Opening Reception: Friday, June 21, 5-7pm, free admission
MOCA Satellite Gallery at 600 22nd Street, Pavilion II
There are people in every community who hear a call. They possess an innate desire to be part of something greater than themselves and to serve their community. There are countless directions one can go to answer that call, but for many in our region, military service provided that path.
Everyone's experience in military service is different. Time spent on active duty can be spent learning, broadening horizons, and finding clarity. It can also be one of challenges and hardship for both the service member and their families. Frequently, when veterans leave the military, they know who they are and what they want from their lives. The call to serve is often still there, but it has taken new forms.
The veterans in this exhibition wanted to answer another call: to create and to share their passions. Each one takes a different approach to artmaking. But, their unified desire to serve has borne the fruit of individual perspectives on art and art-making practices. Just like their time in service benefited our freedoms, their time as artists enhances our cultural community.
In Service is organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by Heather Hakimzadeh, Curator.
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MOCA SATELLITE GALLERY
Open Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday from 10am-4pm. Free admission. Located at The Runnymede Corporation, 600 22nd Street, Pavilion II, a short walk from the museum (see Google Maps).
Thank you to The Runnymede Corporation, for hosting MOCA Satellite Gallery in the lobby of their Virginia Beach headquarters at 600 22nd Street, Pavilion II. The MOCA Satellite Gallery has over 80 combined feet of wall space spanning the lobby and hallways of the first floor. Exhibitions rotate throughout the year featuring work from local and regional artists.
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