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Once Upon A Time Spring Benefit
April 12 | 5:30 p.m.

Join us in MOCHA’s gallery and courtyard to sample food from local  
vendors and wineries, bid on original works of art, participate in a  
collaborative creation and mingle with the MOCHA community, all while  
supporting our programs in the museum, the schools and the community.  
For more information, visit http://www.mocha.org/specialprojects/ 
springbenefit.html


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special programs at mocha

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EXHIBITIONS
The Art in Open Court: Making Connections
March 1 – March 30
FREE

The Art in Open Court is an art curriculum and teacher professional  
development program designed by MOCHA for elementary school teachers.  
The program guides teachers through art projects that build on and  
reinforce lessons in the Open Court reading curriculum used in the  
Oakland schools. This exhibit documents the deeply thought-provoking  
work of children and teachers participating in the program in  
celebration of Art IS Education month, observed throughout Alameda  
County.

Reception: March 12, 5:30-7:30

PUPPET ART at MOCHA
Saturday March 15 | 1-4pm
FREE

Come to MOCHA for the debut of Carlitos and the Magic Garden.  This  
bilingual puppet theater production created by Tania Padilla and  
ArtsChange is a 20-minute imaginative tale of a junk food-craving  
marionette boy who discovers the benefits of garden, friends and his  
grandma's chicken soup.  This show (for children ages 3-7) has a  
clear social message: eat home-cooked meals and fruits and vegetables  
instead of fast foods, soda and sweets; children, like plants, need a  
healthy peaceful environment to grow.

After the show, stay and create your own simple puppets and have fun  
making foody art.


FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA
Wacky Wicker: Building with Baskets
March 8  | 1–4pm | $7/child

Construct a creature out of wicker and baskets. Add flexible woven  
reeds and raffia to build a silly sculpture, a marvelous mask or a  
monstrous moose.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
More Art for Educators
Saturdays | 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

March 8: The Art of Visual Journaling
March 22: Artists and Social Movements

MOCHA is offering a new series of eight professional development  
workshops for teachers wishing to incorporate visual art into their  
teaching practice.   Workshops feature hands-on, practical experience  
in creating visual artwork with a variety of affordable materials.  
These activities are appropriate for Kindergarten through eighth  
grade with connections to state Visual Arts Content Standards  as  
well as core content areas, including social studies, history and  
language arts.

This series is open to all Kindergarten through eight grade classroom  
and art teachers. No art experience is necessary.  Participants may  
register for one or more workshops.  All workshops will take place on  
Saturdays at MOCHA from 10am until 3:30pm, with a lunch break.  
Tuition is $65 per workshop, including all supplies.

For information visit www.mocha.org
To register, call 465-8770 x 308

KIDS PAINT THE TOWN
MOCHA is partnering up to help Kids Paint the Town.  Join this  
community art exhibit that showcases youth art in Oakland and  
Berkeley neighborhood shopping districts.  Local merchant windows  
will become art galleries for the street crowd for the month of April.

To participate:  youth (grades K–12) should submit a 2-dimensional  
piece of art (no larger then 11X14) using paint, collage, poetry,  
photographs etc. with the theme:  Spring Into Life.  Create something  
springy, fun and full of life.

Art must be delivered to MOCHA by March 22.
Artwork will then be sent to local merchants for display. Art will  
remain on display for the month of April and then be returned to  
MOCHA for pick up.


For more information on how to participate visit  
www.kidspaintthetown.com or call 465-8770 x 310.




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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 to 5pm

$7 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


volunteer at mocha!

MOCHA's Volunteer Program provides a unique opportunity for  
individuals, community groups and
corporations to make an impact in the fields of arts, youth  
development and education.

more information at http://www.mocha.org/volunteer



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