[mocha] summer e-news has arrived

Wed Jun 28 19:10:53 EDT 2006

table of contents
         * mocha hours
         * give art! secure online giving to mocha

   special programs at mocha
* june 19-aug 25: summer art camps in progress | call to register
* june 19-july 29-: new exhibit  | Health through Art
* aug 1-aug 26-: new exhibit  | Oakland Fine Arts Summer School
* aug 25-: kick-off event  |  Riveropolis
* aug 28-sept 10: MOCHA closed

* register now for Art for Educators-Sept 29-Oct 1

     ongoing programs at mocha
         * open studios drop-in art program
         * in the galleries
         * volunteer orientation

     how to
         * subscribe and unsubscribe
         * contact us
         * find mocha: virtual, driving and public transit directions

welcome to  mocha e-news!
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MOCHA's hours
  Tuesday through Friday:  10am to 5pm
  Weekends:  Noon to 5pm
  CLOSED AUG 28-SEPT 10

Give Art! Make an online donation to MOCHA
      Kids need more art! MOCHA provides convenient, secure online giving
      through its partnership with Network for Good. Your support helps us
      ensure that the arts are a fundamental part of the lives of all children.
      Gifts can be made in honor or memory of someone special, with
      payment by charge card, check or stock transfer. Please consider a
      generous gift to keep art in the classrooms and your community.
      Visit 
http://www.guidestar.org/partners/networkforgood/donate.jsp?ein=94-3086749 
to donate now.

special  programs at mocha
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summer camp in progress-a few spaces still left
Camps for kids ages 5-10  | Studio camps for youth ages 10-15
Check out our website for camp descriptions and availability: 
http://www.mocha.org/camps/summer/index.html

exhibitions
june 19-july 30
Health through Art: Signs of Recovery  |  www.healththroughart.org
Artwork by children and youth created as part of the "Health through 
Art Project" is on display

aug 1-aug 26
Oakland Fine Arts Summer School   |  Artist's Textures-Bay Area Art 
Scenes Past & Present
Annual exhibition by OFASS, celebrating the culmination of another 
successful summer.

For more info, check out: http://www.mocha.org/exhbits/index.html

Riveropolis kicks off August 25
Swan's Waterworks  |  Build Me a River!
Artist Gregory Gavin, who has rum MOCHA's river camps in past 
summers, will be creating a site-specific water sculpture in a in our 
courtyard. The central feature will be a stream of cascading water 
flowing from the  museum interior out into tennis court sized 
courtyard. The community will be invited to contribute to the 
sculpture by building miniature cities, landscapes or abstract elements.

For more info check out: 
http://www.gregorygavin.com/portfolio-current-swans.php

Sign up now for Art for Educators
Sept 29, 30 & Oct 1  |  $250
Art for Educators is a three-day hands-on workshop for classroom 
teachers and youth developers interested in learning the basics of 
integrating art into the classroom and community setting. This is 
also an excellent workshop for artists interested in developing their 
teaching skills and linking their practice to classroom environments, 
and for art teachers wishing to learn new techniques and explore new 
ideas for their curriculum.

ongoing programs at MOCHA
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open studio drop-in art program
tuesday through sunday
Art du Jour with a variety of materials and projects. Find out the 
weekly theme at http://www.mocha.org/openstudios/

      Weekday Studios [all ages]
      10am - 5pm
      Weekend Studio [all ages]
      Saturday & Sunday | Noon - 4pm
      $5 per child | companion adults free | free to members

gallery hours
tuesday through friday | 10am to 5pm

weekends | noon to 5pm

free admission | more information http://www.mocha.org/exhibits/

volunteer orientation
      MOCHA's Volunteer Program provides a unique opportunity for individuals,
      community groups and corporations to contribute to the arts, youth
      development and education.

     Saturday, July 15 | 11am - Noon
      free admission | more information  at http://www.mocha.org/volunteer/

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driving directions
      MOCHA can be reached virtually at http://www.mocha.org
      And via car by using interactive driving directions: 
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=538+Ninth+Street&csz=Oakland%2C+CA+94607&Get+Map=Get+Map
      And via public transit by using interactive transit maps 
http://www.transitinfo.org/tripplanner/index.asp

We are located at
         538 ninth street
         oakland, ca 94607
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