The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

"Gathered V: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists" is OPEN!! Come check it out! We will be open until 5 pm today. You can also experience the exhibition with our 360 virtual tours!! Tickets can be reserved online and walk-ins are welcomed. Find out more about the exhibition now using the link in our bio! . . . A big THANK YOU to our esteemed jurors @gregorturk , @kristaaaaaclark , and @luchapink for selecting this year's Gathered artists!... . . . @mitchellbiggio @kateburkestudio @shawnccampbell @emmachammah @inkyoungc @davidcliftonstrawn @rdallascook @eiliscrean @theantoniodarden @jackdeese @elysedefoor @elliedent @pan_trog @dangbendunn @artbymelanieeberhardt @derekfaust @larkinford @madorafrey @vlgarcia_ @marystuhall @joseibarrarizo @michellelaxalt @driftersproject @masela_nkolo @great_moon_hoax @margaretwmorrison @alipageoleary @estebanpatino @artofdphillips @aaronkaganputt @dnice_clay @ashleylschick @sandieslabel @kevinwillpaint @k.a.ouellette . . . #Gathered #GatheredV #Georgiaartists #juriedshow #upcomingexhibition #contemporaryart #atlanta #openingsoon #savethedate #openingreception #mocaga See more

LAST DAY!! Come see 2020/2021 WAP Fellow Kelly Taylor Mitchell's solo exhibition 'Reunion'. @kellytaylormitchell multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora. You can also experience Kelly's exhibition through our 360 virtual tour and her artist talk! Both are available on our website! Link in bio! MOCA GA will be open until 5 PM today. Walk-ins welcomed!... . ‘Untitled (Purple)’, 2021. Artist made pigmented cotton paper, grommets, mesh, chandelier crystals. ‘Untitled (Green)’, 2021. Artist made pigmented cotton paper, grommets, mesh, chandelier crystals. Between Starshine & Clay, 2021 Unbound artist book. Original text, artist made cotton and kudzu paper, hand embroidery, screenprinting, and letterpress. Original text. Title borrowed from Lucille Clifton’s ‘Won’t You Celebrate with Me’. . Alvaro Santistevan

TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! Don't miss out on MOCA GA's current exhibitions. Purchase tickets online or walk on in today and tomorrow from 12 pm - 5 pm. Ticket link in bio! . Come see 2020/2021 WAP Fellow Kelly Taylor Mitchell's solo exhibition 'Renunion'. @kellytaylormitchell multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora. . Eric Kaepplinger is a mixed media artist with a strong influence in drawing. Whe...ther the work comes from history, the abstract or personal experience, his expression deals with potential adventure, the energy all around our daily lives and soul quenching experience. Experience 'Vinegars' TODAY! . Visit a group exhibition of emerging artists who worked as studio apprentices in the 2019/2020 Working Artist Project. This exhibition features the work of Katherine Burke, Shawn Campbell, Kaleigh Fitzgerald, Emily Tomlinson, and Aja Chechi Udumah. . #contemporaryart #groupexhibition #atlantaartist #workingartistproject #mocaga #erickaepplinger #kellytaylormitchell #wap #mocaga #reunion #atlart See more

Kelly Taylor Mitchell's artist talk is up on MOCA GA's website and youtube channel! Make sure to watch it if you missed the talk on Tuesday! @kellytaylormitchell goes through a thorough walk-thru of her work and does a Q&A session with participants! 'Reunion' is only up for three more days! Come see it before it's too late! You can also experience the exhibition virtually through MOCA GA's 360 tour on the website! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-OYBjPviZ8&t=1125s... #contemporaryart #kellytaylormitchell #workingartistproject #mocaga #atlantaart #artisttalk #virtualtour

While we're closed, make sure to signup for @kellytaylormitchell VIRTUAL Artist Talk!! Kelly's talk will be take place via Zoom at 7PM Tuesday evening! LINK IN BIO! Happy New Year and stay safe!

