Museum of Contemporary Art CT

Museum of Contemporary Art CT Offering contemporary art exhibitions, performing arts events & award winning educational programs to all of Connecticut and surrounding areas.

September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks that changed our nation. It is a solemn day for remembrance and r...
08/30/2026

September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks that changed our nation. It is a solemn day for remembrance and reflection.

Consider spending part of your day at MoCA\CT — free of charge. Explore Looking for History, our current exhibition examining the people, places, and stories that shape our understanding of the past, then take a quiet walk through our six-acre grounds, where sculpture, mature trees, and open space offer room to pause and reflect.

On this day of remembrance, we welcome you to find a moment of stillness, connection, and contemplation at MoCA\CT.

08/29/2026

“I wanted to show that building barriers isn’t new—it’s something humanity has always done. The question isn’t just ‘why now?’ but ‘why ever?’” — Rick Shaefer

This weekend, step into Colossi, Rick Shaefer’s monumental exhibition on view in Looking for History.

From a distance, meticulous, charcoal-drawn towering walls and cinematic landscapes emerge. Up close, they dissolve into swirling marks, lines, and unexpected details: historical figures, helicopters, dinosaurs, and more. Each work invites you to slow down, look closely, and consider the enduring questions behind the barriers we build.

Who do walls protect? Who do they keep out? What histories do they carry?

See Looking for History this weekend at MoCA\CT. Visit mocact.org for tickets and more information.

Gallery Hours:
Saturday | 10am – 5pm
Sunday | 12pm – 5pm

08/28/2026

Making weekend plans?

Picture a sunny afternoon at MoCA\CT: six acres of open space, a sculpture garden, old trees, flowers in bloom, and shady places to sit, wander, and simply exhale.

Come for the art. Stay for the feeling.

Step inside the galleries. Slow your pace. Explore the grounds. Give yourself a little time away from the traffic, noise, and demands of the day.

Discover More at MoCA\CT.

Gallery Hours:
Thursday | 12pm – 8pm
Friday | 12pm – 5pm
Saturday | 10am – 5pm
Sunday | 12pm – 5pm

MoCA\CT is grateful to Dorothy + Philip Silber, who generously donated the beautiful sculptures that grace our garden.

We are terribly saddened at the passing of Yayoi Kusama, an artist whose limitless vision transformed the way we see our...
08/27/2026

We are terribly saddened at the passing of Yayoi Kusama, an artist whose limitless vision transformed the way we see ourselves, one another, and the world around us.

In 2019, Kusama’s work helped inaugurate MoCA\CT (MoCA Westport at the time). As we opened our doors , her work welcomed our community into her unforgettable universe of light, reflection, repetition, and wonder.

For six remarkable weeks, visitors experienced Infinity Mirror Room: Where the Lights in My Heart Go and Narcissus Garden together. It was an unprecedented presentation on the East Coast.

Her work invited us to step beyond ourselves: into lights that seemed to extend forever, reflections that connected each visitor to the people around them, and a world where wonder felt infinite.

Today, we pay tribute to an extraordinary artist whose imagination continues to inspire us all.



Pictured:
Mirror Room: Where the Lights in My Heart Go, 2016
Narcissus Garden, 1966
Photos by Jenna Bascom
Yayoi Kusama photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images

08/27/2026

Eight panels. Almost fifty feet of painting. One expansive vision of Connecticut.

In Michael Borders: Connecticut Industry, the Connecticut-based artist transforms the state’s histories, landscapes, labor, and inventions into a monumental visual world. Look closely and discover workers, inventors, machinery, waterways, local industries, and the communities that shaped Connecticut across generations.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, September 10, 6–8pm.

On view through November 15 at MoCA\CT.

Register at: https://mocact.org/events-calendar/looking-for-history-michael-borders-reception/

08/26/2026

They took top honors at MoCA\CT. Now, they’re returning to the stage that helped launch their next chapter.

On September 18, experience an extraordinary evening with the 2025 Heida Hermanns International Music Competition winners, Ye-Eun Hyun and Zhu Wang—two exceptional pianists whose careers have continued to rise since their victories last fall.

From international competition prizes and major orchestral appearances to upcoming Carnegie Hall and worldwide engagements, both artists are establishing themselves among the most exciting young voices in classical piano.

