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My First Art Show Silent Auction

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All Ages, All Sizes, All Mediums

We have 115 pieces of art for sale on our walls until October 15th, 2007. If you have not made it to see the art, stop by MOCHA in Downtown Oakland Monday through Friday, 10am-5pm. Here you can bid on art that will benefit a good cause.

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Thanks For Celebrating With Us

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Thank you to everyone who came and participated in MOCHA’s 27th Birthday Party. Between both the day time and the evening events we estimated that 350 of you celebrated with us. Thanks for also being a part of My First Art Show, a MOCHA first, where we have 90 artists participating in our exhibition.

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October is Family History Month

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During the month of October MOCHA will offer art and literacy programs at its downtown Oakland, museum space as well as at several Oakland Public Library branches. Programming for the “NEA Big Read” will serve the following library branches and populations–

Wednesdays
2:00-4:00pm

Eastmont
Main
81st Library

Fridays
3:30-5:30pm

Chavez
West

MOCHA selected The Namesake

Have MOCHA in your classroom!

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As we are gearing up for the new school year MOCHA is excited to offer their services in schools around the Bay Area in the form of residencies. Over the course of the last 27 years MOCHA has been at the forefront of arts integration practices in the educational system.

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Word Play

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Word Play is collection of works created at MOCHA by children that have participated in our art Camps. We drew inspiration from ten words; build, create, draw, dream, imagine, paint, play, sculpt, story, and think…. All of these words encompass what we experience here on the daily when interacting with young people making art at …