From boxcars to shantytowns to sewers, artist Duke Riley and curator Megan Lykins Reich explore Riley's new MOCA Cleveland installation about Kingsbury Run and the early twentieth century hobo experience.

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Mix and mingle with fellow art enthusiasts as you take in the FALL 2010 exhibitions: Duke Riley: An Invitation to Lubberland, Seth Rosenberg: The Cleveland Years, and assume vivid astro focus (AVAF): ilegítimo.

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Artist Talk with Duke Riley and Megan Lykins Reich, Director of Education and Associate Curator

*7:30 - 10:00 pm: Public Opening

7:00-9:00 pm: Family Art Studio

*7:30 - 9:30 pm: Family Art Studio - Art Squad Unveiling

*note time change

Sponsored by the Magic Hat Brewing Company: http://www.magichat.net/View Related Exhibition

Art students from five art schools - The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Oberlin College, and the University of Akron - are squaring off in an art competition based on the high voltage work of assume vivid astro focus.  We will unveil each school's dynamic wall collage and announce the winner of the competition at this lively party.
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MOCA's Annual Members' Brunch!  Enjoy brunch with fellow MOCA members.  Space is limited - you must reserve your seat in advance.

RSVP by September 27 to 216.421.8671 x55
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Artist and art critic Dan Tranberg and author Ferdinand Protzman engage in a thoughtful exchange about the paintings, prints, career, and life of artist Seth Rosenberg.

Seth Rosenberg's website: http://www.rosenbergstudio.com/View Related Exhibition

What has motivated China to build over a thousand museums?  How has Beijing become a thriving hub of contemporary art?  Who are the players and can they be trusted?  Covering the rapid development of China's art scene for such publications as Vanity Fair and The New York Times, Barbara Pollack is a preeminent expert on Chinese contemporary art.  The award-winning journalist stops at MOCA for a lively presentation of her new book and the phenomenon of this exploding international art market.

A public reception opens at 6 pm, and the event starts at 7 pm.

Presented in partnership with The Lit: Cleveland's Literary Center http://www.the-lit.org/View Related Exhibition

Develop your hip hop voice for positive change!  In this interactive, multimedia event, acclaimed musician Jahi will demonstrate how emceeing ("rapping") can be used to battle negative stereotypes, to inspire personal growth, and to motivate social action.  Open to all ages, the workshop will be followed by a rousing, profanity-free, socially conscious, family friendly performance by Jahi and his band, The Life.
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Music, video, and poetry converge in an original sonic narrative that celebrates the spirit of the innocent victims of the notorious 1930's Cleveland "Torso Murders."  Experience the beauty and drama of this new, MOCA-commissioned multimedia opera written and performed by artists Julia Christensen and Sarah Paul, with contributions from the Women and Art Music Ensemble (WAM!) of Oberlin Conservatory.  In partnership with SPACES.

SPACES's website: http://www.spacesgallery.org/View Related Exhibition

Join us for MOCA's Fourth Annual College Night.  Case Western Reserve University's Graduate Art History Association will again be taking entries for a juried slideshow.  More details forthcoming, so stay tuned!

You can read more about CWRU's Graduate Art History Association by following this link: http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/arth/gaha.htmlView Related Exhibition

Franklin Sirmans, Terri and Michael Smooke Department Head and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a leading voice in contemporary curatorial practice.  Former editor of art journals Frieze Art and ArtAsiaPacific, Sirmans is an award-winning author and curator of exhibitions ranging from in-depth solo studies of artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat to creative thematic shows such as NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, an examination of spirituality in contemporary art.

A private reception for Curators' Circle members and artist applicants will precede Sirmans' talk at 5:30 pm.
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This event generously supported by:
Nesnadny + Schwartz

The Cleveland Institute of Music's New Music Ensemble, led by composer and conductor Keith Fitch, returns to MOCA for a second season.  Come hear a concert of contemporary music staged in our galleries, mingle with fellow concert-goers, and see some great art too!  More details forthcoming, so stay tuned.

A pre-concert reception starts at 6:30, and the concert will begin at 7 pm.
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Looking for a unique gift for the art lover on your shopping list?  Over 45 local and national artists will be featured at this highly anticipated annual sale that The Plain Delaer called "some of the most inventive, 'didn't-I-just-see-that-in-a-magazine?' jewelry, fine art, and handmade goods you'll see in one place."

ARTscape Schedule:

Friday, November 19: open 4:30 - 9 pm.  Admission to the Preview Reception and Sale is free for members and $5 for non-members. 

Saturday, November 20: open 11 am - 5 pm.  Admission is free for all patrons.

Co-produced with Lingg Productio
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