NEW Exhibitions at Virginia MOCA

Current Exhibitions

barnaby barford

EXHIBITION OPENING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013  WATCH A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH BARNABY Barnaby Barford examines the human condition through ceramic sculpture. Barford is known for his work with antique or mass-produced porcelain figures, which he recombines and reassembles into narrative sculpture with often dark comic titles and sardonic implications. Lively and thought-provoking, his sculptural narratives draw the viewer into his stories and, doing so, present portraits of our contemporary lives. Through humor the sculpture takes the viewer off guard, evokes relevant problems and concerns of our times, and allows the messages to permeate. By fusing reality with recognizable elements from …

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matt eich - the seven cities

EXHIBITION OPENING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013  Presented by The Capital Group Companies with support from the Lee A. and Helen Gifford Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.  MOCA partners with a Hampton Roads native son, Matt Eich, in an exploration of the region’s unique character and heritage. Hampton Roads is comprised of seven cities: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk. These municipalities are in relatively close proximity, but are distinctly different. This region is an amalgamation of people and cultures, including surfers, skaters, New Agers, hoteliers, shipping and transportation firms, military contractors, and many, m…

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disposable film festival 2013

Selected by MovieMaker Magazine as one the world’s “coolest film festivals,” the Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 by Carlton Evans and Eric Slatkin to celebrate the democratization of cinema made possible by low cost video technology: everyday equipment like mobile phones, pocket cameras, DSLRs and other inexpensive devices. Through screenings, workshops, competitions, panels, and other events intended to educate and inspire, the Disposable Film Festival promotes experimentation and helps build the track record needed for a new generation of filmmakers to enter and change the industry. Disposable kicks off in San Francisco every March before traveling to cities around the…

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View the rest of the new exhibits here: 

http://www.virginiamoca.org/exhibitions/upcoming