It’s been just over a year since we broke ground on MOCA GA’s new building, and we’re excited to share a little sneak peek of how far we’ve come.
Construction is in the home stretch, with major structural work complete, interiors taking shape, and our vision for this new home becoming clearer every day. 🎉🏗️
We can’t wait to open the doors and invite you into a space that gives us room to grow, experiment, and connect in new ways. We’re thrilled to be neighbors with Goat Farm and to be part of a growing creative campus and community.
More sneak peeks coming soon. 👀
Yesterday marked an exciting and historic moment for MOCA GA as it officially broke ground on its new home at @thegoatfarm ! Surrounded by artists, supporters, and friends, the event was a celebration of MOCA GA’s incredible legacy and its bright, thriving future.
In a powerful and symbolic ceremony, attendees poured vials of an original artifact from a rammed earth sculpture featured in MOCA GA’s inaugural exhibition MARTIN EMANUEL: SCULPTURE, into the very ground where the museum’s entryway will stand. This heartfelt act beautifully connected MOCA GA’s rich history with the exciting journey ahead.
Thanks to support from everyone who contributed to the campaign, including individuals, foundations, and city and state donors, MOCA GA is creating more than just a museum. We are building a vibrant space where artists and the community can come together, inspire one another, and shape the future of Georgia’s contemporary art.
Photography by Kaleigh Bish
Thank you to Isadora Pennington for the thoughtful feature in ArtsATL! We appreciate the coverage of MOCA GA’s new building and the opportunity to highlight what this new space offers!
We can’t wait to open our doors and welcome you all soon!
Read the full article and stay tuned for what’s ahead. Link in bio!
It's that time of year again! MOCA GA’s 2026/2027 Working Artist Project (WAP) application is OPEN! Apply by Sunday, June 1!
The Working Artist Project (WAP) is a year-long fellowship program facilitated by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA). Created to champion established visual artists of merit residing in the Atlanta metropolitan region, WAP provides support, visibility, and resources to advance artistic practices.
The three WAP Fellow exhibitions will be hosted at our brand-new facility in West Midtown!
This year’s WAP guest curator is Evan Garza! Garza is a global contemporary art scholar, queer art historian, and Curator at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. Recent honors include a Fulbright Scholarship at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and grants from Teiger Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation. Garza has held curatorial and institutional leadership roles at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (now SMFA at Tufts). Garza was cofounder of Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR), a New York nonprofit and the first residency program in the world exclusively for LGBTQIA2S+ artists. They earned their M.A. from the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art at the Clark Art Institute.
Portrait of Evan Garza by Gillian Heck.
WAP is supported through grants from the Charles Loridans Foundation, The Antinori Foundation, the PNC Foundation, and the Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
For more information, visit mocaga.org or click the link in our bio.
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It's closing time, we're on farewell street, final days for Runaway Universe at MOCAGA though January 10, ---A Thousand Particles of Twilight, 2025, 24 x 20.
This week is the final week of Runaway Universe by 2024/2025 Working Artist Project Fellow Corrine Colarusso and the final week we’ll be welcoming the public to our longtime home at 75 Bennett Street.
We invite you to visit us one more time and experience the exhibition before it closes! After the exhibition closes, MOCA GA will pause public operations for a few months as we prepare to move into our new home at 1260 Foster Street, next to the Goat Farm Campus. This transition will allow us to build new opportunities for exhibitions, programs, and community engagegment
Thank you for your continued support and belief in our mission. We can’t wait to welcome you back soon and begin our next chapter!
Installation photos by Mike Jensen
Experience the shifting landscapes of Runaway Universe, on view at MOCA GA through January 10.
Corrine Colarusso invites us to slow down and notice the quiet signals of the natural world. These works unfold like moments suspended in motion, offering space for contemplation, wandering, and connection to the everyday spectacular.
Major funding for this exhibition provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the Antinori Foundation, The Bright Wings Foundation and The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Images provided by artist:
Field Tent, Brightness Falls, acrylic on canvas
Field Tent, Yellow Lanterns, acrylic on canvas
Field Tent, acrylic on canvas
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If you missed Corrine Colarusso’s artist talk you can watch it online! Visit our website or the link in our bio. Runaway Universe is on view through January 10, 2026.
From the shaggy landscape of the Okefenokee Swamp to her ordinary back yard, Corrine Colarusso has used landscape and observations of weather conditions, to map cycles of the day and seasons as parralel worlds to our inner selves. Her work connects us to the patterns and signals found within the language of rocks, reeds and vistas that glow. Like adventures in time passing, these restless clusters of reeds and grasses, towers of air and twilight, provide an arena for the meandering gaze, a channel to the everyday spectacular and a way to know the fugitive world.
Installation shots by Mike Jensen
We are currently counting down the days until Corrine Colarusso’s Artist Talk on her Runaway Universe exhibition!
Join us at MOCA GA this Thursday, December 4th, at 6:00 pm to be a part of the discussion. This educational program is FREE to the public.
This round of the MOCA GA Working Artist Project was curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, senior curator of contemporary art at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Major funding provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the Antinori Foundation, The Bright Wings Foundation and The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Image of Parasol Unit, Light Chambers and Rain, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas by Corrine Colarusso.
Images provided by Corrine Colarusso
Join us on Thursday, December 4 at 6:00 PM for some food for thought with Corrine Colarusso, on her Runaway Universe exhibition. Colarusso examines landscape from a comprehensive sensory lens, through detail-oriented paintings and sketches. Runaway Universe offers an escape from the overwhelming digital climate we face today.
This educational program is FREE to the public.
Exhibition Dates: November 8, 2025 - January 10, 2025
Artist Talk: Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6:00 PM
This round of the MOCA GA Working Artist Project was curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, senior curator of contemporary art at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Major funding provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the Antinori Foundation, The Bright Wings Foundation and The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Image of Tower of Reeds and Air, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, and Planet, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas by Corrine Colarusso.
Images provided by Corrine Colarusso
Runaway Universe by 2024/2025 Working Artist Project Fellow Corrine Colarusso is up for view at MOCA GA through January 10, 2026.
Don't miss Corrine's Artist Talk on Thursday, December 4 at 6PM!
This round of the MOCA GA Working Artist Project was curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, senior curator of contemporary art at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Major funding provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the PNC Foundation, the Antinori Foundation and The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Image of Mirage, acrylic on canvas
#corrinecolarusso #contemporaryart #mocaga #workingartistproject
Join us this Saturday at 3PM for the opening reception of ‘Runaway Universe’ by 2024/2025 Working Artist Project Fellow Corrine Colarusso!
Corrine recently did an interview with Sherri Daye Scott of Rough Draft Atlanta @roughdraftatl . You can find the article on our website or via the link in our bio!
Corrine Colarusso was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her BFA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was a Fellow at Yale Norfolk, Summer School of Art and Music and received her MFA at Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia. In 1975, she moved to Atlanta to teach at the Atlanta College of Art (now SCAD) where she became a tenured Associate Professor 1975-1996. Among her many contributions to the college, she created a vibrant visiting artist program and served as head of the Painting department for several years during her tenure.
This round of the MOCA GA Working Artist Project was curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, senior curator of contemporary art at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Major funding provided by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the PNC Foundation, the Antinori Foundation and The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Image of Interpretation of Events by the Reeds Just Before the Rain, 2024 by Corrine Colarusso
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