Join us for a free evening at MOCA with galleries open late, live music by KXCI Community Radio DJs, and free beer by Barrio Brewing Company. Don’t miss this lively time to gather with friends and family around art, music, and drinks; all ages are welcome!

This month, we celebrate Southwest Contemporary’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, Vol, 8:  Medium + Support, with an artist conversation and light refreshments.

At 6pm, featured artists alejandro t. acierto, Lizz Denneau, and Safwat Saleem will discuss their work and the interconnected relationships with the issue’s juror, MOCA’s Laura Copelin, moderated by Natalie Hegert, Southwest Contemporary Arts Editor.

This program is a part of Southwest Contemporary’s Critical Commons initiative that embraces creative and critical discourse, on and off the page. Each program is a community event designed to engage stakeholders (artists, writers, thinkers, cultural workers, and the public) in discussions of the roles and impacts of cultural discourse across the Southwest and West, with attention to the unique needs of communities in the vast Intercoastal U.S. that are so often overlooked by mainstream art media.