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We can`t wait for Free Day in just a few short weeks on Saturday, January 27! Today, we`re taking a #FlashbackFriday look at last year`s celebration. Free for all who walk through our doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community event rocks the galleries with thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, FIREBIRD installation viewings throughout the day, and more! Come by on January 27 and get inspired, on the house. #MASSMoCA #northadamsma #Berkshires
We can`t wait for Free Day in just a few short weeks on Saturday, January 27! Today, we`re taking a #FlashbackFriday look at last year`s celebration. Free for all who walk through our doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community event rocks the galleries with thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, FIREBIRD installation viewings throughout the day, and more! Come by on January 27 and get inspired, on the house. #MASSMoCA #northadamsma #Berkshires
On January 11 during gallery hours — and on the day of each new moon, believed by many to be a time of rebirth, during Like Magic — visitors to Grace Clark’s In a new light (Healing Dirt) are invited to enter the chapel-like room and apply charcoal earth to parts of their body in need of healing, harnessing the magic of belief in change. Pre-registration is not required; this experience is free with gallery admission to those who feel called to participate each month. Visit our website for more information and future activation dates 🌑
Installation view of Grace Clark, In a new light (Healing Dirt), 2021/2023, as installed in Like Magic. Photo: Kaelan Burkett
On January 11 during gallery hours — and on the day of each new moon, believed by many to be a time of rebirth, during Like Magic — visitors to Grace Clark’s In a new light (Healing Dirt) are invited to enter the chapel-like room and apply charcoal earth to parts of their body in need of healing, harnessing the magic of belief in change. Pre-registration is not required; this experience is free with gallery admission to those who feel called to participate each month. Visit our website for more information and future activation dates 🌑
Installation view of Grace Clark, In a new light (Healing Dirt), 2021/2023, as installed in Like Magic. Photo: Kaelan Burkett
📣 A few tickets remain for this Saturday`s stand-up comedy show with @ZainabJohnson, kicking off a season of performance in #massmoca`s Club B10 (Jan 13). Hailed by @Variety as a Top 10 Comic To Watch, the stand-up comedian, actor, and writer brings her unique point of view, which was shaped growing up as one of thirteen siblings in a Muslim family, to MASS MoCA this weekend. Head to our stories for a taste of Johnson`s comedy special, Hijabs Off, and purchase your tix at the link in our bio, while they last.
📣 A few tickets remain for this Saturday`s stand-up comedy show with @ZainabJohnson, kicking off a season of performance in #massmoca`s Club B10 (Jan 13). Hailed by @Variety as a Top 10 Comic To Watch, the stand-up comedian, actor, and writer brings her unique point of view, which was shaped growing up as one of thirteen siblings in a Muslim family, to MASS MoCA this weekend. Head to our stories for a taste of Johnson`s comedy special, Hijabs Off, and purchase your tix at the link in our bio, while they last.
Just announced! In conjunction with the exhibition Like Magic, artist Johanna Hedva joins us for two not-to-be-missed programs next month. In the R&D Store (@redevstoremassmoca) on February 23, Hedva joins Curator Alexandra Foradas for a reading and discussion of their recently released Your Love is Not Good. Then on February 24, experience Johanna Hedva in concert when they debut songs from their upcoming, in-progress album, Fist. Tickets 🎟️ for both programs are on sale now via the links in stories.
All events at MASS MoCA are accessible to all audiences. Please contact accessibility@massmoca.org if you would like to inquire about accessibility needs and services. These events will include ASL interpretation.
The Research & Development Store is located on the ground floor just off of the lobby. Club B10 is located on the 3rd floor of B10 above the lobby. There is an elevator in the lobby and there are no steps required to enter the venue. Our campus is large and our parking lot is about a 5–10 minute walk to the main entrance. There are accessible, gender-neutral restrooms available on the same floor as Club B10.
Just announced! In conjunction with the exhibition Like Magic, artist Johanna Hedva joins us for two not-to-be-missed programs next month. In the R&D Store (@redevstoremassmoca) on February 23, Hedva joins Curator Alexandra Foradas for a reading and discussion of their recently released Your Love is Not Good. Then on February 24, experience Johanna Hedva in concert when they debut songs from their upcoming, in-progress album, Fist. Tickets 🎟️ for both programs are on sale now via the links in stories.
All events at MASS MoCA are accessible to all audiences. Please contact accessibility@massmoca.org if you would like to inquire about accessibility needs and services. These events will include ASL interpretation.
The Research & Development Store is located on the ground floor just off of the lobby. Club B10 is located on the 3rd floor of B10 above the lobby. There is an elevator in the lobby and there are no steps required to enter the venue. Our campus is large and our parking lot is about a 5–10 minute walk to the main entrance. There are accessible, gender-neutral restrooms available on the same floor as Club B10.
