With support from the California Arts Council, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), will continue to serve over 5,000 3rd through 12th grade students with vital arts education through its Contemporary Art Start program (CAS) program each year. Comprised of four interconnected program components, CAS includes professional development for teachers, multiple museum visits, a fully-integrated classroom curriculum, and year-round family involvement opportunities for a lasting impact.
MOCA was founded in 1979 by a visionary group of artists, business leaders, philanthropists, and civic representatives committed to building a permanent forum for contemporary art in Los Angeles. Since then, MOCA has been dedicated to the collection, presentation, and interpretation of groundbreaking and critically acclaimed exhibitions. MOCA has grown significantly into an internationally-renowned institution that includes two Los Angeles locations of architectural renown; a world-class permanent collection of approximately 7,000 objects, global in scope and among the finest in the world; hallmark education programs that are widely emulated; award-winning publications that present original scholarship; groundbreaking monographic, touring, and thematic exhibitions of international repute that survey the art of our time; accessible digital platforms; and innovative opportunities for sustained public engagement and audience development.

