History
MOCA GA was co-founded in 2000 by David S. Golden and Annette Cone-Skelton as the result of an idea the co-founders first presented in 1989.The Museum of Contemporary Art of GeorgiaOperation
MOCA GA is a Georgia non-profit art organization. It relies heavily on membership and community support to operate. MOCA GA has an estimated 9,000 visitors annually. The museum and other Georgia non-profit art organizations frequently provide exhibition space for new and cutting-edge contemporary art, as well as traditional fine art. Besides visual arts, art organizations also provide facilities for music, performance art, other media, and education. MOCA GA's base of operation continues to be held at 75 Bennett Street.Membership
MOCA GA membership includes free general admission to artist talks. Admission is $8 for non-members, $5 for students and seniors, and no charge to members of the military with ID. Certain events and programming are for members only; other programs are offered to members for free or at a discount. MOCA GA offers various levels of membership, all including free admission to the museum,exhibition openings, and many special events: artist talks, MOCA GA outings to other venues, and special programs for members.Exhibitions
MOCA GA's solo exhibitions exclusively feature Georgia artists, and group exhibitions often include national and international artists alongside those from Georgia. MOCA GA has mounted more than 120 exhibitions to date. Previous exhibitions include the grand opening exhibition of new sculpture by Martin Emanuel; Artists of the Heath Gallery: 1965–1998, comprising solo exhibitions of works by Herbert Creecy,Collections
MOCA GA boasts a permanent collection of nearly 600 works of contemporary art by more than 200 Georgia artists. The core of the collection, which was donated by CGR Advisors and David S. Golden in 2001, features work from the mid-1940s through today. The permanent collection includes a variety of media: paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, computer, and installation pieces. The Museum of Contemporary Art embraces diverse media and aesthetics in the works of its permanent collection. The museum is a collecting institution and will continue to collect, document, and archive significant works and documentation by Georgia artists and exhibit them for the benefit of the local and global community.Recent additions
In September 2010, the High Museum announced that it has transferred 21 works by 14 Georgia artists to MOCA GA. The High also transferred more than 700 duplicate publications from its archives to a new reference library currently under development by MOCA GA.Villarreal, Jose, "High to Transfer Art and Books to the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia." ArtDaily.org, 25 October 2010. All works were chosen by Annette Cone-Skelton in conjunction with High. The transferred works are: * Shirley Bolton, "Silent Strings (Jazz Series)," 1974 * Santo Bruno, "Small Function," 1977 * Larry Connaster, "Untitled," 1969 * Herbert Lee Creecy Jr., "Study," 1967, and "Study," 1967 * Lamar Dodd, "Wind on the Coast," 1941; "Sketch for Wind on the Coast," 1944; "The White Door," 1953; and "At the Foot of the Blackland" * James McRae, "Untitled," 1966 * Charles Mitchell, "Prometheus Bringing Fire Down to the Earth" * Jarvin Parks, "Homage to the Four Arts" * Robert Stockton Rogers, "A View of Taxco, Mexico" * Joseph Schwarz, "Funeral" * Benjamin Edgar Shute, "Compote with Grapes" * Howard Thomas, "Reidsville," 1943; "White House and Chickens," 1946; "Get with Red," 1962 * Gladene Tucker," Untitled," 1961 * Ferdinand Warren, "Haystacks and Corn"; "Garden Bouquet," 1952Education and Resource Center
History
The E/RC began with initial funding from the Forward Arts Foundation with documentation on Georgia artists donated by Annette Cone-Skelton, Inc. in 2000. Interns compiled and updated the donated materials into individual notebooks for each artist. The museum continues to document its own history and maintain the information on the permanent collection artists.Operation
In the E/RC, MOCA GA's permanent collection, archives, libraries, and other resources are made available to students, scholars, collectors, critics, educators, and the general public. The Center serves as a unique, centralized source for historical documents and archived materials that tell the story of contemporary art in Georgia. These resources are a foundation for the development of a new arts curriculum which engages high school students in the history of Georgia art through visual, biographical, and interactive materials. Information on the individual artists in MOCA GA's permanent collection is also currently available. The information in the MOCA GA Education/Resource Center includes: ;Archives * Artist Notebooks * Atlanta College of Art (ACA) * Atlanta Women's Art Collective * Girl Vigilantes * Herbert Creecy Collection * TABOO ;Library * Genevieve Arnold Book & Catalogue Collection * Joe Massey Book Collection * John Howett Book Collection * MOCA GA Library ;Magazines * Art Forum * Art in America * Art Papers * Miscellaneous Magazines & JournalsPrograms & tours
MOCA GA's programming includes artists'/curators' talks, tours of the permanent collections, and interpretive tours of exhibitions for schools and the general public.Artist/curator talks
At MOCA GA artists are encouraged to engage visitors through regularly scheduled talks regarding current exhibitions. Admissions to artist talks are generally free of charge and provide an opportunity for patrons to meet the artists and ask questions. Artist/curator talks usually accompany the exhibitions.Café MOCA
Café MOCA is a high-school program where students network with each other and meet professional artists. The program introduces young artists to professional artists and the arts career choices made available to them. Its goal is to build a support network for young artists as they begin their careers. Café MOCA Artists have included Maria Artemis, Lisa Tuttle, Whitney Stansell, Micah Stansell, Eleanor Neal, and Lynn Marshall Linnemeier.Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
From Oct 17, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022, the MOCA GA shows selections from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia at the International Airport of Atlanta at South Terminal Concourse T.See also
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