Located in a converted firehouse in the heart of downtown, MOCA Tucson has become one of the leading contemporary art centers in the Southwest. Established by artists in 1997, MOCA is Tucson’s only museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art from around the globe, hosting rotating exhibitions by locally, nationally, and internationally renowned contemporary artists.
2007
The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program was launched in 2007 in celebration of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary. This unprecedented program donated over 28,500 photographs by Andy Warhol to educational institutions across the United States. More than 180 college and university museums, galleries and art collections throughout the nation participated in the program, each receiving a curated selection of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints.