Festival unites music and visual art at MOCA GA

The SPARK Festival, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) and Ensemble Vim, returns on Feb. 10 with world premiere performances that blend contemporary composition and visual art. (Alice Hong)

“Ignite the spark – unite the arts!” That’s the rallying cry for an innovative arts collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) and Ensemble Vim, a chamber music group celebrating diverse, living composers.

Last year, Ensemble Vim and MOCA GA launched “spark,” an annual “intersectional music and art festival” pairing selected composers with artists in other mediums to create new works. This year “spark” brings us a new collaboration series blending composition and visual art, with world premiere performances on Feb. 10 at MOCA GA.

Ensemble Vim pianist and Co-Founder Choo Choo Hu and MOCA GA Archivist and Director of Collections and Exhibitions Stacey Savatsky recently joined Lois Reitzes on “City Lights” to discuss the projects.