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  • Volunteering at moCa

    Discover volunteer opportunities at moCa Cleveland connecting arts and community. DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP ◼ DONOR MEMBERSHIP MORE ways to support ▶ moCa NOW ▶ Donor Membership ▶ Corporate Membership ▶ Annual Fund WANT TO GO DEEPER? Check out the moCa NOW Donor Membership Levels. + more First name Last name Phone Email I am interested in the following volunteer opportunities: Any! Events Visitor Interactions Workshop Support Administrative Support Art Advocate/Street Team Submit Current Opportunities GALLERY & PRACTICE LAB SUPPORT (beginning late July) Volunteers will help support our interactive gallery space by observing visitor engagement, assisting with light facilitation, and helping us understand how visitors use hands-on materials and prompts. EVENT SUPPORT (ongoing) moCa opens our doors to crowds of Clevelanders at Art Openings, Public Forums, and times to let loose and be creative on the dance floor. Volunteers help with check-in, set-up, and activating spaces throughout these events. Questions? Contact Lily Stuart, Audience Engagement Manager at lstuart@moCacleveland.org or 216.658.6928. ◼ Insider Circle ◼ $500-$999 Access to semiannual exhibition supporter previews and all General Member events including brunches.* Join NOW ● Patron Circle ● $1,000-$2,499 Experience select quarterly VIP moCa NOW events that bring you closer to art and culture.* Join NOW ■ Curator Circle ■ $2,500-$4,999 Delight in monthly curated moCa NOW events, private access to artists and curators, and exclusive culinary adventures.* Join NOW ★ Director Circle ★ $5,000+ Enjoy the full spectrum of moCa NOW, including premium invitations to international art fairs, high-profile collaborations, and once-in-a-lifetime cultural experiences.* Join NOW VOLUNTEER with moCa Do you want to push contemporary art and your community forward? Take part in building a cosmopolitan Cleveland and connecting new ideas as a volunteer at moCa. Sign up below to receive information about upcoming opportunities.

  • moCa NOW: Cocktail w/ Sky Hopinka | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 5:30-6:30PM Thu. April 23, 2026 moCa NOW: Cocktail w/ Sky Hopinka RSVP at moCa Cleveland Free for moCa NOW Members moCa members are invited to an exclusive early cocktail reception ahead of artist Sky Hopinka’s talk. Connect with fellow members and settle in before an engaging presentation from the acclaimed artist. Arrive early, explore the gallery, and experience this special pre-event gathering designed just for our member community. For details, contact Morgan Jones, Senior Advancement Officer, at 216.658.6934.

  • Family Canvas: Art in Nature | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sat. March 7, 2026 Family Canvas: Art in Nature SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free to all This monthly program welcomes Metroparks naturalists each month at moCa as they facilitate interactive workshops focused on nature-based themes. Each session features three nature stations inside moCa and outside our front door in Cleveland Metroparks’ Mobile NatureTracks, alongside an immersive artmaking experience led by Wave Space Studio. Observe, reflect, and create while exploring the shared ground between ecological systems, contemporary art, and everyday experience. The program is connected to the exhibitions currently at moCa Cleveland, with a strong thematic anchor in Ohio Now: State of Nature . Participants are encouraged to consider how artists and naturalists alike use observation, experimentation, and curiosity to understand the world around them. Developed in partnership with moCa and the Cleveland Metroparks. Support for this program:

  • moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sat. November 1, 2025 moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free with admission Move with meaning in this transformative experience where visual art meets street dance. Join the acclaimed 10K Movement to reconnect with your body, creativity, and expression—through moves inspired by the current exhibitions of Clotilde Jiménez and Maggie Menghan Chen. All ages and levels welcome—no experience needed. Presented in partnership w/

  • Freedom Lecture: Dani McClain | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 6-8PM Thu. June 18, 2026 Freedom Lecture: Dani McClain GET TICKETS at moCa Cleveland Free for all Cincinnati-based author and journalist Dani McClain comes to moCa for an interactive public conversation shaped by the questions at the heart of Homing Instinct: Letting Go of the Shore : What does it mean to belong somewhere? What do we carry across generations? What must we release to move toward the futures we are trying to build? Presented as part of ThirdSpace’s Freedom Lecture series, McClain will draw from her acclaimed writings, including Homing Instinct , her original short story included in Octavia’s Brood , which served as the foundation for Lydia Dean Pilcher’s film of the same name. The gathering will invite audiences into guided conversation, reflection, and shared discovery, setting the frame for a Juneteenth weekend of intergenerational conversation, collective memory, and dreaming out loud. EXPERIENCE HOMING INSTINCT: Come early to experience the three-channel video presentation of Homing Instinct prior to the talk and tour moCa's galleries. BAR OPENS: 6PM TALK: Begins at 6:30PM About the author McClain reports on race, parenting and reproductive health. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The New York Times , TIME , The Atlantic , and Harper's Bazaar . Her work has been recognized by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and she has received a James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. McClain is a contributing writer at The Nation . She was a staff reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and has worked as a strategist with organizations including Color of Change and the Drug Policy Alliance. Her book, "We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood," was published in 2019 by Bold Type Books and was shortlisted in 2020 for a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She was the Cincinnati Public Library's writer-in-residence in 2020 and 2021. This talk is supported by Presented by

  • moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sat. August 2, 2025 moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free with admission Move with meaning in this transformative experience where visual art meets street dance. Join the acclaimed 10K Movement to reconnect with your body, creativity, and expression—through moves inspired by the current exhibitions of Clotilde Jiménez and Maggie Menghan Chen. All ages and levels welcome—no experience needed. Presented in partnership w/

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    designExplorr: Design Learning Challenge Workshop Mar 9, 2024 FREE for all ages SIGN UP NOW Design Learning Challenge workshops unlock your creativity as you approach problems with design solutions. This workshop was developed by designExplorr, an organization devoted to helping youth find their way to creative careers. Workshops start every 30 minutes, 12-4PM If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. About designExplorr. designExplorr is a social impact organization aiming to address the diversity gap within the design profession by expanding design education and raising awareness among community partners. More at designexplorr.com . FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC. About FREE for all ages SIGN UP NOW Design Learning Challenge workshops unlock your creativity as you approach problems with design solutions. This workshop was developed by designExplorr, an organization devoted to helping youth find their way to creative careers. Workshops start every 30 minutes, 12-4PM If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. About designExplorr. designExplorr is a social impact organization aiming to address the diversity gap within the design profession by expanding design education and raising awareness among community partners. More at designexplorr.com . FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC. FREE for all ages SIGN UP NOW Design Learning Challenge workshops unlock your creativity as you approach problems with design solutions. This workshop was developed by designExplorr, an organization devoted to helping youth find their way to creative careers. Workshops start every 30 minutes, 12-4PM If you have questions or if there are additional access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive, please contact access@mocacleveland.org . 1-2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. About designExplorr. designExplorr is a social impact organization aiming to address the diversity gap within the design profession by expanding design education and raising awareness among community partners. More at designexplorr.com . FAMILY FUN ON moCa Saturdays supported by PNC.

  • Contemporary Art Corridor Walking Tour | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 2-4PM Fri. July 11, 2025 Contemporary Art Corridor Walking Tour SIGN UP The Sculpture Center Cleveland Institute of Art Reinberger Gallery moCa Cleveland Free with registration The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa Cleveland), and The Sculpture Center have teamed up to offer a new way to explore and experience exhibitions at these three University Circle institutions. The Contemporary Art Corridor Walking Tour will showcase engaging work by local and international artists who represent diverse backgrounds and artistic practices, along the way providing space for conversation, inviting reflection and inspiring curiosity among participants. AGENDA Staff at each location will briefly introduce their exhibitions, and guests can expect to spend about 30 minutes at each venue to experience and enjoy the artwork. Light refreshments will be served at moCa Cleveland to conclude the tour. PARKING Free parking for the Contemporary Art Corridor walking tour will be available at CIA and The Sculpture Center. This event will take place rain or shine. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes. AT THE SCULPTURE CENTER 12210 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: 2PM The walking tour will begin at 2PM at The Sculpture Center where Edra Soto: La Casa de Todos | Everyone’s Home and La Casa Compartida | The Home We Share are currently on exhibition. Together, these exhibitions explore stories of migration, displacement and cultural memory shared by Cleveland's Latinx community. IMAGE: Edra Soto, La Casa de Todos . Installation view at The Sculpture Center. Photo by Jacob Koestler. AT CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART REINBERGER GALLERY 11610 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: 2:45PM The tour will continue to CIA’s Reinberger Gallery, where the college of art and design's 2025 Alumni Exhibition, Holding Up the Mirror , is on exhibit. Featuring the work of 38 CIA alums, the exhibition seeks to explore our present moment and reflect the various ways artists imagine new paths forward for humanity while holding space for truth, change and collective care. IMAGE: Colleen McCulla, Everything's Computer , 2025. Two disassembled American flags, 35 x 61 x .5 inches. AT moCa CLEVELAND 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland: 3:30PM The tour will finish at moCa Cleveland, to explore the museum's recently opened Summer/Fall exhibition season featuring Clotilde Jiménez: Shapeshift, Erykah Townsend: "Happy" Holidays , Maggie Menghan Chen: Body Building Exercise , Kelli Connell: Double Life , and Beverly Semmes: The Dresses . These exhibitions explore themes of personal journey and discovery, empathy, and movement. IMAGE: Clotilde Jimenéz, Pose No. 12 , 2020. Paper, plastic fabric and charcoal on paper, 50 x 50 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City). Presented in partnership w/

