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Jul 16-Dec 31, 2022 Renée Green Contact Jul 16-Dec 31, 2022 ∆ Renée Green: Contact . Installation view at moCa Cleveland, presented in partnership with FRONT International's 2022's second iteration, Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows. Photo: Field Studio ∆ Renée Green: Contact . Installation view at moCa Cleveland, presented in partnership with FRONT International's 2022's second iteration, Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows. Photo: Field Studio Renée Green Contact Jul 16-Dec 31, 2022 ∆ Renée Green: Contact . Installation view at moCa Cleveland, presented in partnership with FRONT International's 2022's second iteration, Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows. Photo: Field Studio What is “contact” now? For FRONT 2022 , Cleveland-born artist Renée Green has conceived Contact , her first major exhibition in the city, which occupies all of moCa Cleveland’s public spaces and radiates out into the city with workshops and film screenings. A contrapuntal exhibition, Contact weaves together Green’s own works–some newly commissioned by FRONT 2022–with a vast array of invited participants with whom she’s been in conversation through the years. This relates to Green’s accretive way of working, developing exhibitions by modifying and subsequently re-presenting works and ideas in relation to other contexts. And while Contact coincides with FRONT 2022, the endeavor was initially conceived in 2019 and will continue through the end of the year, resonating with the triennial’s attempt to break the three-month exhibition format. Engaging with moCa Cleveland’s unique architecture, this exhibition establishes a spatial, sonic, and cinematic conversation between multiple artworks and agents. Green’s pioneering aesthetic practice connects with two of the triennial’s key themes: a focus on the expanded role of artists as collaborative practitioners and the idea that the processes of artmaking can create essential bridges between people. In addition to Green, Contact features the art, thinking, and voices of a diverse ensemble of artists and practitioners, including John Akomfrah, Marcel Broodthaers, Cinematic Migrations Workshop, Free Agent Media, Laura Serejo Genes, Lina Gopaul, Derrick Green, Index Literacy Program, Gabriel Kahan, David Lawson, New Humans, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Suneil Sanzgiri, Sense LA, Smoking Dogs Films, Jessica Sarah Rinland, Ian Soroka, Mika Tajima, and Pedro Zylbersztajn. Renée Green’s exhibition Contact is presented in partnership with FRONT International 2022’s second iteration, Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Generous support provided by Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. Additional support provided by Michelle Shan Jeschelnig and Richard Jeschelnig, and the Anselm Talalay Photography Endowment. About FRONT Launched in 2018, FRONT International is a contemporary art exhibition that presents artist commissions, performances, films, and public programs across Northeast Ohio every three years. The 2022 edition, Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows , embraces art as an agent of transformation, a mode of healing, and a therapeutic process. The title is an homage to “Two Somewhat Different Epigrams,” a 1957 poem by Langston Hughes, who moved to Cleveland in his childhood and maintained an artistic connection to the region. A tender, brutal, and provocative prayer, the poem meditates on the inseparability of joy and suffering. Amid a time of ongoing tragedy and loss, FRONT 2022 explores how artmaking can heal us—as individuals, as groups, and as a society. Spanning over twenty-five sites in Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin, the exhibition bears witness to interlocking personal and public crises while emphasizing collaborative creative processes, partnering closely with institutions across the region, and connecting artists with local communities. Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows features over ninety regional, national, and international artists. Starting with how daily practice allows individual artists to cultivate liberation, the triennial also demonstrates how aesthetic pleasure—sharing joy through movement, music, craft, and color—can bring different people together. Finally, the exhibition suggests ways that contemporary art can speak with power, showing us how to recognize and reimagine the invisible structures that govern our lives. For more information, visit FrontArt.org .

Jan 27-Jun 11, 2023 Amber N. Ford Someone, Somewhere, Something Jan 27-Jun 11, 2023 ∆ Amber N. Ford, Balloon Release for Bogard , 2021, digital photograph. Courtesy the artist ∆ Amber N. Ford, Balloon Release for Bogard , 2021, digital photograph. Courtesy the artist Amber N. Ford Someone, Somewhere, Something Jan 27-Jun 11, 2023 ∆ Amber N. Ford, Balloon Release for Bogard , 2021, digital photograph. Courtesy the artist Best known for photography, artist Amber N. Ford delves into the medium of sound as a tool to share intimate stories of grief. During her Winter/Spring 2022 residency at moCa, Ford used moCa’s space as a site to collect responses from audiences about their experiences of loss and trauma. Someone, Somewhere, Something applies this content in a new audio work presented in various unconventional sites throughout the museum to create poignant sound collages that make space for mourning while also supporting catharsis and healing. Lead support for Amber N. Ford: Someone, Somewhere, Something is provided by Margaret Cohen & Kevin Rahilly. Additional support provided by The Callahan Foundation. About the Artist Amber N. Ford Amber N. Ford Amber N. Ford (b. 1994, Cleveland, OH) is an artist based in Cleveland, OH. She received her BFA in Photography from the Cleveland Institute of Art (2016). Interested in race, and identity, she is best known for her work in portraiture, which she considers a “collaborative engagement between photographer and sitter.” She has been featured in exhibitions at Kent State University, Transformer Station, SPACES Gallery, The Morgan Conservatory, The Cleveland Print Room, Zygote Press, and Waterloo Arts, as well as in outdoor public spaces on the Capitol Theatre Building located at the corner of Detroit and West 65th. In 2021, her work was on view at ThirdSpace Action Lab as a part of Imagine Otherwise . Recent awards include Gordon Square Arts District Artist-In-Residence (2019) and the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award (2017).

