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Learn at MOCA Youth Art Programs includes Sunday Stories, a live story time for children followed by a DIY early childhood art project. The program also includes MOCA miniMakers, a free step-by-step art making experience for kids, and Teen Art Force, a free after-school art program that provides students with a foundation in the visual arts through drawing, textile design, sculpture, and printmaking. In addition, MOCA Makers offers free adult art classes taught by trained professional artists.
• Ages: 1–17 years old
• Schedule: Sunday Stories on the first Sunday of every month; MOCA miniMakers on the first Saturday of every month; MOCA Makers on the second Saturday of every month
• Price: MOCA miniMakers is free; Teen Art Force is free; MOCA Makers are free adult art classes
MOCA North Miami began as the Center for Contemporary Art in 1981 and transformed into a 23,000-square-foot facility by 1996, and it was renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA North Miami) in 1997. MOCA North Miami states that it is a vibrant and inclusive space for contemporary art that is rooted in and inspired by diverse communities, and that through exhibitions, education and public programming, and its permanent collection, it cultivates a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA North Miami is funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; with lead support from Mellon Foundation, major support from Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr., and additional support from the Fine & Greenwald Foundation and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. MOCA states that it will deepen its role as a cultural hub for North Miami and the broader region through after-school classes, summer camp, and local partnerships, and that it will make creativity an essential and accessible part of civic life.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
• Ages: 1–17 years old
• Schedule: Sunday Stories on the first Sunday of every month; MOCA miniMakers on the first Saturday of every month; MOCA Makers on the second Saturday of every month
• Price: MOCA miniMakers is free; Teen Art Force is free; MOCA Makers are free adult art classes
MOCA North Miami began as the Center for Contemporary Art in 1981 and transformed into a 23,000-square-foot facility by 1996, and it was renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA North Miami) in 1997. MOCA North Miami states that it is a vibrant and inclusive space for contemporary art that is rooted in and inspired by diverse communities, and that through exhibitions, education and public programming, and its permanent collection, it cultivates a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA North Miami is funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; with lead support from Mellon Foundation, major support from Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr., and additional support from the Fine & Greenwald Foundation and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. MOCA states that it will deepen its role as a cultural hub for North Miami and the broader region through after-school classes, summer camp, and local partnerships, and that it will make creativity an essential and accessible part of civic life.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
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