MOCCA Members’ Events
Saturday, May 12, 10:00 – 11:00 am: Saturday Morning Coffee + Culture!
- Offered exclusively to THE ART DEPT. Members
- Join David Liss (MOCCA), Matthew Brower (UTAC) and Bonnie Rubenstein (CONTACT) for a private tour of the NGC@MOCCA exhibition STREET VIEW and the main space exhibition Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces
- Light refreshments will be served.
- RSVP by Tuesday, May 8th to Katy Laird at (416) 395-7613 or klaird@mocca.ca
Saturday, May 12, 11:00 am – 12:00pm : All Access / Members’ Education Opportunity
- Offered to All MOCCA Members
- MOCCA’s Artistic Director & Curator David Liss will lead a tour and discussion at MOCCA of the current exhibitions.
June 7 – 10: Visit picturesque St. John’s and its vibrant art community!
- Offered to Associate Members and up ($500+)
- For information on availability, contact Fela Grunwald at fgrunwald@sympatico.ca / 416-653-3902 or Katy Laird at klaird@mocca.ca / 416-395-7613
Public Events
Thursday, May 3, 7:00 pm: Public Talk with Dr. Ariella Azoulay, “Potential History”
Presented with York University and MOCCA
Where: MOCCA (952 Queen St. W.)
Admission: FREE!
Ariella Azoulay is Director of the Photo-Lexic International Research Group at the Minerva Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel and this year’s Scholar-in-Residence at York University’s Goldfarb Summer Institute in Fine Arts.
Dr. Azoulay’s talk at MOCCA, “Potential History,” deals with the possibilities that motivate and direct civic actions that critique or supplant without being exhausted by state order. These issues are discussed in relation to two photographic archives she assembled dealing with Israel’s representation of the state and its history.
Sunday, May 20, 1:00 pm: Bike Tour of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Public Installations
Where: Meet in the MOCCA courtyard (952 Queen St. W.)
Admission: FREE!
Persilia Caton, Artistic Project Manager at CONTACT, leads a bicycle tour of CONTACT’s public installations throughout the city. Meet in the MOCCA courtyard, ending in the Distillery District, with an appearance of Max Dean’s photo bug.
Weather permitting
Bring your own bike!