SOLD OUT: Negativland + SUE-C: We Can Really Feel Like We're Here Oct 4, 2024 THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert About THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT TICKETS: $25 General; $20 moCa Members Galleries Open until 7:30PM Screening at 7:30PM followed by a Q&A and a new performance by Negativland and SUE-C. We'll start the evening with a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley, with a Q&A immediately following with members of Negativland. After the film experience a live stage performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE accompanied by SUE-C's unique and immersive visuals. moCa's galleries will remain open until the start of the program at 7:30PM. About "Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland" by director Ryan Worsley: Film summary: In 1978 David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads. “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then Stand By For Failure is the way to go.” —Film Threat About Negativland and the live show: Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance about our minds, our realities, and the evolving forms of media and technology that orchestrate our perceptions as we head into our next election: WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE. Negativland performs with video designed and produced by SUE-C, who appears virtually. “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” –The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” –Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” –NPR Tiny Desk Concert

30492f1b-6455-46bf-af78-4b083cfc62dd The Building Sat. Jul 20, 2024 9PM-1:30AM Big Duke Connect to CREATIVITY It's time to Connect as Cleveland-native and acclaimed hip hop producer Big Duke returns to the city to celebrate at moCa. Duke starts the party with a creator talk and demo where he will take you into his process, producing live, improvised beats and sharing memories from collabs. Then hit the floor in a hot 'fit for a late night dance party. $25 advance ($30 at door) Valet available Featured Food Truck: Yum Village $25 advance ($30 at door) Valet available Featured Food Truck: Yum Village $25 advance ($30 at door) Valet available Featured Food Truck: Yum Village Host Committee Dr. James Alberty Alpesh Vinnie Cimino Heff Emily Roggenburk Alishia Sparks Gullatt Limited edition T-shirt Big design by Big Duke! Available on July 20, Duke has curated this exclusive design for you as part of our limited edition moCa Connect Capsule Collection. GET TICKETS Silent Auction: Exclusive T-10 Bespoke Personal Audio System Cleveland native and acclaimed music producer BIG DUKE, along with hi-fi audio-jewelry designer T10 Bespoke, have collaborated to create a fully customized in-ear computer to benefit moCa Cleveland and Big Brothers and Sisters of Greater Cleveland. +more 9PM: Doors Open 10PM: Artist Talk 11PM-1:30AM: Party! GET TICKETS About Big Duke Chris “Big Duke” Malloy is an American Producer/Drum Programmer from Cleveland, Ohio and has been working professionally in the music industry since 2007. During Duke’s time at the University of Akron, he began achieving recognition through promoting his childhood friend’s “Chip Tha Ripper & Al Fatz’s” music and devising unique marketing strategies to catch the eyes of music industry executives and the ears of fans throughout the country. In 2007, Big Duke began exploring his passion in music production and worked day and night to master the technique of creating sounds that evoke raw emotion. Influenced by the sounds of Anita Baker, Tony Toni Tone, Master P, and Too Short, Big Duke has developed a unique sound substantiated with soulful southern hip-hop sounds and harmonized with the organic rhythms and melodies of R&B. Duke relocated to Los Angeles in 2012 to pursue music production and has since worked and collaborated with many artists and producers including The Game, Byrson Tiller, Symba, 21 Savage, and many more. Connect ON THE FLOOR DJ KNYCE DJ Rich DJ Walk

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. January 29, 2026 2026 Exhibition Preview Party INVITATION ONLY at moCa Cleveland moCa NOW Donor Event: Invitation Only Join us at an exclusive preview reception celebrating the artists, partners, and supporters as moCa unveils a new season of art now… in progress! This event is by invitation only. For information on joining the moCa NOW Donor Program, visit mocacleveland.org/moca-now .

