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Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington News - October 18, 2025
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October 22, 2025
From: Museum of Contemporary Art ArlingtonFriday! Curator Tour @ Museum
Curator Tour: Here the waving flag. Here the other world. @ Museum
Friday / October 24 / 1pm
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
Free. Registration not required.
Join MoCA Arlington's Senior Curator Blair Murphy for a free tour of Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world.
Here the waving flag. Here the other world. is the first presentation of Ilchi’s work to highlight the full breadth of her practice, bringing together artwork from the last fifteen years.
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Sunday + Thursday! MoCA on the Move @ Met Park!
MoCA on the Move: Family Fall Series @ Met Park
Sundays / October 19 / 10am - 1pm
1331 S Elm St, Arlington, VA 22202
Free. Registration not required.
Join us Sundays for live music, hands-on art making, bubbles, chalk and a truly lovely day in the park!
October 19: Artist Spotlight: Allie Tripp - Autumn Print Postcards / Music from Caleb Hacker
October 26: Artist Spotlight: David Amoroso - Calavara Masks / Music from Duck Chuck Goose
MoCA on the Move: Fall Art Series @ Met Park
Thursday / October 23 / 5pm - 7pm
1331 S Elm St, Arlington, VA 22202
Free. Registration not required.
Join us alongside NaLa Noches–a Latin Music series on Thursday nights this fall hosted by National Landing BID.
Each week will have fresh, fun art-making activities inspired by Hispanic Heritage Month with featured artists.
October 23: Watercolor Prints of Fall Fruits and Vegetables.
Upcoming! Día de los Muertos Evening Picnic!
Día de los Muertos Celebration, An Evening Picnic @ Museum
Saturday / November 1 / 5pm - 8pm
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
Free. Registration not required.
Join us for an evening picnic on the lawn of the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington with family-friendly activities, vendors, performances, and games. Grab some refreshments and bites with local food trucks, and craft espresso drinks. Come inside and explore our fall exhibitions!
Artist David Amoroso is building a large-scale altar on the front portico of the building where your loved ones who have passed may be honored.
Special thanks to AVLD Events and Arlington Arts for supporting the event!
On view! Current exhibitions @ Museum
Global Spotlight: Tactics for Remembering
September 27 - January 25, 2026
Lower Level: Truland and Experimental Galleries
Featured artists: Amalia Caputo, Reynier Leyva Novo, and Lisu Vega in collaboration with Carlos Pedreañez
Tactics for Remembering invites viewers to reflect on the notion of home as a fluid and emotional space-shaped by memory, by the body, and by absence.
Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world.
September 27 - January 25, 2026
Main Level: Meyer, Smith and Chairmen's Galleries
Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world., is the first major museum exhibition to survey the work of Iranian-American painter Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi.
Hiromi Isobe: Can I See?
October 4 - November 30
Lower Level: Jenkins Community Gallery
In Can I See?, artist Hiromi Isobe works across media including painting, mixed media, fiber and sculpture to give form to the invisible systems that shape our world.
Joey Enríquez: as i look towards what could have been mine
September 27 - January 25, 2026
Upper Level: Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery
as i look towards what could have been mine is Joey Enríquez’s elegiac ode to the desert of the American Southwest, a place synonymous with the artist’s personal ethnography, familial ancestry, and, for the artist, a place where their soul is at rest.
Celebrate youth birthdays with MoCA Arlington!
Need a place and activity for a kid's birthday coming up on your calendar? MoCA Arlington offers fun art-making during an hour-long private workshop at the Museum or the Innovation Studio, with time and space to enjoy cake and refreshments afterward.
For more information, email [email protected].
Wellness Programs @ the Museum
Sound Baths @ Museum
3rd + 4th Saturdays / 2pm
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
$22 per person. Registration required.
Join us for this lovely and relaxing event where experienced facilitators use a variety of sound instruments, including chimes, crystal quartz, and tibetan sound bowls, to bathe you in beautiful sounds as you lay or sit comfortably through the event.
Gentle Yoga in the Galleries @ Museum
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
Mondays / 6:30pm-7:30pm
$10-$20. Registration required.
Unwind and invite balance in this flowing, gentle yoga class. Our experienced instructors will guide you through a gentle practice suitable for all levels on Monday nights in the beautiful Tiffany Gallery. Start your week on a positive note.
Bring your own mat, a journal, and wear comfortable clothing. No late entry.
Tai Chi @ Museum
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
Tuesdays / 9:30am
Free. Registration not required.
Join community members for a free, 30-min tai chi practice sponsored by Arlington Neighborhood Village and hosted at the museum.
When the weather is nice, meet the group outdoors in the park by the museum's parking lot.
Yoga in the Galleries @ Museum
3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
Saturdays / 11am-12pm*
$10-$20. Registration required.
Yoga in the Galleries is a 60-minute yoga session designed to inspire and uplift. Hosted in the beautiful Tiffany Gallery every Saturday morning, you will be invited to move your body towards a presence with your inner creative. At the end of each flowing session, you will be invited to journal, doodle, draw or meditate.
Participants should bring their own mat, water bottle, and notebook with writing utensil. No late entry.
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If you enjoy our programs, exhibitions, and artists that we work with, please donate today.
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Host your private or corporate event at MoCA Arlington!
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington makes a unique backdrop for a variety of events, including corporate meetings, client events, cocktail receptions, private dinners, small weddings, retirement celebrations, memorial services, and birthday parties. We welcome events for groups of 10 to 200 guests.
For more information, email [email protected].
Did you know that MoCA Arlington has two locations?
The Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (MoCA Arlington)
3550 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
OPEN:
Wednesday through Sunday from 12-5pm.
Admission is free.
MoCA Arlington's Innovation Studio + Store
525 14th Street S
Arlington, VA 22202
OPEN:
Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm.
Admission + Art-making is free.