MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Tucson

MOCA Tucson is a contemporary art museum. Established by artists in 1997, MOCA is an important site for art in the Sonoran Desert region and serves as a critical intersection for artists and ideas that are regionally-specific and globally relevant.

As a non-collecting museum, MOCA commissions new work from living artists and presents this work to the public through exhibitions, programs, education initiatives, and with regional partners to invite relevant and community-embedded opportunities for creative exchange. MOCA annually produces 4-6 major, interdisciplinary art exhibitions alongside public programs that are designed to highlight local expertise within exhibition themes. On average, MOCA engages 17,000 adults and supports 100+ artists through residencies, programs, and grant funding every year.

MOCA engages in ongoing efforts to offer youth and educators opportunities to imaginatively and critically engage in contemporary art through MOCA’s education programs and classroom-based arts learning opportunities which reach over 8,500 K-12 youth at 80 Title 1 schools Pima County, in addition to after-school workshops, camps, and intergenerational LGBTQIA+ programs.