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/

Title Round Nina Chanel Abney Magic , 2024 Edition 22/30 Relief print 59 ½ x 39 ¼ inches Courtesy of Nina Chanel Abney & Pace Prints Estimated Retail Value: $15,000 Starting Bid: $7,500 Nina Chanel Abney is one of the most prominent, multifaceted artists working today. In addition to collaborations with brands like Nike, Timberland, and Mattel, Abney creates paintings, works on paper, and large-scale murals that combine representation and abstraction to explore a broad range of topics such as pop culture, celebrity, religion, politics, race, sex, and art history. Using bold color and scale, Abney simplifies forms and combines them with text and shapes to create stirring portraits like the haloed figure in Magic. moCa mounted her recent solo show, Big Butch Synergy in 2023 and published a related catalog with ICA Miami, which premiered the series’ first half, Big Butch Energy , in 2022. +sign up to proxy bid return to auction menu More: Nina Chanel Abney Abney (b.1982, Harvey, IL; lives and works in New York) has held major solo exhibitions at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia, moCa Cleveland, ICA Boston, ICA Miami, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, and The School by Jack Shainman Gallery, among others. Her latest solo exhibition, The Pursuit of Happiness , will inaugurate the new Virginia MOCA building from April 18–August 16, 2026. Recent commissions include transforming Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall façade in New York and creating a public mural at Miami World Center; she also has a mural at Rocket Arena. Her work is represented in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, Rubell Family Collection, the Dallas Museum of Art, and numerous other institutions.

Oct 8, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 The National AIDS Memorial Quilt In conjunction with moCa’s presentation of Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. and World AIDS Day Oct 8, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 ∆ Square from The National AIDS Memorial Quilt (detail). ∆ Square from The National AIDS Memorial Quilt (detail). The National AIDS Memorial Quilt In conjunction with moCa’s presentation of Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. and World AIDS Day Oct 8, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 ∆ Square from The National AIDS Memorial Quilt (detail). With over 50,000 panels created by thousands of participants worldwide, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is the world’s largest community folk art project. Made up of individually created three by six-foot panels—each the approximate size of a grave—the Quilt memorializes 125,000-plus victims of AIDS and HIV-related illness. Portraits appear alongside names and dates, pictures of pets, flowers, rainbows, musical instruments, and thousands of other symbols that represent friends, lovers, and family members. Currently spanning 1.2 million square feet and weighing 54 tons, the Quilt is a powerful symbol of the AIDS pandemic and a living memorial to a generation lost to AIDS and HIV-related illness. The Quilt was conceived by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones, who in 1978 created the first panel in memory of his friend Marvin Feldman. That same year the Quilt grew to 1,920 panels and on October 11, 1987, it was exhibited for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. where half a million people visited on the opening weekend. Jones said of the Quilt, “It could be therapy, I hoped, for a community that was increasingly paralyzed by grief and rage and powerlessness. It could be a tool for the media, to reveal the humanity behind the statistics. And a weapon to deploy against the government; to shame them with stark visual evidence of their utter failure to respond to the suffering and death that spread and increased with every passing day.” This focused installation brings together two blocks of the Quilt in conjunction with moCa’s presentation of Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. and World AIDS Day (December 1). Block 0227 and Block 4506 are a poignant and beautiful tribute to the lives of Edmundo “Mundo” Meza—the artist at the center of Axis Mundo —James Brooke Shoulberg, Michael McDowell, David Caroline, Merle Long, Hugo Niehaus, John (surname unknown), John Doe, Terry David Hernandez, E. Gordon Hanna, Jorge Fernandez, Steve Brown, Ted Zak, David Lewis, Paul Mark Patinka, and Michael F. Farrell. With thousands of displays of the Quilt in locations across the globe, over 14 million people have experienced and participated in the project. To learn more about the National AIDS Memorial Quilt please visit www.aidsmemorial.org/quilt . moCa’s presentation of The National AIDS Memorial Quilt is organized by Courtenay Finn, Chief Curator, Ray Juaire, Exhibitions Director, Lauren Leving, Curator of Public Programs & Artist Residencies, Karl Anderson, Exhibition Technician, and supported by the entire moCa Cleveland staff.

Studio Access w/ Manabu Ikeda Mar 9, 2024 Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Generous support for Manabu Ikeda's artist residency and programming by Flagstar Foundation. RELATED EXHIBITION: Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage About Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Generous support for Manabu Ikeda's artist residency and programming by Flagstar Foundation. RELATED EXHIBITION: Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage Experience the artist create onsite at moCa as he develops a new monumental artwork over the course of the Winter/Spring season. Generous support for Manabu Ikeda's artist residency and programming by Flagstar Foundation. RELATED EXHIBITION: Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 9PM-1:30AM Sat. May 17, 2025 moCa Connect Returns GET TICKETS at moCa Cleveland $25 advance; $30 at door moCa Connect returns this May! moCa CONNECT is back with an experience you don't want to miss. This signature event brings together art, music, culture, and creative game-changers for a night of bold ideas and electric energy. Special Guest: Filmmaker Coodie Simmons Director of Netflix's jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, & ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Benji DJ Lineup & Entertainment NicNacc DJ Walk Gumbo About Coodie Simmons Coodie Simmons, a visionary filmmaker from Chicago, first gained prominence through his unique ability to merge storytelling with soulful, documentary-style visuals. After moving to New York in 2002, Coodie teamed up with Chike Ozah to form the award-winning directing duo, Coodie & Chike. Coodie’s most recognized achievements to date include Kanye West’s Through the Wire music video and Netflix's *jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy , the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Benji , the NAACP Image Award-winning Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ and the acclaimed look into the life of NBA player Stephon Marbury in A Kid From Coney Island .

