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Start Here: In Curatorial Residency, MOCHA Creates Opportunity for Artists of Color

In spring of 2021, Antwoine Washington and Michael C. Russell’s organization MoCHA—the Museum of Creative Human Art—was a part of Imagine Otherwise, a series of exhibitions presented by moCa, curated by LaTanya Autry. That connection grew into a curatorial residency—MoCHA at moCa—giving Washington and Russell a prominent platform for their work, advocating and creating exhibit opportunities for Black artists. –ed. […]

11(1) Spring 2022

Building on Change: Interview with Megan Lykins Reich

Author: Henry Adams

In June 2020, Jill Snyder, former executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, resigned amid controversy over an exhibition. After nineteen months and nearly a year-long search, Megan Lykins Reich, who has been serving as interim director, was appointed to serve as the new Kohl Executive Director at moCa. Having first met when she took his master’s […]

11(1) Spring 2022

BOUND Together: moCa’s Art Book and ‘Zine Fair Survives COVID

Author: Michael Gill

While virtual gallery tours, carry-out activities, and even drive-in performances all have had their magnificent places through the COVID pandemic, one of the most fitting responses was very old-school, and it resonated beautifully with the event it replaced: moCa Cleveland’s annual BOUND artist book and ‘zine fair, which had annually drawn art book and zine publishers curated by TR […]

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Margaret Kilgallen: that’s where the beauty is

Author: Liz Maugans Leave a comment

Margaret Kilgallen: that’s where the beauty is, on view at moCa Cleveland January 31- May 17, 2020, is a knockout exhibition. Organized by moCa chief curator Courtenay Finn for the Aspen Art Museum (where it debuted in 2019), it is the late artist’s first posthumous museum exhibition. It’s a delightfully arranged and presented show: the entire experience wraps around you […]

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