Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

The MOCAD building featuring a mural by artist Barry McGee and a neon piece by Martin Creed. Photo by Corine Smith.

Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects, photo: Steven Scheiberl

Saturday, May 17 at 8pm
PERFORMANCE: JODY OBERFELDER DANCE PROJECTS
Admission $10

Recognized as "one of the funniest modern-dance choreographers in New York", (Jennifer Dunning, NY Times, June 15, 2007), Jody Oberfelder combines strength and virtuosic movement with levity and whimsical physical imagination. A former Detroiter, she is known for her inventive choreography and daring, acrobatic movements.

Family Day participant

Sunday, May 18 from 1-3pm
CHILDREN & FAMILY DAY WORKSHOPS: YOUTH WORKSHOP DROP-IN
Free admission, materials provided, open to the public, all ages welcome

Bicycle Parts Re-Construction Workshop
Teacher: Sarah Sidelko
Using discarded, re-furbished, leftover, or abandoned bicycle parts, Sarah Sidelko leads a drop-in workshop in constructing Found-Object Sculptures.

Large groups please call ahead.

HOLY HIP-HOP!
NEW PAINTINGS BY ALEX MELAMID
and ADDENDUM: EXPRESSIONS FROM THE HIP-HOP COMMUNITY
On Sale Now

Icons from the world of hip-hop music are the subject of the catalogue for this extraordinary exhibition of portraits by Russian-born American painter Alexander Melamid, the outspoken artist who once had his work dismantled and bulldozed by the Soviet government.

This catalogue is being sold with a 24-page insert that includes writing by activists and artists from Detroit's hip-hop community, jessica Care moore, Khalid el-Hakim, and Invincible & Jenny Lee/Detroit Summer.

Museum Tours
Wednesdays and Sundays at 1 pm
Saturday 1pm & 4 pm
Free and open to the public
For school groups or larger groups, please contact Faina Lerman at flerman@mocadetroit.org.

Museum Hours
Wednesday & Sunday: 11 - 5 pm
Thursday - Saturday: 11 - 8 pm
closed Monday & Tuesday


	MOCAD NEWS 04.19.08: Some auction items are now posted on the BE IN ART information page, check them out! 04.12.08: The Spring 2008 Newsletter is now available for download! Download it here. 03.31.08: Tickets for BE IN ART, the next MOCAD fundraiser scheduled for May 3, 2008, are now on sale. Visit the BE IN ART page for more information and ticket prices. 03.29.08: MOCAD announces its upcoming exhibition, considering Detroit, to open on May 10, 2008. Click here for more information. 03.26.08: Read an article on Martha Colburn, an artist peforming at MOCAD GOLD, in an article by Michael Jackman of The Metro Times. 03.26.08: Read an article about GOLD: A fundraiser for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit by K. Michelle Morgan of C & G Newspapers. 03.12.08: Read about the film MOCAD is screening on March 14 - My Name is Albert Ayler - in The Metro Times. News Archive