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Museum of Contemporary Art CT Offering contemporary art exhibitions, performing arts events & award winning educational programs to all of Connecticut and surrounding areas.

11/01/2026

Time is running out! Looking for History closes in two weeks—but there’s still time to see Michael Borders’ monumental Connecticut Industry panels in a new light.

Join us for the CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Michael Borders, exploring the past, present, and future of Connecticut manufacturing—and the people whose ingenuity drives it—at a moment when America’s industrial future is drawing attention across the political spectrum.

Featuring:

Michael Borders — Artist of Connecticut Industry
Catherine Egan — Office Manager and History & Heritage Presenter, Bevin Bros. Manufacturing Co.
Sam Kusack — Founder and President, Kammetal
Paul S. Lavoie — Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Innovation, University of New Haven; former Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer
Gena Wirth — Design Principal and Partner, SCAPE; representing Manresa Wilds

Moderated by Richard Klein — Artist, independent curator, and former Exhibitions Director at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

Thursday, November 5, 2026
6–7 PM
MoCA/CT - 19 Newtorn Turnpike, Westport
Free and open to the public, thanks to the generous support of the CORA Foundation.
Reserve: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mocactevents/event/michael-borders-conversation/

Visit the exhibition, then join the conversation!

10/31/2026

Escape to MoCA\CT this weekend. With autumn leaves at their peak, there’s no better time to explore our sculpture garden, set across six picturesque acres.

Admire the striking exterior of our historic stone building, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, then step inside for Looking for History, on view through November 15.

Discover Connecticut’s industrial past and present through Michael Borders’ panoramic Connecticut Industry, a monumental 10-by-40-foot mural featuring eight panels, one for each of the state’s counties.

Then immerse yourself in Rick Shaefer’s Colossi, a series of monumental landscape drawings dominated by imposing walls that ultimately encircle the globe. Ancient, modern, and futuristic machinery coexist in landscapes that evoke boundless human ambition and raise a timeless question: Are we walling in or walling out?

Beautiful surroundings. Thought-provoking art. A perfect autumn escape at MoCA\CT.
19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT 06880

Gallery Hours:
Thursday | 12pm – 8pm
Friday | 12pm – 5pm
Saturday | 10am – 5pm
Sunday | 12pm – 5pm

10/30/2026

Next Tuesday, why not give yourself a few spare hours? Vote, shop, relax, or grab a cup of coffee while your kids explore their creativity at MoCA\CT’s Election Day Recess Camp.

Kids ages 5-10 will spend their time enjoying a fun-filled morning of art, imagination, and museum exploration. Campers will enjoy a hands-on art workshop, creative activities, and a special opportunity to explore MoCA/CT’s inspiring galleries (featuring Miss Liberty!) Why not make a day off from school a memorable morning of creativity and fun?

November 3, 2026 - Election Day
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Ages 5–10
$75 per student
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mocactevents/event/electiondayrecesscamp/

Check your mailbox! Our Annual Appeal letters should arrive this week.Your gift keeps contemporary art, music, and learn...
10/28/2026

Check your mailbox! Our Annual Appeal letters should arrive this week.

Your gift keeps contemporary art, music, and learning alive in our community. It brings exhibitions like Looking for History to our galleries, world-class performers to our stage through MoCA\CT Presents and the Heida Hermanns International Music Competition, and hands-on creativity to young artists at Camp MoCA.

Every gift, at every level, makes a difference.

Invest in art + culture. Give today at https://mocact.org/support/giving/

What can a mural preserve—and what can it reveal about the future?For more than three decades, artist Michael Borders ha...
10/28/2026

What can a mural preserve—and what can it reveal about the future?

For more than three decades, artist Michael Borders has researched and painted Connecticut Industry, an expansive mural tracing the state’s industrial history across all eight counties. Still in progress, the work honors the people whose labor, knowledge, and ingenuity have shaped Connecticut from colonial times to today.

