[FUNDRAISER] From Brooklyn to the Diaspora: A @MoCADA Fundraising Campaign
*50k in 50 Days*
Starts Tuesday, May 14th
Visit http://bit.ly/194byUL for details

You know us for bringing the diaspora to Brooklyn. Now it’s time to bring MoCADA to the world! With your help, the MoCADA experience will transcend our physical space—becoming more accessible, more interactive and an online presence felt around the world. Starting May 14th, MoCADA will launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the development of an online platform that will host virtual tours, educational resources, video profiles, multi-media artwork, and much more.

Stay tuned for ways you can donate funds, time and influence by joining our Facebook event —> http://bit.ly/194byUL

[#MOTHERSDAY #ART] Made with Love - Mother’s Day #DIY Festival
Saturday, May 11th | 12-6pm
@MoCADA, located at 80 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY

Join MoCADA for an afternoon of shopping and fun, featuring local vendors and do-it-yourself workshops support small businesses and find the perfect gift for your mom.

MoCADA teaching artists will lead card making and jewelry making workshops all day to entertain children and adults alike.

[#BLOCKPARTY] @SoulofBrooklyn Block #Party Launch
Powered by @MoCADA
Featuring “TheeSatisfaction” | “Black Radical Imagination” | Davi
Friday, April 26 | 6-11pm
Tompkins Avenue, between Putnam and Jefferson Avenues Brooklyn, NY

[#JAZZ #CONCERT] Maurice Brown Live!
Presented by @MoCADA’s April Public Exchange Series in partnership with Farragut Houses Tenants’ Association and the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival
Saturday, April 13th | 2PM
Farragut Houses Basketball Courts, located at Navy & York Streets Brooklyn NY
Admission: FREE

In partnership with the Farragut Houses Tenants’ Association and the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival, @MoCADA’s April Public Exchange Series will be celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with an outdoor concert by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and producer, Maurice Brown, at 2pm at the Farragut Houses Basketball Courts on Navy and Court Streets.

MoCADA’s Public Exchange Series brings dynamic arts programming and performances to Public Housing developments in Brooklyn each month. The goal is to appeal to the community at large in order to break down the barriers and misconceptions that exist around public housing in general. Recently funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, this program has expanded from MoCADA’s summer series: Soul of Brooklyn Week, to a year-round program that includes film screenings, dance performances, art workshops, and live performances

#TEEN #MOVEMENT / #DANCE WORKSHOP
Saturdays, April 13-27 | 1-3:30PM
@MoCADA, 80 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY
RSVP by April 11 to morgan@mocada.org. *Tuition is due on first day of class.

Both a movement workshop and an exploration of African dance traditions in contemporary visual culture, this four-week course taught by MoCADA educator Mihoby Rabeharison is designed to teach students how to use choreography as creative expression. Please RSVP by April 11 to morgan@mocada.org. Tuition is due on first day of class.

eMERGING features the works of visual artists and directors Kajahl Benes, Kudzanai Chiurai, Delphine Diallo, Modou Dieng, Hassan Hajjaj, dream hampton, Pieter Hugo, Hycide, Kahlil Joseph, Terence Nance, Cinque Northern, Kambui Olajimi, Storyboard P, Ebony G. Patterson, and Hank Willis Thomas, and music by Blitz the Ambassador, Flying Lotus, Seu Jorge, Just A Band, Spoek Mathambo, THEESatisfaction, and others. eMERGING draws connections between visual art and music, but also highlights the interconnected nature of contemporary Black dance, film, literature, and culinary art through performances and events throughout the duration of the exhibition.

eMERGING will be on display at MoCADA from February 14 to May 27, 2013, and will include a variety of public programs including, concerts, film screenings, kids workshops, and more. Check out the full list of public programs.

[SUMMER #INTERNSHIP] @MoCADA seeks #Exhibitions, #Education, #Marketing and #CommunityProgramming #Interns
Deadline: April 1st

We are currently seeking summer interns in our Exhibitions, Education, Marketing and Community Programming departments! Applications are due by April 1. For more information on this exciting opportunity, please visit http://bit.ly/X0RrXg.

[CURATORIAL #OPENCALL] @MoCADA Accepting Curatorial Proposals for 2013-2014
Deadline: May 15, 2013 
Visit http://bit.ly/YonMCy for more details

Each year, MoCADA identifies three social justice themes that are prescient to Africa, the Diaspora and the world. Each season one of these themes is explored through a Main Gallery exhibition. The 2014 – 2015 themes are: women’s rights, the economy and capitalism, and environmental justice. MoCADA is now welcoming proposals. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/YonMCy.

[CURATORIAL #FELLOWSHIP] Presented by @MoCADA & the (US_IMLS) Institute for Museum and Library Services
Deadline: May 7, 2013
Visit http://bit.ly/YDT5IK for more details

@MoCADA is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Curatorial Fellowship, made possible by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Curatorial Fellowship was designed to cultivate emerging curators of African descent who are grounded in the belief of the power of art to transform individuals and communities. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/YDT5IK

[@WRITERS COMMUNITY READING] @NYWriters Coalition #Poetry Reading
Tuesday, March 19 | 6-8pm
@MoCADA, located at 80 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY

Join MoCADA and NY Writers Coalition on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. for another powerful installment of the Writing Aloud Reading Series. Writing Aloud unites writers from the NYWC community with award-winning authors, allowing once silenced stories to be heard by new audiences around New York City.

This season’s reading takes place in MoCADA’s gallery space and features readers from NYWC’s workshops at 80 Arts, 14th Street Y, and Serendipity sharing their work alongside poet Arisa White. Arisa will read from two collections, Hurrah’s Nest and A Penny Saved, and both will be available in MoCADA’s museum shop afterward. Plus, hang out a bit for the book-signing afterward! RSVP here.

Our Writing Aloud MC is MoCADA’s Education Coordinator Morgan Parker. For more information about NY Writers Coalition and the Writing Aloud Reading Series, visit http://bit.ly/Xj8C2k.

[ARTIST TALK & DISCUSSION] “eMERGING”
Moderated by @JessicaCareMoor
Thursday, February 21 | 6-7:30pm
@MoCADA, located at 80 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY

Join us for a conversation with eMERGING exhibiting artists, moderated by poet jessica Care moore. See the exhibition in MoCADA’s Main Gallery after the talk. Seating is limited. Please arrive early.