Mark your calendars: EJ Hill: Brake Run Helix is on view through February 11, 2024. The massive installation incorporates freestanding sculptures, paintings, a stage for performances, and a rideable sculptural installation inspired by the form and function of roller coasters. For Hill, roller coasters are public monuments to the possibility of attaining joy — which, as the artist notes, is “a critical component of social equity.”
To celebrate the exhibition before its close next month, join us at an After Hours event on January 13 honoring regional BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists, writers, and performers in the Berkshires. Hill`s celebratory work examines how those from marginalized backgrounds explore joy and play, and in that spirit, we bid it farewell with a BIPoC mixer in the exhibition’s Building 5 gallery, including dancing and activities from the diaspora. Attendees will also be able to view MASS MoCA’s newest exhibition, Like Magic, which will remain open for this MASS MoCA After Hours event.
Arrive early to visit the full museum and stay extra late by purchasing a ticket for comedian Zainab Johnson, who takes the stage at MASS MoCA’s Club B10 at 8pm, following the event. Learn more at the link in bio.
Mark your calendars: EJ Hill: Brake Run Helix is on view through February 11, 2024. The massive installation incorporates freestanding sculptures, paintings, a stage for performances, and a rideable sculptural installation inspired by the form and function of roller coasters. For Hill, roller coasters are public monuments to the possibility of attaining joy — which, as the artist notes, is “a critical component of social equity.”
To celebrate the exhibition before its close next month, join us at an After Hours event on January 13 honoring regional BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists, writers, and performers in the Berkshires. Hill`s celebratory work examines how those from marginalized backgrounds explore joy and play, and in that spirit, we bid it farewell with a BIPoC mixer in the exhibition’s Building 5 gallery, including dancing and activities from the diaspora. Attendees will also be able to view MASS MoCA’s newest exhibition, Like Magic, which will remain open for this MASS MoCA After Hours event.
Arrive early to visit the full museum and stay extra late by purchasing a ticket for comedian Zainab Johnson, who takes the stage at MASS MoCA’s Club B10 at 8pm, following the event. Learn more at the link in bio.
JUST ANNOUNCED! 🎶 On March 9, don`t miss award-winning Afro-Cuban jazz singer Daymé Arocena, Cuba’s “finest young female singer” (The Guardian), right here in North Adams at MASS MoCA`s Club B10. Pre-sale is going on NOW for #MASSMoCA members; general on-sale is Friday, Jan 5, at noon.
Frequently compared to prominent figures such as Celia Cruz, Aretha Franklin, La Lupe and Ella Fitzgerald, Arocena draws inspiration from the intertwining musical legacies of her native Cuba. Read more on our site at the link in bio, and we`ll see you here on Saturday, March 9!
JUST ANNOUNCED! 🎶 On March 9, don`t miss award-winning Afro-Cuban jazz singer Daymé Arocena, Cuba’s “finest young female singer” (The Guardian), right here in North Adams at MASS MoCA`s Club B10. Pre-sale is going on NOW for #MASSMoCA members; general on-sale is Friday, Jan 5, at noon.
Frequently compared to prominent figures such as Celia Cruz, Aretha Franklin, La Lupe and Ella Fitzgerald, Arocena draws inspiration from the intertwining musical legacies of her native Cuba. Read more on our site at the link in bio, and we`ll see you here on Saturday, March 9!
Families with children up to age 6 — mark your calendars! 📌 We`re kicking off the new year with a brand-new, free program in partnership with the North Adams Public Library, beginning Thursday, January 4. Join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Each session will feature a different children’s book about contemporary art, creativity, and/or the themes of the exhibitions on display. A brief gallery walk-through and discussion of the art will follow.
RSVP requested; learn more at the link, and see you tomorrow at 10:30 and on the first Thursday & third Saturday of each month this season.
Families with children up to age 6 — mark your calendars! 📌 We`re kicking off the new year with a brand-new, free program in partnership with the North Adams Public Library, beginning Thursday, January 4. Join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Each session will feature a different children’s book about contemporary art, creativity, and/or the themes of the exhibitions on display. A brief gallery walk-through and discussion of the art will follow.
RSVP requested; learn more at the link, and see you tomorrow at 10:30 and on the first Thursday & third Saturday of each month this season.
New year, new skills! Starting January 3, artists in MA, CT & RI can participate in a new season of online and in-person workshops with #massmoca`s @Assets4Artists program. This season includes a professional development series in Spanish, offered in partnership with Poetry Is Busy Studio, LLC (PIBS) and the City of Boston, Office of Arts & Culture.
