Museum Of Contemporary Art

TO ORGANIZE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART.

CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITION PROGRAMS: MOCA CONTINUED ITS DYNAMIC EXHIBITION PROGRAM WHEN THE MUSEUM REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN JUNE 2021 FOLLOWING A CLOSURE DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022, THE PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHBITIONS "OUR HOUSE: SELECTIONS FROM MOCA'S COLLECTION," "MAKING SPACE: RECENT PHOTOGRAPHY ACQUISITIONS, AND "EVIDENCE: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION" FEATURED ARTWORKS FROM THE MUSEUM'S RENOWNED COLLECTION OF ALMOST 8,000 CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS FROM 1940 TO THE PRESENT BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS. MOCA ALSO PRESENTED THE FIRST WEST COAST SOLO EXHIBITIONS OF THE ARTISTS JENNIFER PACKER AND PIPILOTTI RIST. MOCA ALSO PRESENTED A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING CHARLES GAINES & ENSEMBLE; WEIRDO NIGHT: HOSTED BY DYNASTY HANDBAG; HIVE RISE; BLACKSTAR X MOCA; ETERNAL SPA ORGANIZED WITH QNA; GOD PARTICLE QUARTET; HI SOLO #11, ORGANIZED WITH ALEXSA DURRANS AND MILES BRENNINKMEIJER; MEMORYMATERIAL; MUSIC/THEORY, ORGANIZED WITH MANDY HARRIS WILLIAMS; AND SUN & SEA.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: MOCA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS AND INCLUSION IN THE ARTS. IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING RETURNED THIS YEAR, WITH AN ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL TRACK FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. IN-DEPTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONTEMPORARY ART START (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND GUIDED VISITS FOR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS CLASSROOM-BASED COACHING) AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TEEN PROGRAM THAT HOSTS AN ANNUAL TEEN NIGHT. OTHER OFFERINGS ORGANIZED BY MULTIPLE MUSEUM DEPARTMENTS INCLUDED WORKSHOPS AND GUIDES FOR FAMILIES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, STUDIO VISITS, AND ARTIST TALKS.

BUILDING OPERATIONS AND SECURITY:THE MOCA BUILDING, DESIGNED BY CELEBRATED JAPANESE ARCHITECT ARATA ISOZAKI, AND THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY BUILDING, SUBTLY RENOVATED BY RENOWNED CALIFORNIA ARCHITECT FRANK GEHRY, ARE MAINTAINED AND SECURED TO ENSURE THE MOST BENEFICIAL AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC. IN CONSULTATION WITH ITS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL AND ADVISORS, MOCA HIRED A SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT. THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED PROGRAMMING, MOCA FURTHERED ITS COMMITMENTS IN THESE AREAS.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS/INFORMATION: A VARIETY OF PROMOTIONAL, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE PRODUCED BY MOCA'S COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF MOCA'S ACTIVITIES AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION RELATING TO CONTEMPORARY ART. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ROBUST MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND DIGITAL OFFERINGS. THESE EFFORTS WERE MADE IN CORRELATION WITH PUBLICIZING THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMMING, LIKENESS, AND INSTITUTIONAL MESSAGING EFFORTS OF MOCA.