Past Events

• Friday
  Apr 4, 5pm

  First Fridays
  MOCA Climate Conversations: Like Lichen & Sharing Slow Perspectives: A Slowness Workshop

  

  Friday
  Apr 4, 5pm

  First Fridays
  MOCA Climate Conversations: Like Lichen & Sharing Slow Perspectives: A Slowness Workshop

  For those who care to look, lichen teaches many lessons: connectedness, cooperation, and in the words of slowness researcher Joe Dumit, a more attuned “speed of attention.” Moving slowly like lichen allows us to better live in our bodies and appreciate our world, welcoming wonder into the everyday. Similar…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  Apr 6, 3pm

  MOCA Store Presents
  Poetry of Fire: Chromatic Experimentation in the Films of Ana Mendieta, Derek Jarman, and P. Staff
  Film Screening, Discussion, and Book Signing

  

  Screening, MOCA Store, Panel Discussion

  Sunday
  Apr 6, 3pm

  Screening, MOCA Store, Panel Discussion

  MOCA Store Presents
  Poetry of Fire: Chromatic Experimentation in the Films of Ana Mendieta, Derek Jarman, and P. Staff
  Film Screening, Discussion, and Book Signing

  MOCA Store and Del Vaz Projects present Poetry of Fire, a screening of moving-image works by artists Ana Mendieta (1946–1985), Derek Jarman (1942–1994), and P. Staff (b. 1987), all of whom are featured in the current exhibition Ea…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  Apr 12

  Curator-led Walkthrough of Olafur Eliasson: OPEN

  

  Member Event

  Saturday
  Apr 12

  Member Event

  Curator-led Walkthrough of Olafur Eliasson: OPEN

  Members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Olafur Eliasson: OPEN led by Curatorial Assistant Emilia Nicholson-Fajardo.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  Apr 12, 7pm

  MOCA Teen Night 2025: Arrive/Depart

  

  Saturday
  Apr 12, 7pm

  MOCA Teen Night 2025: Arrive/Depart

  MOCA Teen Night 2025: Arrive/Depart is a special event for high school students only, produced by the MOCA Teens at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Celebrating culture, community, and connections within Los Angeles, this free event features a student art exhibition, live performances, fun activities, and refreshmen…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  Apr 19, 11am

  The Plant Sale

  

  Saturday
  Apr 19, 11am

  The Plant Sale

  The Plant Sale returns to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for its third year! Organized by artist Alika Cooper, this traveling collaborative event gathers artists and growers from across the Los Angeles basin to celebrate and sell plants and related goods. This year’s event will also include a Sustainable …

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Tuesday
  Apr 22, 6pm

  Roski Talks: Mary Kelly

  

  Lecture

  Tuesday
  Apr 22, 6pm

  Lecture

  Roski Talks: Mary Kelly

  Join us for an evening with artist Mary Kelly. Presented in collaboration with the USC Roski School, Roski Talks lecture series offers engaging presentations from leading visual artists, design innovators, scholars, performance artists, architects, and other influential figures throug…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Sunday
  Apr 27, 11am

  CONSERVATION CLINIC

  

  Sunday
  Apr 27, 11am

  CONSERVATION CLINIC

  Art Recovery LA, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and MOCA (the Museum of Contemporary Art), are offering FREE services to those affected by the fires, including: •  Assessments of your recovered artworks and belongings •  Cleaning objects…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Tuesday
  Apr 29, 11am

  Resilience & Rebuilding: The Los Angeles of Tomorrow

  

  Virtual

  Tuesday
  Apr 29, 11am

  Virtual

  Resilience & Rebuilding: The Los Angeles of Tomorrow

  Resilience & Rebuilding is an open ended series of virtual programs exploring the impacts of the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, offering a container for conversation and pathways for rebuilding that foreground ecology, community, and collective wellbeing. The third program in…