Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Contemporary art museum in Buckhead, Atlanta, United States
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia is an art museum in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, devoted to works by artists connected to the state of Georgia. It presents rotating exhibitions alongside a permanent collection that documents the development of art in the region over time.
MOCA GA was co-founded in 2000 by David S. Golden and Annette Cone-Skelton, and its first exhibition opened in 2002. It began at 1447 Peachtree Street with the collections of CGR Advisors and Golden's personal holdings, over 250 works by 110 Georgia artists. After a move to SunTrust Plaza in 2005, it settled at 75 Bennett Street in 2007.
Solo exhibitions at MOCA GA are reserved for Georgia artists, while group shows pair them with national and international names. Shows are often accompanied by talks with the artist or curator, and visitors can put questions to them. The museum has mounted more than 120 exhibitions, and past shows remain viewable on its website.
The museum sits in Buckhead, one of Atlanta's central neighborhoods, making it easy to combine a visit with time spent exploring the surrounding area. Parking is available nearby, and the building is accessible for visitors with reduced mobility.
In September 2010 the High Museum transferred 21 works by 14 Georgia artists to MOCA GA, among them Shirley Bolton's "Silent Strings (Jazz Series)" of 1974 and Santo Bruno's "Small Function" of 1977. Annette Cone-Skelton selected the works together with the High, which also passed on more than 700 duplicate publications for the museum's reference library.
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