1979-2015) includes approximately 100 drawings, paintings, sculptures, videos, installations, and more created since Larry's arrival in Atlanta in 1979. This retrospective exhibition aims to represent a major selection of Larry's work, which is largely is in r... [click here for more]

Monday May 25, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
This exhibition features works by the Studio Apprentices who worked with the 2013/2014 Working Artist Project recipients E.K. Huckaby, Scott Ingram, and Fahamu Pecou. Featuring works by: Kimberly Binns, Jen Deplour, Kaye Patton, Daniel Sanzone. An artist talk featuring these four artists who work is... [click here for more]

Thursday March 26, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$15,
MOCA GA welcomes you to Contemporary poetry, FRENCH AND GERMAN DADA AND SURREALIST texts, accounts from WWII Vets and a drone operator, all linked to WAR. The crackle of vinyl records, the sound of electronic machines, the reverberation of an actor’s voice, oscillating between experimental chaos a... [click here for more]

Friday February 13, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
In his first solo museum exhibition, Fahamu Pecou uses the trend of “saggin” (the style which sees young men wearing pants well below their waist) as an allegory to talk about black male mobility and agency. [click here for more]

Friday December 19, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Priding itself on innovative artistic techniques, gestures that soon will disappear is a hybrid experimental form that combines ephemera, images, sounds, videos, and human interaction into a single creative product. It will be presented continuously during the daily operating hours of the museum unt... [click here for more]

Friday November 28, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$8,
Working Artist Project winner and Georgia native E.K. Huckaby presents his newest collection of pieces at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Huckaby's creations are admired for their subject matter that attempts to resonate with any viewer on an intimate level. Known for his unconventional techniques a... [click here for more]

Friday September 19, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra opens its 17th season on Sat., Sept. 20th, 2014 by popping up with a free concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia. The program features fiery, kaleidoscopic works for three violins and continuo by the likes of Gabrieli, Marini, and Purcell, set in a contempora... [click here for more]

Friday September 12, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$5,
This exhibition of work by the Atlanta-based artist Scott Ingram is the culmination of his 2013-14 Working Artist Project grant. Best known for his minimalist fingernail polish paintings, Ingram’s work is expanding in the direction of sculpture and installation, which should make this exhibition o... [click here for more]

Friday June 27, 2014 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$5,
A solo exhibition of new work by Shara Hughes, part of the 2012/2013 Working Artist Project (WAP), featuring paintings that combine elements of landscape, still life, and figuration to dizzying effects. [click here for more]

Friday January 31, 2014 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $5 ,
The Museum of Contempoary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) will present SCORE: Artists in Overtime featuring local and national contemporary artists who take inspiration from sports as their subject, both literally and poetically. The exhibition will be divided into three primary components: The Artist as A... [click here for more]

Friday August 23, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists celebrates local artists by exhibiting works from all across the state. Opening reception will be on Friday, June 21, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. [click here for more]

Friday April 12, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $150 ,
This years MOCA GALA Auction will place less emphasis on the live auction to allow more time in the silent auction area and all bidding will be done via buyer's smart phone, e-notepad or MOCA GA computer. [click here for more]

Friday March 29, 2013 08:00 PM EDT
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$5,
Hip Young Owl is the very first museum retrospective for Atlanta's beloved 88 year old Ruth Laxson. It will feature more than 125 works including paintings, drawings, sculptures, and original artist books, mail art, and more.Reception Jan. 25th. Conversation with the artist and MOCA GA's Director on... [click here for more]

Friday January 11, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: ,
A retrospective exhibition of photographs, drawings, and models of over three decades of Odeleye's public art projects. An opening reception takes place Fri., Nov. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. [click here for more]

Friday January 11, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free,
At the show's closing event on Jan. 12, Odeleye will be part of a panel discussion with noted sculptors, including Maria Artemis and Curtis Patterson, about the responsibilities of the public artist. [click here for more]

Tuesday January 8, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: $0-$5,
The exhibition, which will include models, drawings and photographs of sculptures commissioned for public spaces across the U.S., represents an impressive body of work by Ayokunle Odeleye, one of Georgia's celebrated public art specialists. [click here for more]

Thursday January 3, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Cost: Free-$5,
Brian Dettmer uses mixed media to dive into the importance of books [click here for more]
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Thursday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
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