B.R.E.A.T.H.E! May 25, 2024 Free TEAM (Teen Engagement Ambassadors at moCa) presents B.R.E.A.T.H.E! a one day event focused on community building and reimagining ways to fight mass consumption. This day will provide art making workshops, live music, and more! TEAM program statement: Through the TEAM's progress throughout the year we investigated what we believe has one of the biggest impacts on society and our community today. What we realized was that isolation has become one of the most predominant problems people face. Because of the pandemic, we have grown very independent, but to a great extent. Although it may have been 4 years ago, the pandemic has had a lasting effect on our society and we believe it should be properly addressed. We hope that our program creates an opportunity for people to come out of isolation and regain a sense of belonging in a community. This program gave participants the tools to amplify their voice and provided opportunity for critical thinking, creative expression and leadership through the arts. For 7 months teens have been immersed in workshops, field trips, guidance from moCa's staff, Cleveland artists, art professionals and more! Join us as we celebrate their hard work preparing for B.R.E.A.T.H.E! About Free TEAM (Teen Engagement Ambassadors at moCa) presents B.R.E.A.T.H.E! a one day event focused on community building and reimagining ways to fight mass consumption. This day will provide art making workshops, live music, and more! TEAM program statement: Through the TEAM's progress throughout the year we investigated what we believe has one of the biggest impacts on society and our community today. What we realized was that isolation has become one of the most predominant problems people face. Because of the pandemic, we have grown very independent, but to a great extent. Although it may have been 4 years ago, the pandemic has had a lasting effect on our society and we believe it should be properly addressed. We hope that our program creates an opportunity for people to come out of isolation and regain a sense of belonging in a community. This program gave participants the tools to amplify their voice and provided opportunity for critical thinking, creative expression and leadership through the arts. For 7 months teens have been immersed in workshops, field trips, guidance from moCa's staff, Cleveland artists, art professionals and more! Join us as we celebrate their hard work preparing for B.R.E.A.T.H.E! Free TEAM (Teen Engagement Ambassadors at moCa) presents B.R.E.A.T.H.E! a one day event focused on community building and reimagining ways to fight mass consumption. This day will provide art making workshops, live music, and more! TEAM program statement: Through the TEAM's progress throughout the year we investigated what we believe has one of the biggest impacts on society and our community today. What we realized was that isolation has become one of the most predominant problems people face. Because of the pandemic, we have grown very independent, but to a great extent. Although it may have been 4 years ago, the pandemic has had a lasting effect on our society and we believe it should be properly addressed. We hope that our program creates an opportunity for people to come out of isolation and regain a sense of belonging in a community. This program gave participants the tools to amplify their voice and provided opportunity for critical thinking, creative expression and leadership through the arts. For 7 months teens have been immersed in workshops, field trips, guidance from moCa's staff, Cleveland artists, art professionals and more! Join us as we celebrate their hard work preparing for B.R.E.A.T.H.E!

News + Read more at CAN Journal Saturday, February 1, 2025 by Kisha Nicole Foster Photograph by Emmanuel Wallace I recently went to moCa Cleveland for the opening of an exhibit of photos provided by Birthing Beautiful Communities: Dear. Dear is a tribute to the strength, resilience, and beauty of Black motherhood and the community that supports it. Birthing Beautiful Communities is an organization in Northeast Ohio that holistically supports pregnant women from the time they find out they are with child to the birth and beyond. Their goal is to support equitable birth outcomes in communities that have socio-economic disparities. They also have a book, Born to Be: A Tribute to Black Motherhood . This book can be purchased on the Birthing Beautiful Communities website. I have a connection to this organization as they assisted me in my birth with my daughter seven years ago. My doula is Verna Darby, and she was there from my knowing I was pregnant to the delivery room, when I gave birth to Love Jones in 2017. She was at the opening on January 24, 2025. We got to reconnect and it was a joy for her to see Love Jones at age 7, knowing she was the one holding my hand and supporting me as I pushed my baby girl out. Without her, I don’t know if I would have been confident in this journey that is learned while doing the work. ( Read the full article at CAN Journal ) Previous Next