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Museum of Contemporary Arts Westport Weekly Newsletter - January 4, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

January 5, 2023

From: Museum of Contemporary Art Westport

Our gallery is closed through January 12, 2023 as we install our Winter Exhibition. The Academy will remain open. 

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Opening Soon: Winter Exhibition
PAUL CAMACHO: EL RITMO Y LA UNIDAD
ON VIEW: JAN 13 - FEB 26, 2023
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, JAN 12 • 5 - 7 PM 

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Explore Puerto Rico's Art

COMING SOON! MoCA Westport and the Westport Public Art Collections Committee announce Paul Camacho: El Ritmo y La Unidad (Rhythm and Unity), a new exhibition featuring selected works by Paul Camacho (1929-1989) primarily drawn from the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC), on view January 13 - February 26, 2023.

The opening reception is ticketed and open to the public, and is free for MoCA Members. Advance registration is requested for all attendees. 

Drinks will be available for purchase, provided by our new official bar service: The Cup Bearer.

The exhibition was curated by Alexandra M. Thomas, an art historian, critic, curator, and PhD candidate at Yale in History of Art and African American Studies, with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. 

MoCA Westport thanks Wendy and Jacques Bouthillier for their generous support in funding El Ritmo y La Unidad.

OPENING SOON: ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION
WHO ARE YOU WHEN YOU ARE DREAMING
ON VIEW: JAN 13 - FEB 26, 2023

Simultaneous with El Ritmo y La Unidad, our annual high school exhibition, entitled Who Are You When You Are Dreaming, will also be on view. Experience the works of close to 200 high school students from across the region.

Join us for our Cocktails and Conversation series on Thursday evenings, focused on delivering engaging discussions relevant to the current exhibition. Arrive early to purchase a drink or cocktail of your choice. Free for MoCA members; $10 for non-members. Advance registration requested.

Thursday, January 19, 2023 | 6 - 7 PM
“Paul Camacho in Westport” – A talk with WestPAC’s Kathleen Motes Bennewitz and Ive Covaci, and Independent Curator Benjamin Ortiz
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 6 - 7 PM
The Intersection of Art / Fashion / Design and Art Collecting (Investing 101) with Jen Berniker and Annie Ford of Designport and Diana Mashia, Founder and CEO of Invest in Her Art
REGISTER HERE

Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 6 - 7 PM
Talk with Alexandra M. Thomas, curator of El Ritmo y La Unidad
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 | 6 - 7 PM
Sarah Dove, paper conservator/owner, Sarah Dove Fine Art Conservation, LLC
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INTRODUCING THE ACADEMY+ PASS:

A new add-on benefit for kids!

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Children's Program Catalog

NEW!  A separate program from our MoCA Memberships, the Academy+ Pass offers a range of special benefits and discounts for your child at the Academy at MoCA Westport, including a 20% discount on all children’s classes and camps, priority waitlist opportunities, access to our summer camp private pre-registration window, and more!

Check out our full catalog here or see in calendar view here.

THE ACADEMY SPOTLIGHT:
ADULT WORKSHOP WITH BLOSSOM + STEM FLORAL DESIGN • THURSDAY, FEB 9 • 5 - 7 PM 

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Join us on Thursday, February 9th during our weekly Happy Hour for a special workshop! Led by Michele Sinacore, pro floral designer and owner of Blossom + Stem Floral Design, you will create a gorgeous rose-filled Valentine's arrangement to fill your home with love, just in time for Valentine's Day.

MUSIC AT MoCA 2023: COMING SOON!
TALISK (SCOTTISH FOLK) • SAT, FEB 18 • 7 PM

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Our stellar 2023 Music at MoCA schedule will be announced soon!

Advance tickets are available now for Talisk (Scottish Folk) on Saturday, February 18 at 7 PM. Talisk is one of the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade. Arrive early to explore the exhibition and to purchase delicious food and drinks. Learn more and get your tickets.

RECOMMENDED READING: ART WORLD INSIDERS PICK THE BREAK OUT ARTISTS OF 2023

Read The ArtNet Article

Naomi Beckwith, Marilyn Minter, and other art-world insiders pick the artists poised to break out big in 2023 in this ArtNet article.