Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
36°50′55″N 75°59′16″W / 36.8487°N 75.9877°W
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Location | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Director | Gary Ryan[1] |
Curator | Alison Byrne |
Website | www |
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (abbreviated as "Virginia MOCA") is a contemporary art museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, located at 2200 Parks Avenue, near the oceanfront resort area. The museum is on a landscaped campus adjacent to the eastern terminus of Interstate 264 near the Virginia Beach Convention Center and the Virginia Beach Tourist Information Center.
On July 25, 2023, Virginia MOCA announced it would construct a new, state-of-the-art facility on the Virginia Beach campus of Virginia Wesleyan University.[2]
Origins
Virginia MOCA was born from the annual Boardwalk Art Show, which began in 1952 and is now the museum's largest fundraiser.[3]
MOCA Outreach Programs
Virginia MOCA had an arts outreach program that was provided to both private and public schools located in
In the Fiscal year 2015-2016, the outreach program had an attendance of 10,950 and was working with 48 schools providing 438 programs in schools and libraries.[5]
Accreditation
By operating at a national standard, Virginia MOCA received accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums in 2010.
Past Exhibits
References
- ^ "Inside Business 2022 Women in Business: Gary Ryan, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Virginia MOCA moving into yet-to-be built facility on Virginia Wesleyan campus". The Virginian-Pilot. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "Peggy's Virginia Beach". Travel. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Lee, Sung Jin; Oh, Jae-Eun (2019-03-14). Modeling Cultural Content for Outreach Programs in Marginalized Communities in Asia: A Case Study of South Korea. Vol. 9. Canadian Center of Science and Education.
- ^ Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015-2016 MOCA. p. 25.
- PMID 29789337.
- ^ Essenhign, Inka, Inka Essenhigh
- ^ Mapplethorpe, Robert, Robert Mapplethorpe