Join us virtually on Tuesday January 4, 2022 for an artist talk with @kellytaylormitchell as she discusses her exhibition Reunion! This artist talk is free and starts at 7pm! Register now! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcpfuCrpjwjHNZhL8NfyF7YAmP9hN8sw Kelly’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora. Utilizing printmaking, papermaking, sculpture, and textiles, her work manifests as immersive installations, performative objects, and partnered artists books offering a venue for the sensorial to connect to, convey, and reimagine rituals and rites of autonomous kin, collectives, and individuals of the Diaspora. #workingartistproject #wapfellow #kellytaylormitchell #soloexhibition #contemporaryart #mocaga #atlantaartist

Giving Tuesdayis the world's biggest day of generosity. We hope you take a moment, think of us, and consider making a donation toMOCA GA's Annual Fund. When you give to MOCA GA you support ourWorking Artist Project Program! The program supports 3 worthy artists who've reached a pivotal point in their careers.Current 2020/2021 working artist project fellow Kelly Taylor Mitchell is pictured above! You can see her solo exhibition Reunion through January 8th. Without your g...enerosity, MOCA GA would not be able to bring you awe inspiringexhibitions,preserve Georgia's history, or give the gift of the arts to a new generation of leaders.Thank you for thinking of us, and being a part of the MOCA GA Family!! Donation link in bio! Photo by Alvaro Santistevan #gaartists #givingtuesday #kellytaylormitchell #mocaga #workingartistproject #atlanta #contemporaryart

On view now through Jan 8. 2022, a group exhibition of emerging artists worked as studio apprentices from the 2019/2020 Working Artist Project. This exhibition features the work of Katherine Burke, Shawn Campbell, Kaleigh Fitzgerald, Emily Tomlinson, and Aja Chechi Udumah. Come out and see the work of these amazing artists! The museum is open Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5pm. Get your tickets now. LINK IN BIO. #contemporaryart #groupexhibition #atlantaartist #workingartistproject #mocaga

Repost @kplngr Group Yip Howl. 2021. 42 x 70 in. Chalk, graphite, charcoal, and acrylic on wood panel. On view at MOCA GA apart of my exhibition ‘Vinegars’. A group yip howl is when a pack of coyotes howl and yip when their pack comes back together and is celebratory communication. Fun fact I learned while researching this piece - most North American wolves have traces of coyote DNA. Eric Kaepplinger’s solo exhibition ‘Vinegars’ on view now through Jan 8. 2022! You don’t wa...nt to miss it! The museum is open Wednesday - Saturday from 12-5pm. Reserve your tickets NOW! LINK IN BIO. #mocaga #soloexhibition #contemporaryart #atlantaart

MOCA GA's open call to Georgia artists for the 5th installment of the biennial exhibition Gathered V: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists will close on Sunday, November 28th at midnight. Any Georgia-based artist can apply! There is a $35 non-refundable entrance fee, with up to $5,000 in awards to be given out. All artists are requested to submit digital images (or video if new media) of 3 recent works which best represent their practice. This year’s esteemed jurors ar...e @luchapink @kristaaaaaclark and @gregorturk The exhibition has steadily evolved over the last fifteen years from its original incarnation: Within State Lines, which took place in 2006 and 2009, to Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, 2013 and 2015, and finally, to Gathered: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists. The MOCA GA mission is fully realized within this project as artists are involved in all phases of the exhibition, including selection and review. This is your last week to apply! THE CALL ENDS THIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28 AT MIDNIGHT

WAP Fellow Kelly Taylor Mitchell’s solo exhibition Reunion is up through January 8, 2022. Don't miss it and get your tickets today! LINK IN BIO Kelly’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora. Utilizing printmaking, papermaking, sculpture, and textiles, her work manifests as immersive installations, performative objects, and partnered artists books offering a venue for the sensorial to connect to, convey, and reimagine rituals and rites of autonomous kin, collectives, and individuals of the Diaspora. #workingartistproject #wapfellow #kellytaylormitchell #soloexhibition #contemporaryart #mocaga #atlantaartist

Don't forget! Our open call to Georgia artists for the upcoming exhibition Gathered V: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists closes at midnight on Nov 28! This biennial exhibition will take place January 22 - March 19 and will be juried by Krista Clark, Gregor Turk and Lucha Rodríguez . Visit the link in bio to find out more about the open call now. We hope to see as many submissions as possible! #artistcall #callforartists #calltoartists #juriedshowcall #mocaga

City Lights with Lois Reitzes interviewed @artistalexitorres on MOCA GA’s 4th and final installment of Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origins! Go listen to it now! Make sure you come see our last installment!! On view through March 27th! @wabe90.1 #latinxartists #mocaga #contemporaryart #atlantaartists #georgiaartists

Courtney McClellan’s Artist Talk on Simulations is next week!! Tuesday, March 2 at 7pm! You can register now by going to the link on our bio! Visit our website for more information! Simulations is a photo installation that includes images of practice courtrooms at law schools across the American South. The series depicts spaces that simultaneously function as courtroom, classroom, and theater. These sites occasionally host the actual adjudication of law, for example a state appellate case, and thus blur the boundaries between real and staged experience. : @fredrikbrauer

Join 2015/2016 Working Artist Project fellow Masud Olufani for a virtual conversation and visual experience to commemorate the public art installation ELDER project! Sowing the Imagination is an event that explores the past to plant seeds of hope and build an equitable path forward. Sowing the Imagination is presented by National Black Arts and Freedom Park Conservancy! Sunday, February 21 from 2pm - 3pm!

