MoCA on the Move @ Met Park

10am - 1pm

1331 Elm St, Arlington, VA 22202

Free. Registration not required.

We’re back at Met Park every Sunday this spring with live music, light snacks, and hands-on art making activities for the whole family. Held on the “central green” at Metropolitan Park in National Landing.

April 27: DIY Pinwheels // Music from Duck Chuck Goose

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Sign Up! Spring Workshops + Classes

We're excited about our Spring Art Classes and Workshops! Whether you're looking to refine your skills, explore a new medium, or introduce your child to the world of art, we have something for every age and interest.

Spring Art Classes begin the week of April 22-register now to secure your spot!

Adults: Dive into creative courses like Ceramics: Throwing & Hand Building, Intro to Classical Oil Painting, Experimental Painting: The Creative Process, Portraiture: The Art of Graphite, and more! Plus, don't miss our one-day and multi-session workshops in oil painting, mixed media, printmaking, and wellness-focused art experiences.

Kids + Teens: Young artists can explore classes such as Creation Exploration: Mixed Media Arts (Ages 5-7) (ages 5-7), Seeing Color | Making Color (ages 8-10), Foundations in Painting (ages 11-14), and Figures & Portraits: Drawing from Photos (ages 14-18).

Adult Art Classes + Workshops

Kids + Teens Classes

Current Exhibitions On View @ Museum

A Passage of Force Through Matter: Current Painting

February 14 - May 25, 2025

Chairmen's, Meyer, & Smith Galleries, Main Level

Featured artists: Tom Bunnell, Asha Elana Casey, Claudia “Aziza” Gibson-Hunter, Matthew Mann, Maggie Michael, and Marisa Rasum

Read the East City Art review!

Joshua Challen Ice: Something to Do With My Hands

February 14 - May 25, 2025

Experimental Gallery, Lower Level

Installation view of Joshua Challen Ice: Something to Do With My Hands.

Brandon Morse: Gradually, All at Once

February 14 - May 25, 2025

Truland Gallery, Lower Level

Read The Washington Post review!

Brandon Morse, Continental Drift, 2025, Generative video, sound, mixed media.

Milan Warner: Where Growths Sleep But Cannot Dream

February 14 - May 25, 2025

Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery, Upper Level

Installation view of Milan Warner: Where Growths Sleep But Cannot Dream.

Moments: Hardships and Joys We Carry

February 14 - April 20, 2025

Jenkins Community Gallery, Lower Level

Featured artists: Cardinal Elementary School Fifth Graders

Installation view of Moments: Hardships and Joys We Carry

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]. 

2025 SUMMER CAMP: JUNE 23 - AUGUST 22

Do you have a teen or tween who loves art? MoCA Arlington offers a wonderful and wide array of summer programs for middle and high school age students! From drawing and painting to sculpture and pottery, see below more details and to register.

And, did you know MoCA Arlington has Pottery Summer Camps for all ages? Click here to learn more!

Summer programs for 14-18

Summer programs for 5-7

Summer programs for 11-14

Summer programs for 8-10

Saturday Sound Baths @ the Museum

Sound Bath @ Museum

3rd + 4th Saturdays / April 19 + 26 / 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.

More info + Registration

Mondays + Saturdays | Yoga @ the Museum

Gentle Yoga in the Galleries @ Museum

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.

Gentle Yoga Registration

Morning Yoga in the Galleries @ Museum

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.

Saturday Yoga Registration

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].

Do you like what we do? We need your help!

If you enjoy our programs, exhibitions, and artists that we work with, please donate today.

Yes! I will help MoCA Arlington!

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.