MA musicians 👀: Don`t miss the Cliff Notez — who is a Studios alum and A4A grantee — MA workshop, "A Musician`s Guide to Gigs," next week on Jan 8 & 9 via Zoom. Info can be found at the link in our bio.
Here`s hoping for a musical, and artful, new year for all in 2024! 🎶
New year, new skills! Starting January 3, artists in MA, CT & RI can participate in a new season of online and in-person workshops with #massmoca`s @Assets4Artists program. This season includes a professional development series in Spanish, offered in partnership with Poetry Is Busy Studio, LLC (PIBS) and the City of Boston, Office of Arts & Culture.
MA musicians 👀: Don`t miss the Cliff Notez — who is a Studios alum and A4A grantee — MA workshop, "A Musician`s Guide to Gigs," next week on Jan 8 & 9 via Zoom. Info can be found at the link in our bio.
Here`s hoping for a musical, and artful, new year for all in 2024! 🎶
Whether you joined us in the galleries, on our creative campus, in our North Adams community, or online, THANK YOU for being a part of MASS MoCA in 2023! We can’t wait to keep helping artists make work that is fresh and forward-looking in the year ahead — and for you to experience it all. Before we turn the page on this past year here are just a few of the things we won’t soon forget:
1. Epic shows with The Pixies, Modest Mouse, captivating acts during Fresh Grass, and more; Joe’s Field and the Hunter Center were alive with music all year long.
2.Evocative artworks graced the galleries — like Carrie Schneider: Sphinx
3. Combining gallery and retail space focused on exhibiting and producing affordable, contemporary artist editions and books, MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store opened this summer.
4. Joseph Grigely: In What Way Wham? (White Noise and Other Works, 1996-2023) opened in May and explores the visual representation of speech and sound through decades of the artist’s work.
5. To mark Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Mexican holiday of remembrance for those we have lost, we held an afternoon of joyful celebration and remembrance.
6. The exhibition Like Magic brings together 10 artists who employ technologies of magic to resist systems that attempt to surveil and control people’s lives and stories — including MacArthur Fellow Raven Chacon, seen here, three Studios at MASS MoCA alums, and others.
7. The culmination of several MASS MoCA residencies, Maxine Lyle’s in-progress two-act theatrical production Step Show: The Musical made its stage performance debut. 8. We welcomed Little Amal to North Adams and MASS MoCA in a procession procession across our campus
9. In Kidspace, Malaysian artist #AnneSamat’s exhibition Love spread inspiring reminders that we are all surrounded by love and compassion.
10. Each month, our Open Studios offered a chance to get to know the incredible artists-in-residence at the Studios at MASS MoCA.
Thank you for being a part of so many memories. We are wishing you a happy, healthy, and art-filled new year filled with more to come! #northadamsma
Whether you joined us in the galleries, on our creative campus, in our North Adams community, or online, THANK YOU for being a part of MASS MoCA in 2023! We can’t wait to keep helping artists make work that is fresh and forward-looking in the year ahead — and for you to experience it all. Before we turn the page on this past year here are just a few of the things we won’t soon forget:
1. Epic shows with The Pixies, Modest Mouse, captivating acts during Fresh Grass, and more; Joe’s Field and the Hunter Center were alive with music all year long.
2.Evocative artworks graced the galleries — like Carrie Schneider: Sphinx
3. Combining gallery and retail space focused on exhibiting and producing affordable, contemporary artist editions and books, MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store opened this summer.
4. Joseph Grigely: In What Way Wham? (White Noise and Other Works, 1996-2023) opened in May and explores the visual representation of speech and sound through decades of the artist’s work.
5. To mark Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Mexican holiday of remembrance for those we have lost, we held an afternoon of joyful celebration and remembrance.
6. The exhibition Like Magic brings together 10 artists who employ technologies of magic to resist systems that attempt to surveil and control people’s lives and stories — including MacArthur Fellow Raven Chacon, seen here, three Studios at MASS MoCA alums, and others.
7. The culmination of several MASS MoCA residencies, Maxine Lyle’s in-progress two-act theatrical production Step Show: The Musical made its stage performance debut. 8. We welcomed Little Amal to North Adams and MASS MoCA in a procession procession across our campus
9. In Kidspace, Malaysian artist #AnneSamat’s exhibition Love spread inspiring reminders that we are all surrounded by love and compassion.
10. Each month, our Open Studios offered a chance to get to know the incredible artists-in-residence at the Studios at MASS MoCA.
Thank you for being a part of so many memories. We are wishing you a happy, healthy, and art-filled new year filled with more to come! #northadamsma
Love your library? We sure do! 📚 MASS MoCA`s Library Pass program ensures that admission fees are not an obstacle for families in our regional communities who want to enjoy the museum. Each pass admits up to two adults and two children under age 16 to the #massmoca galleries for free. Check with your local library for availability, or head to our website at the link in bio for a list of participating libraries (updated quarterly). To receive free museum admission with a Library Pass, present the physical or digital pass at the Box Office on the day of your visit. Don’t see your local library listed on our site? Reach out and let them know about this opportunity!
