ARTIST TALK TODAY

Please Join us for an artist talk for Conuco artist Perla Mabel
Talk guided by artist/educator Howard el-Yasin
February 2 at 2pm

We will be streaming the talk live via our Instagram account @ecoca_nhv

Free and Open to all

IN THE GALLERY

Florenciendo en La Obscuridad
The Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Residency Exhibition
Scott Azevedo, Miguel Mendoza & Odette Chavez-Mayo

Seeing Red w/ Land Acknowledgement
Krystyna Printup

Conuco
Perla Mabel
w/ Artist talk guided by Howard el-Yasin on February 2 at 2pm

Through a Glass Darkly
Peter Brown - curated by David Borawski

Nature is Flawed
Kristi Arnold in the Flat File room - curated by John O’Donnell

On View Through February 23

OPEN CALL 2025

Applications are live!
Open Call 2025

For more information on the opportunities click HERE

Please note that our Open Call is NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds) If you need the application fee waived, email info@elycenter.org with the subject line "Pay it Forward Fund Scholarship Request”

If you have the means, please consider the option to “Pay It Forward” to fund someone else’s application. The fees ECOCA receives from this go to covering exhibition costs.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing all your amazing work!

Photo: Allen Phillips. Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum.

WEIRD MUSIC NIGHT

Get Ready for…
The Night Before Valentine’s Day Costume Party!

Join us for a night of wild creativity, experimental music, and unforgettable vibes at Weird Music Night! Celebrate the eve of Valentine’s Day with costumes, art, and performances that will set your heart on fire.

Dress Code: Your weirdest & wildest Valentine’s Day costume!

Expect an eclectic lineup of sound-based projects, art performances, and surprises that embody the Weird Music Night ethos: experimental, unexpected, and unapologetically fun. Whether you’re a romantic, a rebel, or something in between, this is your night to shine!

Bring your friends, your creativity, and your energy. Let’s make this a pre-Valentine’s celebration to remember!

Phantasmata Traumata
Logan Bishop
Nadine Nelson
Samuel Leaf
Ryan Gurry & Reddis: Collaborative Performance

And Special Thanks to Ungrafted Selections and That Sound Game for supporting this programming

CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF ECOCA

10 years of ECOCA

Help us celebrate- Tickets will be for sale starting in February.
Workshops celebrating our theme material with TIN/ALUMINUM
will be announced soon!

• Do you work with tin/aluminum? Tell us about it!
  E-mail director Aimée Burg at aburg@elycenter.org

• Do you have a fond memory from these past 10 years that you think we should know about? Please share at info@elycenter.org

• Do you love planning parties? Join our Gala Planning Committee!
  E-mail artist Emily Weiskopf at info@elycenter.org to join the team!

DATES TO NOTE

Upcoming @ The Ely Center

February 13, 7pm - Weird Music Night
Wear a Valentine’s Day Costume and get flowers & candy!

February 16, 10am - Friends & Volunteer Brunch
If you volunteer or want to, join us for an ECOCA Friends & Volunteer Brunch in the galleries. Email mshallow@elycenter.org for more information.

February 16, 2pm - Wish Upon A Star
Join the Odette Chavez-Mayo to think about what love can be. They will guide you in creating paper stars with love letters that will be placed in their installation

February 23, 1-3pm - Closing Reception

March 9, 1-3pm - Opening Reception
Amartya De Solo Exhibition & more

March 21, time TBD - COLORS
Celebrate the Spring Equinox with the second set of COLORS- a live dj celebration

April 26, 5-8pm - ECOCA 10th Anniversary Gala
Celebrate 10 years of ECOCA at this ticketed event: Live & Silent Auctions, music, food & FUN

Follow us for more information:
bluesky: @elycenter.bsky.social
instagram: @ecoca_nhv

JOIN OUR FRIENDS AND VOLUNTEER FAMILY

Ever want to get involved behind the scenes at ECOCA?

We have fun volunteer opportunities during our programs for everyone!

Sign up to volunteer HERE