MOCA Tucson

Last chance to participate in Artist Office Hours with Natalie Brewster Nguyen, this Saturday, May 9th from 2-6pm.

In conjunction with her current exhibition titled we need to talk, Nguyen will offer a range of poetic and dialectic services for visitors on a drop in basis, as an extension of their examination of communication, care, and meaningful conflict in the installation. Visitors can discuss individual problems, workshop hard conversations, or commiserating around the elusive nature of communication together,

Visitors may also respond to poetic prompts by inscribing their own balloons that they may choose to take home or contribute to the growing assembly of balloons within the exhibition.

Summer Camp is less than a month away! Create and become a fantastical creature with papier-mâché sculptures designed to be worn. Explore an art project-based camp and let the creativity flow freely at MOCA this summer.

Summer camp is a bilingual program where young people are encouraged to share ideas, take creative risks, and see their voice as meaningful within a community. Full scholarships are available, visit our website for more information.

Week 1: May 25–29 | Ages 6–8
Week 2: June 1–5 | Ages 9–11
Week 3: June 8–12 | Ages 12–17

Final Showcase on Thursday, June 18th.

Register at link in bio.

Join artist Natalie Brewster Nguyen () for an artist talk tomorrow at 1 PM. They will discuss the ideas and processes behind we need to talk, a large-scale installation currently on view in the Great Hall. Using balloons, text, audio, and participatory artist activations to explore the elusive nature of communication, Nguyen will investigate how these elements encourage presence, invite active engagement, and offer ways to practice mutual responsibility and care.

She will stay on site following the talk for Poetic Prescriptions, artist office hours offering a range of poetic and dialectic services for visitors on a drop in basis.