Join artist Mary Grisey and the MOCCA team for a Sunday dye day! Participants will learn about different kinds of textures, patterns and colours before creating their own tie dye shirts and psychedelic creations! T-shirts provided for children and adults, but participants can bring along anything they’d like to colour to this fun outdoor activity. Mini MOCCA is an engaging […]
Diane Borsato will be producing Sogetsu-style Ikebana flower arrangements using objects and left-over materials from museum installations and receptions. She will be working on the ephemeral sculptures in the gallery on Saturday June 27th and on Friday July 24th. The arrangements will be on view for approximately one week following their construction. Diane Borsato is […]
Basil AlZeri's parents, Suad and Shafi, are visiting Canada for the first time. In honour of this occasion, AlZeri is hosting a potluck party and performance at MOCCA to introduce his parents to residents of the city and the Toronto Arts Community. Please bring something to share, if you are able, and join Basil in […]
What better way to understand Dean Baldwin’s work than doing what the artist does best - mixing cooking and eating into the art-making process! During this week’s Mini MOCCA, we will replace crayons, glue sticks, and paint brushes for aprons, mixing bowls, and spoons as we create fun food experiments from start to feast. Toronto’s Science + […]
Offered to all MOCCA Members Join us as Assistant Curator Su-Ying Lee leads MOCCA members on an insightful tour of our Summer exhibitions.
Join us in the sun for a morning of fun collaboration and group construction (followed by destruction!). Inspired by the active spaces, installations and structures of Dean Baldwin: Q.W.Y.C., artist collective VSVSVS will help participants use recycled materials, cardboard, tape, props and more to build giant forts for our own special Mini MOCCA get-together. Participants will build their own structure before collaborating […]
Open to the public, free of charge. Kick off your Sunday morning with a special tour of MOCCA's Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival exhibitions: Part Picture and Past Picture: Photography and the Chemistry of Intention. The tour will be led by artist Jimmy Limit. Limit’s installations, photographs, artist books and photogenic sculptures explore the distribution and […]
Keeping in theme with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival's month of photography, MOCCA will lead a photographic scavenger hunt in the museum and surrounding neighbourhood. Participants will be supplied with disposable film cameras and upon completing the workshop, MOCCA will mail out the printed photos. Workshop led by artist, Oliver Pauk. Mini MOCCA is an engaging children's workshop series featuring exhibition-related arts, crafts, and play-based exploration. Ages 4-12 […]
Offered to moccamigos members MOCCA Assistant Curator Su-Ying Lee will lead moccamigos members on an insightful tour through MOCCA's Spring exhibitions, Part Picture and Past Picture. We'll learn more about the artists and works in the exhibitions, as well as the theme of this year's Festival. Limited registration. RSVP required.
After touring exhibitions Part Picture and Past Picture, and discussing how photographs are made, participants will have the opportunity to create photographic prints using a technique that was first developed in the 19th century. Participants will use cyanotype paper to create still life solar prints using the power of the sun! Workshop led by artist, Stephanie Flowers. Mini MOCCA is an engaging children's workshop series featuring […]