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Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington News - April 5, 2025
Arts and Entertainment
April 12, 2025
From: Museum of Contemporary Art ArlingtonSign 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).
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!
Meet Lex, the next artist @ the Innovation Studio
Lex Marie is a multidisciplinary artist exploring personal and collective experiences within the African diaspora through painting, sculpture, and installation. Her work examines themes like adultification bias, food insecurity, and systemic inequities, as seen in her 2022 solo exhibition "Let Them Kids Be Kids" at MoCA Arlington.
She has exhibited at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, NIU Art Museum, and Susquehanna Art Museum, among others, and participated in residencies at MoCA Arlington and Artist Mother Studio x Red Dirt. A recent recipient of the S&R Evermay Washington Award, her work continues to reimagine everyday materials to challenge societal norms, engage young audiences, and spark meaningful dialogue.
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.
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.
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.
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].
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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.