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International Grand Opening Weekend

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday, 10 am

Join us to celebrate MOCA’s grand opening and enjoy free admission all weekend. Following the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday morning, explore all five floors of the museum all weekend on us. Meet the artists and learn about their work.

Free

DEMOS – A Reconstruction – Nuit Blanche at MOCA

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Relationships that are constantly negotiated in the age of the Internet are explored in three dimensions by Andreas Angelidakis’s DEMOS - A Reconstruction.

The work consists of 74 foam modules that have been arranged for Nuit Blanche into a fixed structure designed by the artist. This amphitheatre-like space can be used as seating from which to watch three videos that trace the story of Angelidakis’s first Soft Ruin that was produced in 2007 to his current installation at MOCA.

Free

Artist Talk | Apolonija Šušteršič (Light Therapy), Aaron Labbé (LUCID), November Paynter (Artistic Director MOCA)

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

How can culture and museums contribute to well-being in society? Architect and artist, Apolonija Šušteršič first installed Light Therapy in 1999 at Moderna Museet in Stockholm to explore how contemporary museums can act as a public space, and as social spaces for wellbeing. Based in Toronto, Aaron Labbé is determined to change the way we approach the treatment of mental […]

Free

Workshop | Create clay sculptures with OSC resident artists, PA System

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

PA System art collective invites everyone to help create part of the ongoing work Resolution (Mass of Clarity).
Within the Art in Use space at MOCA you are invited to sculpt a clay representation of a dream and make your imagination tangible.

Free

Workshop | Create clay sculptures with OSC resident artists, PA System

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

PA System art collective invites everyone to help create part of the ongoing work Resolution (Mass of Clarity).
Within the Art in Use space at MOCA you are invited to sculpt a clay representation of a dream and make your imagination tangible.

Free

Members’ Preview | Winter 2019 | Chantal Akerman & Basma Alsharif

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

MOCA Toronto welcomes you to our new 2019 (February-April) programming. We are excited to present the video works of Chantal Akerman and Basma Alsharif. The artists share many concerns – geopolitical definitions, the collapsing of histories and how we form individual versus collective memory.

Well Winter (Multiple Dates)

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Connect to body, mind and soul through yoga and meditation in the artful surroundings of MOCA Toronto.

MOCA is excited to present a wellness series with classes that strengthen the well-being of our community and provide a space to explore different modes of mindfulness. From relaxing to invigorating, we invite you to beat the winter blues with artful experiences at the museum.

$5 – $15

Performance | ‘All You Can Hold’: Ange Loft / LAL with guests Ill Nana, Victoria Mata, Gaitrie Persaud and Jose Garia

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Ange Loft’s wearable sculptures and movement facilitation is brought together in 'All You Can Hold', a multi-arts spectacle created to the music of LAL’s Album – Find Safety. Featuring Some of Toronto’s top queer and trans artists of colour, including, movement by ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance company and Victoria Mata, and projection design by Jose Garcia. Join in creating a hallowed space, where we define for ourselves what it means to be holy, sacred, consecrated, sanctified, and blessed.

Movement Workshop | Ange Loft

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Movement workshop led by Ange Loft within the space of 'A foreign source of extraordinary power'.

Museum Admission

Female Voices with Lisa Steele | Serena Lee

MOCA Toronto 158 Sterling Rd., Toronto

Serena Lee speaks about her work in video and performance in a talk entitled 'And Other Imaginary Lines'.

Free
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