Learning to Look 2026 January 22, 2026Learning to Look | Pre-Columbian MexicoFrom the Olmec to the Aztecs, Mexico holds nearly 3,000 years of rich cultural history. From the rainforests of the south to the central highlands, civilizations rose, …
Virtual Programs
Learning to Look | Dark Arts
Learning to Look | Dark Arts with John Cino & Eric Murphy Monday, October 23 @6:30 PM Just in time for spooky season, PAC/ MOCA brings to you a uniquely haunting Learning to Look at the Dark Arts. Join curators …
Learning to Look | Art of Propaganda
Learning to Look | Art as Propaganda Monday, September 18 @6:30 PM with John Cino Propaganda is simply defined as the “manipulation of information to influence public opinion.” During the 20th century it was put …
Learning to Look | Ekphrastic Poetry
Learning to Look | Ekphrastic Poetry Special guest • Edward Schmieder February 21 from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM “Ekphrasis* is a practice in which a work of art inspires a piece of poetry or prose. Examples include “Ode on a …
Learning to Look | ART 101
FALL 2022 Hybrid Series Learning to Look | Art 101 Art history with Prof. John Cino Have you ever wondered why Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper” looks the way it does, or why artists put certain things in still-lifes, or what Picasso was thinking, or …
NeoTech
Take the virtual tour below NeoTech Curated by John Cino November 6 –December 19, 2021Artist Reception November 6, 5:00 - 7:00PM The Patchogue Arts Council • MOCA, LI is proud to present NeoTech from November 6 …
Coffee with a Curator | Annual Juried Exhibit
Join curator John Cino in conversation with guest curatorDeborah Katz & artists from the annual juried members’ exhibition. …
PACrit – June 2021
PACrit Group June 10th @ 6:30 PM on Zoom If you have artwork and need some feedback or just need some artist to artist FaceTime - friendly faces and generous spirits are here. If you want to present artwork just email info@patchoguearts.org …
Coffee with a Curator: Flower of Honor Edition
Coffee with a CuratorJune 3 @ 7:00 PM on Zoom and FB LiveJoin artist Harper Bella in conversation with curator John Cino about her exhibition Flower of Honor. This exhibition is organized by the Patchogue Arts Council and is on view at Claire …
Learning to Look: Pop Art
Learning to Look | Pop ArtPop Art began as a reaction to the post-WW2 ‘boom’ years of the 1950s and early 1960s. Because of its easily recognizable imagery, Pop Art was easily accepted into popular culture. However, what seemed to be a light-hearted …