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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Join MOCA Tucson’s Board of Directors and Gala Committee for the 2025 Gala—an evening of dinner and dancing under the stars, with a curated silent auction featuring a range of contemporary artists, design objects, and one of a kind experiences.

This year’s event includes a Mediterranean dinner prepared by Café à La C’Art, with daring local cocktails by Whiskey Del Bac, bubbly, and music by DJ Tito Suavecito and Sopitas. Guests can also enjoy tattoos by Diabla Ink, live t-shirt printing by CREAM, and a chance to make your own mark on an interactive graffiti wall and capture the moment with a Volkswagen photo booth provided by Bashbox.

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.

For corporate or sponsorship information, please contact us at: [email protected].

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OPPORTUNITIES

Night Bloom: Grants for Artists

Applications Due May 4, 2025

Night Bloom: Grants for Artists supports the arts ecosystem in the greater Tucson area through funding collaboratively-focused visual arts projects by individual artists and artist groups. Grants support efforts to create experimental and community-embedded opportunities for artistic exchange.

Grant Awards: $3,500 – $7,500

Night Bloom: Grants for Artists is organized by MOCA Tucson in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

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EXHIBITIONS

Frequencies

February 28 - June 29, 2025

Frequencies is a museum-wide exhibition featuring a group of contemporary artists who explore the dynamic possibilities of sound. These artists attend to the audible and inaudible traces of the world to create works across sculpture, architecture, video, performance, and image. 

The show presents artworks by Alluvium, Vivian Caccuri, Sofía Córodva, Tatiana Echeverri Fernandez, Nikita Gale, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Sara Ouhaddou, Adrian Piper, Ana Paula Santana, Naama Tsabar, and Karima Walker.

Frequencies also features Channeling the Ear, a space for intimate listening experiences with albums by artists and musicians such as AGF, Maryanne Amacher, Jessica Ekomane, Christine Sun Kim, Katalin Ladik, Lime Rickey International, Audra Wolowiec, and selections from the collection of Nothing to Commit Records, a research and publishing platform founded by guest curator Bhavisha Panchia. 

Frequencies is organized by Guest Curator Bhavisha Panchia and MOCA Tucson Curator Alexis Wilkinson.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Workshop: Arts Grant Writing With Sol Partners

Tuesday, April 22 | 5:30 pm | Free

To support artists in the Night Bloom Grant application process, MOCA is offering a free grant writing workshop led by Sol Grant Partners. The workshop will take place via Zoom and will open with an overview of arts grant writing followed by a specific review of the Night Bloom Grant application. The session will close with a Q&A.

This workshop is designed and facilitated by Sol Grant Partners to offer additional insight and support those those applying to arts grant opportunities.

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Free Third Thursday

Thursday, April 24 | 5-9 pm

Join us for a free evening at MOCA with galleries open late, live music by KXCI Community Radio, food by Ensenada Street Food, and beer by Brick Box Brewery!

This month, Mission Garden will offer a selection of seeds and other seasonally available items harvested from the garden, and raison pan will pop-up with  their artisan sourdough bread made with local heritage ancient grains

Third Thursdays are presented in collaboration with KXCI Community Radio.

EDUCATION

Stay Gold: Theater

Thursdays, April 17 - May 22 | 5:30-8 pm | Free

Registration is now open for the Fall session of Stay Gold—MOCA’s free intergenerational LGBTQIA+ arts program for youth and adults ages 13 and up.

In this session, led by Kizmet Grace, participants will explore devised theater, a collaborative process where participants generate original performances based on personal stories, shared experiences, and creative experimentation.

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Register for MOCA Summer Camp 2025

May 26 - June 19, 2025

MOCA Camp is back for its 11th year with an immersive experience in creativity, collaboration, and community. This year’s theme, DIY FASHION LAB2, invites young artists to explore sustainable fashion through hands-on design activities. Campers will experiment with repurposing and upcycling textiles, accessories, and create unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.

Sessions will be offered in English and Spanish languages.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

MOCA 2024 Annual Report

2024 was a milestone year for MOCA! We received major grants from the Mellon Foundation, Teiger Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. In 2024, we produced six exhibitions, commissioned 24 new artworks, and engaged over 17,000 adults through public programming. We also directly supported 100+ artists through residencies and programs and employed 15 teaching artists.

MOCA ANNUAL REPORT