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Barnaby Barford

September 12 - December 29, 2013
WATCH A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH BARNABY WATCH OUR TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF THE EXHIBITION INSTALLATION   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 ele…

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Barnaby Barford

Matt Eich - The Seven Cities

September 12 - December 29, 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, many members of the armed forces, to name just a fe…

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Matt Eich - The Seven Cities
Matt Eich- The Seven Cities at MOCA.

BLOCK PARTY

September 12 - December 29, 2013
This fall MOCA explores the identity of Hampton Roads in the exhibition, Matt Eich: the Seven Cities. Matt Eich is a nationally recognized artist, photojournalist and Hampton Roads native son. He has spent the past two years exploring and documenting the region to help better understand his own life and identity. We understand that every artist who lives here has their own take on how they see and understand their world. MOCA invited area artists to join the party and tell us what their Hampton Roads looks like through the community exhibition, Block Party which will be located in our community gallery. Each artist was allowed to submit one original 2-D work of art to the exhibition; all vi…

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BLOCK PARTY
Block Party at MOCA.

Disposable Film Festival 2013

September 12 - December 29, 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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Disposable Film Festival 2013

ARTLab Fall 2013

September 12 - December 29, 2013
ARTLab at MOCA is a hands-on, learning environment for children, teens and adults to explore the artmaking techniques, processes and concepts viewed in MOCA's current exhibitions. Learn about Barnaby Barford's process by examining selections from his private ceramic collection used to create new work, explore the history of photography and hear Matt Eich's interview about his artwork, or enjoy a quiet moment exploring books provided by the Virginia Beach Public Library system.  …

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ARTLab Fall 2013
Fall 2013 ARTLab at MOCA.