  • Proxy Bid Form

    Proxy or Absentee Bid Form Interested in proxy or absentee bidding? Please fill out the form below and include the artworks that you are interested in. You will be contacted by a moCa representative to confirm your bid range and collect payment information. Absentee bids for the Live Auction will be represented by the auctioneer. Proxy bids for the Silent Auction will be added by a moCa Representative at the fairest price within your range and onsite competitive bids. Proxy or absentee bids may be submitted through Thursday, May 14 at Noon. First name Last name Email Phone Select all of the works that you are interested in bidding: Multi choice Nina Chanel Abney, Magic McArthur Binion, Berkeley: Suite: 11 Linda Butler, Silverware, from The Italian Series Timothy Callaghan, Blue Skies, Pink Lies Andrea Chung Tomory Dodge, Lover Halim Flowers Joanne Greenbaum, Untitled David Huffman, Many Rivers Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson, Skyscape #6 Small Sarah Kabot, NYT December 2018 Lori Kella, Euclid’s Mirror Lisa Kereszi, Girls, Show World Center, Times Square, NYC Catherine Lentini, Untitled Michael Loderstedt Siwa Mgoboza, Les Êtres D’Africadia (Masquer) II Siwa Mgoboza, Les Êtres D’Africadia II Mr. Brainwash, Run DMC Ruby Palmer Laura Naples, Novella Whitney Oldenburg, Safe and Sound Judith Salomon, White Vase with Colors Doug Sanderson Corrie Slawson, Cloud Cover Over/In the Pantheon Edra Soto, por la señal #28 Fred Tomaselli, Untitled Barry Underwood, Linear Construction 13, Jacksonfield Frederic Weber, Untitled #112 Submit

  • moCa Moves: Spin with GrooveRyde — Beyoncé Edition | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 11AM-1:30PM Sat. November 15, 2025 moCa Moves: Spin with GrooveRyde — Beyoncé Edition GET TICKETS at moCa Cleveland $25 We’re running it back for our next moCa Moves with GrooveRyde and cycle instructor Charles Donaldson Jr. — and this time, we’re turning up the energy with a Beyoncé-themed ride you won’t forget. Join us for a 50-minute indoor cycling session where you’ll spin to the beat of Queen Bey’s biggest hits. Led by Charles, one of GrooveRyde’s most dynamic instructors, this all-levels ride is designed to challenge, motivate, and inspire—whether you’re a first-time rider or a seasoned pro. Modifications will be provided throughout, keeping the class accessible to everyone. Bring your sneakers or SPD cycling shoes, a towel, and hydration—we’ll bring the beats, the lights, and the vibes. This program is inspired by our current exhibition by Maggie Menghan Chen, whose work incorporates dance and music elements from Zumba, hip hop, krump, vogue, and ultimately metal to offer an outlet for the pent-up energy of an international community in isolation. After your workout, refuel and reconnect with a complimentary mimosa, then enjoy live music by DJ Zosimo Maxino as you explore moCa Cleveland’s current exhibitions.

  • In Response w/ Art Therapy Studio | moCa Cleveland

    Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 6-7:30PM Thu. May 21, 2026 In Response w/ Art Therapy Studio SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland $5 In Response invites you to engage contemporary art as a starting point for mindfulness, reflection, and meaningful connection at moCa Cleveland. Facilitated by Art Therapy Studio, each session begins with guided time in the galleries, where participants closely observe select works from the exhibitions on view and engage in thoughtful group discussion. Grounded in slowing down and intentional observation, the experience creates space for presence, curiosity, and shared insight. Following the gallery engagement, participants transition into an accessible, hands-on art-making experience focused on process rather than perfection, encouraging creative response, emotional awareness, and self-expression. Offered on the third Thursday of each month until July 2026, the series is designed to be welcoming to both first-time and returning participants, with a consistent structure that fosters ease and belonging. No prior art experience is needed; come as you are, and respond in your own way. A $5 reservation hold will be refunded at check-in. Please note: Eventbrite's processing fees are non-refundable.

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    Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda May 24, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season.

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