Y'ALL GO RHYTHM: Art Happening with Artist Negar Ahkami

Schedule

Sat Jun 27 2026 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington | Arlington, VA

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Vibe with Negar Ahkami's art installation of interactive dance platforms. Inspired by Persian art and hospitality. Free to attend.
About this Event

Hosted during Art After Hours, Y’All Go Rhythm invites you to come dance and take part in this multi-media art event.

Artist Negar Ahkamiwill unveil her new series of art pieces that are also functioning dance platforms. The artwork is inspired by colors and patterns in Iranian art and architecture, and by the vibrant dancing in Iranian gatherings and holidays. In sharing her inspiration, the artist also invites people to consider our shared humanity and connections.

A DJ will help you feel the rhythm, with a mix of Iranian and American (and other) music. Y’All Go Rhythm may sound like the word Algorithm, but it is a call for IRL gathering and a command to channel rhythm and flow with dancing and tactile creativity.


Free, and open to the public. For all ages, at MoCA Arlington.

This project is supported in part by Arlington County through the Arlington County Cultural Affairs division of the Arlington Economic Development and the Arlington Commission for the Arts. <>



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makes dynamic, ornate paintings and interactive multimedia works that are inspired by artistic influences of her family’s Iranian heritage, and by the interconnectivity and shared humanity of these influences. Ahkami holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York and a BA from Columbia University. She has exhibited at museums and galleries nationally and internationally including The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The North Carolina Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum of Art, and The Walters Art Museum. Her work is in the collections of The New Britain Museum of American Art, Depaul University Art Museum, Wellington Management Company, and others.


Event Photos

All photos courtesy of Jamie Kimball.


Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Y’ALL GO RHYTHM

Info: An interactive multimedia artwork inspired by Persian hospitality. Enjoy a DJ, food, and dancing on dance platforms that are hand-made works of art created by artist, Negar Ahkami.


🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Art After Hours

Info: New shows will be on display throughout the museum with visiting artists in attendance, and upstairs, Resident Artists will open their studios for viewing. Open cash bar available.


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Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, 3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, United States

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