Public Programs
Sine & Symbol Intermedia Arts Festival
March 29, 2025
2025 Night Bloom Project
Presentations & Reception
September 17, 2025
Rebeca Bollinger, Dimitri Manos, and Gus Tomizuka
October 17, 2025
Tile Making with Chinese Chorizo Project x Carlos Valenzuela
Thursdays, May 1-22, 2025
Jane Kay & Dr. Lydia Otero
November 14, 2025
November 2025 Exhibitions
November 14, 2025
Commemorative Mural Unveiling and Healing Ceremony
December 13, 2025
Coffee, Games, and Artmaking at MOCA!
December 7 & 14, 2025
Free Third Thursday
December 18, 2025
Artist Grants
Night Bloom: Grants for Artists supports the arts ecosystem in the greater Tucson area through funding collaboratively-focused visual arts projects by individual artists and artist groups within Tucson and the broader Sonoran Desert region. Grants in amounts ranging from $3,500 – $7,500 support efforts to create experimental and community-embedded opportunities for artistic exchange that engage with the region’s unique contexts and possibilities.
Night Bloom: Grants for Artists is organized by MOCA Tucson in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The Night Bloom: Grant for Artists is open to all self-identifying visual artists. Lead applicants must be legally allowed to work in the United States, and reside within Pima County. Submissions of a project narrative, budget overview, work samples (images and/or videos), are required. Applicants will be reviewed by a panel of three jurors independent from MOCA from Tucson, the Southwest region, and from across the nation. Grants will be distributed in 2025 and projects must be realized by June 2026.
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Application opens: April 1, 2025
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Arts Grants Writing Workshop: April 22, 2025 at 5:30pm. Register here.
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Application deadline: Extended to May 8, 2025
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Notification of grant award by: July 1, 2025
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Grant funds disbursed: July – August 2025
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Grant funded activities: July 2025 – June 2026
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More Information
AIR
MOCA Tucson’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program provides dedicated studio space for artists advancing new or ongoing projects, offering the time and focus needed to work with depth and intention. Rooted in the unique environment of the Sonoran Desert, the residency supports research, experimentation, and sustained creative practice—especially for those without access to a space of their own. Throughout their time at MOCA, residents may share moments of their evolving work with the community, adding their voice to the museum’s broader conversation of art and ideas.