For more than 6 years, 2019/2020 WAP Fellow Courtney McClellan has studied the relationship between performance and the law. Her inquiry centers on the legal simulations and professional practices used to educate future attorneys. The series depicts spaces that simultaneously function as courtroom, classroom, and theater. These sites occasionally host the actual adjudication of law, for example a state appellate case, and thus blur the boundaries between real and staged experience. Courtney McClellan’s Simulations opens this Saturday at MOCA GA! Reserve your tickets now! Link in Bio

Ariel Dannielle’s virtual artist talk is tonight at 7pm!! Don’t miss out! You can register now for free! Visit our website for details! It Started So Simple is on view through Jan. 16, 2021. Tickets can be reserved online now at mocaga.org

Ariel Dannielle’s It Started So Simple is open to view until Jan. 16th! Don’t miss out! Her virtual artist talk will be this Tuesday, Dec 8 @ 7 PM! Register now at mocaga.org You can also catch her exhibition online now! Just visit our website for a virtual tour of It Started So Simple!

William Downs’s virtual artist talk is today at 7pm!! Register now!! This event is free for everyone! You can find the registration link on our bio! Drawings of Wildness and Silence will be up until this SATURDAY! Don’t miss it! MOCA GA is open Thursday-Saturday from 12PM-4PM.... Photo by @fredrikbrauer See more

MOCA GA will be closed this Thursday! We hope that you have a safe holiday! We’ll be open this Friday and Saturday! Reserve your tickets now! Tickets can be reserved on our website!

2019/2020 Working Artist Project (WAP) Fellow @byaridannielle focuses on the idea of thriving and not just surviving as an African American woman. My work is a visual journal. Each painting is record of my personal experiences, observations, and feelings. This acrylic archive has enabled me to explore aspects of human frailty and vulnerability, racial and ethnic identity, gender, sexuality, and feminism. Ariel Dannielle’s It Started So Simple opens Saturday, Nov 21st at MOCA GA! Visit our website for tickets! #arieldannielle #mocaga #contemporaryartist #wapfellow #workingartistproject

Fantastic review from Burnaway!! Just a little over a week left for your chance to see WAP Fellow William Downs's solo exhibition Drawings of Wildness and Silence... Visit our website for more information and don't miss William's virtual Artist Talk on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7pm! Register for free on our website now!

TODAY IS THE DAY!! Today’s your last chance to bid on some fantastic artworks!! MOCA GA’s 20th Anniversary Online Art Auction closes tonight at 9PM!! Auction link can be found in our bio!!

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Bidding ends TOMORROW at 9PM!! Check out this video of all the participating galleries in MOCA GA's 20th Anniversary Online Art Auction!! https://vimeo.com/461808751 https://one.bidpal.net/mocaga/welcome

Don’t let these beautiful artworks slip away!! You only have 4 days left to bid! Bidding ends at 9PM sharp on Saturday! Auction link in bio! Auction imagery featuring @thomasdeansfineart artists: @brentbakerstudio @dbyrd_art ... @eileenbraunart @townhouseonmars @forestmcm @carllinstrumart @anaguzmanart Betty Edge See more

BIDDING IS NOW OPEN! Our 20th Anniversary Online Art Auction is a week-long online auction fundraiser benefiting MOCA GA in collaboration with Atlanta’s most prominent galleries and GA artists. Bidding ends Saturday, Sept. 26 at 9 PM. Happy Bidding!! https://one.bidpal.net/mocaga/welcome

360 video... be sure to move around the gallery to see William Downs and his apprentice at work.... they have plenty of wall space to go!

We are pleased to announce that MOCA GA will reopen its doors to the public on September 5th. Please visit our website for more information on our new visitor guidelines. We are so excited to welcome you back!!

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia presents MOCA GA’s 20th Anniversary Online Art Auction 2020 , a week long, fun-filled, online auction fundraiser benefiting MOCA GA in collaboration with Atlanta galleries and local artists. The online event will honor local galleries, and spotlight the artists they represent and recognize MOCA GA's 20-year history. We invite you to join this celebration and bid on exceptional Georgia artwork in support of the museum’s 20th anniversary and the Atlanta arts scene. Stay tuned for more details!