MOSAIC
Through exhibitions, performances, workshops, readings, lectures, and discussions, MOSAIC offers inclusive, diverse, and accessible public events—free and open to all—that encourage dialogue between communities, artists, faculty, and students.
About MOSAIC
MOSAIC is MCLA’s community-centered cultural events program, dedicated to bringing people together through artistic and cultural exchange. By fostering understanding and highlighting shared experiences, MOSAIC helps strengthen the connections that define our communities.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions feature emerging and mid-career contemporary artists worldwide and give students hands-on experience in exhibition planning and gallery operations.
Talks and Lectures
Talks and Lectures feature artists, scholars and practitioners who engage students in current ideas, creative practices and critical conversations.
Performances
Performances are free and unticketed this season— join us at showtime! Follow @mcla_arts on Instagram for rehearsal footage and behind-the-scenes insights.
Artists in Residence
At least two times a year, once each semester, Artists in Residence are invited to
create work, share work, and in some cases teach courses at MCLA.
Meet Ngoc-Tran Vu, a Vietnamese American multimedia visual artist and cultural organizer known for a deeply socially engaged practice that bridges diverse artistic media with community activism. Tran is MCLA’s current Benedetti Artist in Residence.
Facilities
EVENTSPACE
EventSpace is a mixed use venue for lectures, community gatherings, film screenings, and more.
Gallery 51
Gallery 51 exhibits work from a wide range of emerging to mid-career contemporary artists from around the world.
- Tuesday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
*Additional gallery hours available by appointment. Please email mosaic@mcla.edu
Events
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions, Performances and Talks
Dates: Feb. 6–April 11, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, Feb. 6, 5–7 p.m.
In The Garden of Memory, artist Junli Song invites viewers to enter into the In-Between
Cosmos with an immersive installation. What happens to souls when they die?
Date & Time: Thursday, Feb. 12, at noon
Location: The MERC, Amsler Campus Center
Date & Times: Friday, March 6, at 6:30 and 7 p.m.
In The Garden of Memory, artist Junli Song invites viewers to enter into the In-Between Cosmos with an immersive installation. What happens to souls when they die?
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
Dates: April 16–19, 2026
Location: Venable Theatre
A poetic retelling of the Orpheus myth through the eyes of Eurydice, this play is
a tender meditation on love, memory, and the boundaries between life and death. Sarah
Ruhl’s luminous writing brings the underworld to life with wit, imagination, and heart.
Featuring evocative design and movement, Eurydice invites audiences into a world where
myth meets memory and the power of love transcends loss.
Leviathan: A new adaptation from Theatre's New Works Development class
Dates: May 1–May 3, 2026
Location: Venable Theatre
Leviathan is an ensemble-devised work inspired by Moby-Dick and other great works
of philosophy and imagination. Created collaboratively by students in the New Works
Development course, this piece invites audiences into the uncharted waters of artistic
invention. Come see what questions surface from the minds of Leviathan’s student creators.
We're Here to Help!
Are you an artist or curator interested in exhibiting at Gallery 51? A community member looking to host an event in the EventSpace?
We’d love to hear from you. Email mosaic@mcla.edu with your proposal or request. Please include your contact information, preferred date(s) and time(s), a brief project overview, and a short note about why you’d like to use the space.
413-662-5320
mosaic@mcla.edu