MoHA Family and Friends

The term MoHA Family and Friends is used to describe the following groups below according to their relationship to MoHA:

MoHA Family

MoHA Family is any program, fiscally sponsored project, or informal organization that is physically located at and receiving substantial support from MoHA.

These are organizations that have autonomy of decisions and oversight but also compliment the whole and make up the broad community of MoHA.

MoHA Programs

MoHA Programs are programs that are directly managed by MoHA Staff.

Collaborative Art and Technology Situation (CATS+)

The Collaborative Art + Technology Situation (CATS+) is a program for artists interested in expanding their work in digital and new media. The CATS+ Residency Program is a paid opportunity that brings cohorts of artists and tech wizards together to learn and collaborate on new work. CATS+ promotes troubleshooting, curiosity, and critical thinking around emerging and ubiquitous technologies. We host artist-led workshops, gatherings, mentorships, public showcases, a media art studio, an online wiki to remove the mystery from tech by foregrounding human connection, process, and experimentation.

Welcome to my Homepage

Welcome to my Homepage is an international online residency program and non-traditional art venue for the creation and appreciation of new net art. Founded in 2014, Homepage offers artists a low-stakes opportunity to experiment and explore the web as a site for creative production. We have hosted over 100 artists from across the world wide web.

Grant Writing Hangouts

Grant Writing Hangouts are facilitated co-working time where MoHA staff, artists, community organizers, and grant writers share space, eat snacks, and work together on applications for grant funding.

Potluck

Potlucks at MoHA are an intentional, uninterrupted place to socialize, celebrate, and connect with the MoHA community.

Peanut

Peanut is a retrofitted 90s city transit bus that hosts community-led gatherings and celebrations in neighborhoods and rural areas. This collaborative, mobile art space seeks to: facilitate grassroots relationship-building, celebrate the voices of often-overlooked communities, and reduce barriers to accessing innovative arts programming in Austin and Central Texas.

Holiday Show

Building on historical East Austin traditions, since 2013, MoHA has hosted a holiday show as an annual act of coming together. This celebration places community leaders on stage in leading roles. Historically we see the largest influx of new interest in the organization based on a fun, campy and approachable environment. This celebration provides a welcome space for joy amongst the community, many of whom the holiday season is a time of stress.

More programs at MoHA

These programs have a physical presence at MoHA. Some are also fiscally sponsored by MoHA.

Unlisted Projects

Unlisted Projects is an arts and culture residency program based in Austin, TX, that supports local, national, and international artists in their practice and in community.

The Mall

The Mall is a small art gallery outside of MoHA that helps artists make a living, with a particular interest in uplifting women artists, queer artists, and artists of color whose voices are more often marginalized, and to create an exciting and beautiful platform and context for their work.

Cage Match Project

Cage Match Project (CMP) is an experimental gallery that lives in an industrial caged-trailer. This weathered and rusted container resides in a gravel parking lot in Austin, Texas where it is under constant exposure to the elements and 24-hour public viewership. Its current curator is Aryel René Jackson, an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Cage Match Project was developed in 2015 by Ryan Hawk, a fellow video artist and sculptor.

Games Y’all

Games Y’all is a monthly meetup that celebrates, amplifies, and supports the unique and underrepresented within indie games and beyond.

MoHA Friends

MoHA Friends include fiscally sponsored projects that are not physically located at MoHA and community members who have been substantially involved at and supported by MoHA through programming.

MoHA Friends that are part of the former can be found on MoHA’s Open Collective. MoHA Friends who are part of the latter include folks like MoHA Program alumni.