MOCA Autism Creates

While children with ASD and other differences can struggle with verbal communication, social relations, and sensory development, creative art-making activities enable them to foster new means of self-expression and communication. Autism Creates harnesses art and art-making activities as means of promoting expression and social interaction among children with ASD and their teachers, caregivers, and peers. Created in 2007, this innovative program, previously called Rainbow Artists and Art Aviators, and its results have been nationally recognized by museum associations and healthcare providers alike.

Monthly workshops are hosted on-site at MOCA Jacksonville for children with ASD, ages 6 and older, and their families. Families will create art and participate in sensory activities. Join us the second & third Saturday of each month from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

There is no cost to attend but space is limited and registration is required. Please only register once per family. If you can not make it to the event, please cancel your registration to open the spot up to another family. Thank you.

For questions or special accommodations, please contact mocaeducation@unf.edu.

To get in contact with someone the day of the event, please reach out to MOCA Guest Relations at 904-620-1214.

This program is supported by The Lombardo Family in honor of Lara Lombardo, and in memory of Cara Broyles; and the Edna Sproull Williams Foundation.

About MOCA

Located in the heart of historic Downtown, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is one of the city’s most significant cultural assets. As the oldest art museum in Northeast Florida and one of the first contemporary art museums to be established in the United States, MOCA is focused on promoting the discovery, knowledge, and advancement of the art, artists, and ideas of our time.

Among the most prominent contemporary art museums in the Southeast, MOCA’s exhibitions and programs set the pace for arts and art-integrated programming on a regional and national stage. Renowned in this community, MOCA casts the spotlight on Jacksonville as a burgeoning, vital arts destination.

The museum is also a cornerstone of Jacksonville’s multibillion-dollar downtown revitalization plan with exhibitions and programs that bring new visitors to the civic core during the day, at night, and on weekends.