On November 5, join Borders and artist and independent curator Richard Klein for a conversation connecting this history to the industries and landscapes taking shape around us. Joining them are Catherine Egan of Bevin Bells, Sam Kusack of Kammetal, Paul S. Lavoie of the University of New Haven, and Gena Wirth of SCAPE, representing Manresa Wilds.

Together, they will consider what we preserve, what we reinvent, and how traditions of craft and resourcefulness carry forward in an era of technological change. Audience questions will follow.

CORA Foundation Community Conversations with Michael Borders
Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 6–7 pm
Doors open at 5:30 pm

Free and open to all, made possible by the generous support of the CORA Foundation.

Bring your questions and join the conversation.

Register at:
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mocactevents/event/michael-borders-conversation

10/27/2026

Forget everything you know about watching ballet.

At the Salon Series, East Coast Contemporary Ballet opens the rehearsal room. Watch a work-in-progress take shape, then talk with the director, choreographer, costume designer, and dancers who are making it. Join us for a behind the scenes look at the creative process.

Thursday, October 29, 7–8 pm at MoCA\CT.
Tickets are ony $20: https://mocact.org/performance/mocact-sessions-east-coast-contemporary-ballet-salon-series/

What do we build, and what do we keep out?On Saturday afternoon, artist Rick Shaefer, architect Rick Bell of Columbia Un...
10/26/2026

What do we build, and what do we keep out?

On Saturday afternoon, artist Rick Shaefer, architect Rick Bell of Columbia University and Avon Theatre Executive Director Peter H. Gistelinck joined Executive Director Robin Jaffee Frank in the galleries for a lively discussion about walls, towers, and the long and predictable human habit of separating ourselves from one another.

Shaefer’s charcoal sketch, The New Colossus, was inspired by the first border-wall debates of 2016. The series that followed reaches back 13,000 years. “The minute we started as a species putting down any kind of roots, one of the first structures we built was a wall,” he said.

Bell traced the impulse to build barriers from the Dutch wall that gave Wall Street its name to contemporary observation towers. “The desire to build walls is as in**ed as the desire for food or sex,” he said. Whether a building endures, he added, is “not just a question of lifespan. It’s a question of purpose.”

Gistelinck connected these themes to the Avon Theatre’s restoration and expansion and the changing ways people access culture. “Because culture has changed, access has changed, and it’s built a wall,” he said, emphasizing the theatre’s mission “to create a platform for community building through culture.” Bell agreed that buildings can indeed also bring people together.

Rick Shaefer’s Colossi and Michael Borders’ Connecticut Industry, presented as part of Looking for History, remain on view through November 15 at MoCA\CT, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport. The conversation was free to attend through support from the CORA Foundation.

Thank you to everyone who came, and to the CORA Foundation for making these conversations free and open to all. Join us on November 5 from 6-7pm for the next CORA Foundation Community Conversation with artist Michael Borders. Reserve your complimentary seat at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mocactevents/event/michael-borders-conversation/

First photo: Peter H. Gistelinck, executive director of the Avon Theatre; Robin Tauck, president and founder of the CORA Foundation and owner of Tauck Inc.; artist Rick Shaefer; MoCA\CT executive director, Robin Jaffee Frank; and Rick Bell, an architect, professor, and acting director of Columbia University Center for Buildings, Infrastructure and Public Space (CBIPS) standing in front of Shaefer’s The New Colossus. Other images: Scenes from the panel discussion and the crowd.
Photos by Kylie Odell

10/24/2026

Some might call it a bold departure from traditional museum programming. We call it a great night out.

Join us at MoCA\CT for Night at the Museum: An Evening of Comedy, featuring Christian Finnegan, known for Chappelle’s Show, Best Week Ever, and Comedy Central, alongside Heidi Grandberry, whose real-life misadventures are comedy gold.

Presented with Circle Comedy and Westport Parks & Rec.

Friday, November 6 | 8 PM
MoCA\CT
19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport CT
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mocactevents/event/comedy/

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