MoCA\CT Sessions: Heida Hermanns International Music Competition 2025 Winners Concert
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7 PM

Discover where these remarkable artists are headed next.

MoCA\CT members receive 10% off tickets.

Purchase your tickets at: https://mocact.org/mocact-sessions-heida-competition-2025-winners-concert/

08/25/2026

It’s always a thrill to be featured in ArtDaily. This respected online art newspaper mentioned our recent Gallery Talk with Rick Shaefer, highlighting the wonderful evening of engaged conversation and a real sense of excitement in the galleries.

See the story at: https://artdaily.com/news/199366/Rick-Shaefer-gallery-talk-draws-enthusiastic-audience-to-MoCA-CT

If you missed it, there's plenty more to look forward to this fall:

Thursday, September 10 — Opening Reception for Michael Borders
https://mocact.org/events-calendar/looking-for-history-michael-borders-reception/

Wednesday, September 23 - AVON on Tour’s Steal This Story, Please!
https://mocact.org/avon-on-tours-steal-this-story-please/

Saturday, September 26 — Studio Visit with Rick Shaefer (MoCA CT members only, limited to 15 people).
https://mocact.org/events-calendar/rick-shaefer-studio-visit-members-only/

Saturday, October 24 — The CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Rick Shaefer

Thursday, November 5 — The CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Michael Borders

Saturday, November 7 — Planet Female Global StoryFest

Visit mocact.org for details and reservations. We hope to see you soon!

Membership at MoCA\CT opens the door to MORE.More than free admission, membership at MoCA\CT is an invitation to take pa...
08/24/2026

Membership at MoCA\CT opens the door to MORE.

More than free admission, membership at MoCA\CT is an invitation to take part in the conversations, experiences, and discoveries that happen beyond the gallery walls.

Membership benefits also travel with you.

Through the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association, MoCA\CT members receive reciprocal admission to more than 1,500 museums, botanical gardens, historical societies, children’s museums, and science centers across the country. Add reciprocal admission through the Fairfield–Westchester Museum Alliance, and your membership becomes an invitation to discover even more wherever you go.

Every membership also helps sustain the exhibitions, concerts, films, educational programs, and community experiences that make MoCA\CT a vibrant place to gather.

There’s more to membership. There’s MORE at MoCA\CT.

On September 26, members are invited to visit artist Rick Shaefer’s studio for a behind-the-scenes tour of his practice.

RESERVE: https://mocact.org/events-calendar/rick-shaefer-studio-visit-members-only/

Become a member at mocact.org/join-support/membership/

“I don’t want to explain away everything—and actually, I can’t explain everything—because there are lots of these drawin...
08/21/2026

“I don’t want to explain away everything—and actually, I can’t explain everything—because there are lots of these drawings that I don’t understand myself… But that’s the way it should be. That’s the way art should be.” —Rick Shaefer

We were thrilled to welcome Rick Shaefer to MoCA\CT last night for a compelling Gallery Talk on Colossi, his exhibition of monumental charcoal drawings currently on view in Gallery B through November 15.

Before an engaged audience, Shaefer reflected on the layered visual language of his work, drawing connections between Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch, John Ford, Star Wars, and the philosophical idea of the sublime. He spoke of images that invite close looking while holding viewers in a space between unease, peril, and catharsis.

Guests followed Shaefer through the gallery as he discussed the intricate mark-making and cinematic quality of charcoal, as well as works from his Refugee Trilogy, including Border Crossing. The evening was filled with thoughtful questions, lively conversation, and sustained admiration for an artist whose richly detailed drawings continue to reveal themselves over time.

Thank you to Rick Shaefer and everyone who joined us for such an inspiring evening.

Colossi remains on view at MoCA\CT through November 15.

Gallery Hours
Thursday | 12PM – 8PM
Friday | 12PM – 5PM
Saturday | 10AM – 5PM
Sunday | 12PM – 5PM

First five images: Rick Shaefer and scenes from the evening; guests Susan, Peggy Gormley and MoCA\CT Sr. Director of Development Janice Egan; MoCA\CT Chairman Bill Felton with Miggs Burroughs (R) and MoCA\CT sponsor Roger Leifer; friends at the reception; the engaged audience; photos by Kylie Odell and video by Lewis Derogene.

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