exhibitions
The Color Gallery
MOCHA’s newest exhibit features former MOCHA kid and current Oakland School of the Arts art students. Support these Oakland youth artists on the rise! Light bites and beverages will be offered to RSVP’d guests.
Reception: Thursday, February 13 | 4:00 - 7:00pm
Exhibition: February 13 - TBD
Location: 1221 Broadway LL-49 Oakland, CA 94612
Lower Level of Oakland City Center
For more information, contact Director of Curation:
Kaya Fortune (kaya@mocha.org)
Past Exhibitions
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Knowledge From Our Ancestors
September 6 - October 31, 2024
Featuring MOCHA Teaching Artist alumni Joaquin Newman and Founding MOCHA Teaching Artist, Kaya Fortune. Joaquin is an artist, activist, and art instructor, who works at Ashland Youth Center. Kaya has been working as a Teaching Artist at MOCHA for more than 30 years. His current position at MOCHA is Director of Curation and Culture Keeping. Together, they have inspired children in the Bay Area for more than 25 years and are mentors for countless young artists.
In the Spirit of Creativity
March 21 - April 20, 2024
MOCHA provides a space for students to experience their art in an exhibition at the Museum. We want our students to see themselves represented through their art, giving them confidence and pride in their expression. MOCHA sponsored an exhibition for our Department of Education (DOE) schools, which include Laurel Elementary School, OAK Academy and Bridges Academy. Madison Park Academy Primary was an additional in-school program represented in the exhibit. Teaching Artists will exhibit their students' work from grades TK thru 5th Grade.
Teaching Artist Exhibition
November 27, 2024 - January 17, 2025
Our TAs lead thriving creative lives producing their own works of art in addition to their year-round dedication as providers of art enrichment and instruction to hundreds of Bay Area youth. Featured artists: Ariel Goldman, Faith Padgett, Jill McLennan, Keyaisha Garth, Meghan McLean, Sydney Yount, and Thea Hurwitz.
Community Futures School
May 21 - July 11, 2024
MOCHA's Community Futures School (CFS) program uses Afrofuturism, arts integration, and futures literacy as part of a community-building toolkit to imagine and to implement their communities and their world. CFS Interns from MetWest and Castlemont High Schools created future forecasting projects including: Futuristic Portraits, Dioramas, Spirit Bowl Project, Scanning and Prototypes. In these projects, students present ideas about how they want to see the future with methods to solve social justice issues.
