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17 Sep 2024
Join us Thursday, September 19, from 7 to 9 PM for a Lecture in Photography with the amazing Catherine Opie. We hope to see you there!
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1 Jul 2024
Join us on Zoom tomorrow, July 2, from 12–1 p.m. to discuss works in the MoCP collection that connect to topics related to the age of the Anthropocene. See you there!
Register: bit.ly/3xFFjD
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27 May 2024
MoCP is closed for Memorial Day. We will resume our regular hours tomorrow!
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15 May 2024
Snider Prize applications are open until June 14 for artists in their final year of graduate study. The winner receives $3,000 & 2 honorable mentions receive $500 towards the purchase of work in MoCP’s collection. Janna Ireland "The Spotless Mirror" 2013. bit.ly/45biy6i
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14 May 2024
MoCP is currently closed until May 23 as we install the "Captured Earth" exhibition. We will re-open on May 24. Please join us on May 30 for an artist talk with Dakota Mace and opening reception from 5-8 pm. Details at mocp.org
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10 May 2024
Native America: In Translation closes Sun., May 12 (5 pm)! See this highly acclaimed traveling exhibition curated by Wendy Red Star and organized by Aperture at MoCP with nine incredible artists.
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26 Feb 2024
Are you joining us for DARKROOM on LEAP NIGHT (Feb. 29)? Tickets are still available. Also check out our site to register and bid for the 35 artworks and experiences even if you are not able to attend:
mocp.org/events/darkroom-202…
#MoCPDARKROOM
#DARKROOM2024
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24 Jan 2024
Join us on Jan. 25 from 5-7 pm for the opening reception of Native America: In Translation. The exhibition is curated by Wendy Red Star & organized by Aperture.
mocp.org/exhibition/native-a…
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12 Jan 2024
Here's a preview of our DARKROOM invites that arrived this week in a sparkly silver envelope. Hope to see you on LEAP NIGHT (Feb. 29) for our annual benefit and auction!
More details at: mocp.org/events/darkroom-202…
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23 Dec 2023
MoCP is closed from Dec. 23 - Jan. 25 due to the Federal Holidays and exhibition installation for "Native America: In Translation." Wishing you Happy Holidays and looking forward to seeing you in 2024!
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20 Dec 2023
Reminder that "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser" closes Dec. 22 at 5:00 pm at MoCP. We are closed from Dec. 23-Jan. 25. Wishing you Happy Holidays! mocp.org
Salma Abedin Prithi, from the series "Dear Love," 2011-2018.
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17 Nov 2023
Join us for FIRST LOOK 2023: Fine Print Party on Dec. 5 from 6-8 pm at MoCP. Fine Prints from Shannon Bool, Marshall Brown, Jess T. Dugan, and Tom Jones will be on sale along with prints from other years. Purchase tickets ($35 early bird, $45 at door) at giving.colum.edu/firstlook20…
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13 Sep 2023
Lecture in Photography: Jess T. Dugan tonight at 6 pm at 600 S. Michigan Ave. - Ferguson Hall co-presented by MoCP & Columbia's Photo Dept. Jess is one of the exhibiting artists in LOVE: Still Not the Lesser. mocp.org/events/lecture-in-p…
Image by Kevin Roberts.
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9 Sep 2023
'LOVE: Still Not the Lesser' brings together 12 international artists, uniting across communities to share the ways they encounter and understand love.
@MoCP_Chicago until 22 December: bit.ly/3r521Sg
Image: Mous Lamrabat
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6 Sep 2023
Reminder to join us on Thurs., Sept. 7 from 5-7 pm for the reception around LOVE: Still Not the Lesser. Meet some of the artists and view the exhibition along with mingling with other art enthusiasts.
mocp.org/exhibition/love-sti…
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1 Sep 2023
MoCP is closed on Sept. 4 for Labor Day. If you are in the South Loop, check out the Wabash Arts Corridor, including for the installation "From Her to Eternity: The Women Who Photograph Music" at Wabash and 8th St.
Image: Sieanna Rowe.
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22 Aug 2023
Reminder that Photos at Noon: Love, is this Friday, August 25, 2023 12–1 p.m. CT.
Venue: MoCP print study room
These sessions are free and open to all.
mocp.org/events/photos-at-no…
Birthe Piontek, Embrace, 2016.
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17 Aug 2023
Join us at the MoCP print study room for Photos at Noon: Love, Friday, August 25, 2023 12–1 p.m. CT.
These sessions are free and open to all.
mocp.org/events/photos-at-no…
Birthe Piontek, Embrace, 2016.
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14 Aug 2023
Thank you to @hyperallergic and Zoë Lescaze for including "LOVE: Still Not the Lesser" (opens Aug. 17) as one of the "10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Summer." Image: Mous Lamrabat, Luv Riders, 2021.
hyperallergic.com/834013/10-…
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8 Aug 2023
Congrats to this year's Snider Prize recipients: Sidian LIU, Charles Lee, and Miraj Patel. Image by Sidian LIU: The Conch Girl in Bridget's Kitchen.
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