What does the Academy+ Pass Offer?

For an annual rate of $399 per child, the Academy+ Pass offers a range of special benefits and discounts for your child at the Academy at MoCA Westport:

• 20% discount on ALL children’s classes and camps
• ‘Priority Waitlist Upgrade' to be moved to the front of the line on our waiting lists  for classes/ camps that fill up quickly
• A complimentary guest voucher to bring a friend or family member who would like to experience a class at the Academy for the first time

*An Academy+ Pass is valid for one year and must be purchased for each individual child. Please allow 1-2 business days to receive email confirmation of your child’s enrollment. This email will also include your child's personal Academy+ Pass ID -for use during registration to receive 20% off classes and camps. 

**To access special benefits and discounts, our new Academy+ Pass must be purchased prior to registration**

*Sharing of coupon codes and ID's is strictly prohibited, violates terms of service, and may result in cancellation of registrations made without refund. Academy+ Pass is non-refundable and non-transferable.Discounts from Family Memberships may not be combined with discounts from Academy+ Pass.

Enjoy art studio time or set up an easel outside, where you can enjoy sketching, painting, or creating a mixed media work of art.

**Please note that this event takes place after gallery hours; the gallery may be closed/bar may not be open.

Thursday, April 25th from 6-8 PM

Learn the basics of sculpting a face with Brazilian ceramicist & sculptor, Bianca Barroca. In this two hour workshop, Bianca will guide you with easy steps to creating your own face mask out of clay, with ample opportunity to add your own personal flair & expression. We provide the clay, tools & glaze options, you make your mask, choose your glaze, and pick up your finished creation one week later. This is the ultimate intro class for people that have always wanted to sculpt human form, but didn’t know where to start.

Enjoy Fridays from 9:30a- 10:15 with your baby! Offering your baby their first developmentally appropriate sensory art experiences! This class is offered to parents/ caregivers and their child(ren) up to 20 months old. 

Saturday, April 27th from 1-3PM

Make your own multi-bowl centerpiece with Fairfield-based ceramicist Leah Corbett. In this two-hour workshop, Leah will guide you through easy steps to pinch & smooth multiple bowl forms out of clay, attach them, and manipulate their shapes to fit your own creative style. We provide the clay, tools & glaze options. You get your hands a little dirty, choose your glaze, and pick up your finished creation one week later. This is a great intro to hand-building class to get some basic knowledge that will take you far in the world of pottery.

Offered on select Sundays from 1-2 PM for up to 1 hour for children ages 3-7 (must be potty trained).

Register your child for an hour of Academy Art Studio time while you enjoy our exhibition. Parents must sign in, stay on-site, and provide a cell phone number so we may contact you during this time.

Embrace the blues and get ready to dive into the exciting world of natural dyeing with indigo! We’ll spend our workshop learning about indigo dyeing and exploring shibori techniques to create patterns on cloth. 

INSTRUCTOR: Fiber artist Laura Berkowitz Gilbert/Tocco Studio

HISTORY: We begin with a brief history of indigo and discuss the various indigo growing regions across the world. Laura will focus on Japan and share her experience meeting with seventh-generation indigo farmers, dyers and designers in Tokushima on the island of Shikoku. 

USING AN INDIGO VAT: We will discuss plant-based indigo as a dye, how it differs from other natural dyes and synthetic indigo, and practically, how dyers get the indigo to adhere to the fiber. We explore why the fabric is green when it is pulled out of the vat and then slowly turns blue. 

SHIBORI: We’ll learn the resist dye technique called shibori and how it works with indigo. Laura will show us several types of shibori bindings and how to maintain a healthy vat while dyeing. Then we will spend the remainder of the class dipping our prepped textiles into the vat multiple times to achieve rich color and pattern. Laura will provide finishing and care instructions to implement at home.

Join us for an enriching after-school program with Ms. Sue! We blend literacy and music with artistic exploration to provide your child with a stimulating experience. Through various creative activities such as watercolor painting, collage making, textile art, and drawing, children will engage in imaginative pursuits that foster their artistic expression and literacy skills in a nurturing environment.