(Installation views: Jonathan Gitelson, Marginalia, 2014, Used books, works on paper, ephemera. Dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist; Like Magic, 2023.)
Love your library? We sure do! 📚 MASS MoCA`s Library Pass program ensures that admission fees are not an obstacle for families in our regional communities who want to enjoy the museum. Each pass admits up to two adults and two children under age 16 to the #massmoca galleries for free. Check with your local library for availability, or head to our website at the link in bio for a list of participating libraries (updated quarterly). To receive free museum admission with a Library Pass, present the physical or digital pass at the Box Office on the day of your visit. Don’t see your local library listed on our site? Reach out and let them know about this opportunity!
(Installation views: Jonathan Gitelson, Marginalia, 2014, Used books, works on paper, ephemera. Dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist; Like Magic, 2023.)
Today and tomorrow, December 28 & 29, ASL guides and interpreters will be present in Joseph Grigely: In What Way Wham? (White Noise and Other Works, 1996-2023), offering Deaf Experience Tours that are free with museum admission. In Grigely`s exhibition, on view through March 2024, the artist explores the visual representation of speech and sound in the form of installations, sculptures, photographs, films, and books. Learn more at the link in bio. (To confirm the weekly schedule for MASS MoCA`s Deaf Experience Tours, which are regularly offered throughout the exhibition`s run, or if you are interested in a tour for your group, contact groups@massmoca.org.)
Today and tomorrow, December 28 & 29, ASL guides and interpreters will be present in Joseph Grigely: In What Way Wham? (White Noise and Other Works, 1996-2023), offering Deaf Experience Tours that are free with museum admission. In Grigely`s exhibition, on view through March 2024, the artist explores the visual representation of speech and sound in the form of installations, sculptures, photographs, films, and books. Learn more at the link in bio. (To confirm the weekly schedule for MASS MoCA`s Deaf Experience Tours, which are regularly offered throughout the exhibition`s run, or if you are interested in a tour for your group, contact groups@massmoca.org.)
We are OPEN every day through Monday, January 1 🥳 and this is your official last chance warning before Daniel Giordano: Love from Vicki Island closes next week. As we prepare to ring in the new year (and bid farewell to the exhibition, on view now in Building 4) we`ll be hosting an artist workshop in Kidspace and a gallery talk with the artist & Senior Curator Susan Cross on Saturday, December 30. More info on both programs can be found at the link in our bio. Giordano`s artist talk is free with gallery admission; Kidspace is always free! No RSVP required; just come on by.
Giordano finds material for his provocative and playful sculptures on the streets of Newburgh, New York, and along the banks of the nearby Hudson River. Giordano`s eclectic assemblages reflect the mores of his Italian-American heritage and the postindustrial realities of his hometown, where the artist works in his family’s now-defunct factory. At the steel tables once occupied by seamstresses, Giordano crafts his serial works by hand, both mimicking and subverting processes of mass production. Weaving together industrial artifacts, foodstuffs from prosciutto to Italian nougat, and organic matter including ticks and bald eagle excrement, his sculptures move between humor, fantasy, the erotic, and the abject. Ultimately, his works function as complex portraits of the artist and his family, as well as a city — and a nation — struggling to reconcile the past with the present.
We are OPEN every day through Monday, January 1 🥳 and this is your official last chance warning before Daniel Giordano: Love from Vicki Island closes next week. As we prepare to ring in the new year (and bid farewell to the exhibition, on view now in Building 4) we`ll be hosting an artist workshop in Kidspace and a gallery talk with the artist & Senior Curator Susan Cross on Saturday, December 30. More info on both programs can be found at the link in our bio. Giordano`s artist talk is free with gallery admission; Kidspace is always free! No RSVP required; just come on by.
Giordano finds material for his provocative and playful sculptures on the streets of Newburgh, New York, and along the banks of the nearby Hudson River. Giordano`s eclectic assemblages reflect the mores of his Italian-American heritage and the postindustrial realities of his hometown, where the artist works in his family’s now-defunct factory. At the steel tables once occupied by seamstresses, Giordano crafts his serial works by hand, both mimicking and subverting processes of mass production. Weaving together industrial artifacts, foodstuffs from prosciutto to Italian nougat, and organic matter including ticks and bald eagle excrement, his sculptures move between humor, fantasy, the erotic, and the abject. Ultimately, his works function as complex portraits of the artist and his family, as well as a city — and a nation — struggling to reconcile the past with the present.
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