WESTPORT — “On Fire,” an exhibition of artwork from the Westport Public Art Collections focused on energy, climate and infrastructure, opens Jan. 9 at MoCA CT.

The display, featuring more than 50 pieces in a variety of media, will open with a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the museum, 19 Newtown Turnpike. It will be on view through March 2.

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The exhibit, the fourth annual drawn from the Westport Public Art Collections, was inspired by eight paintings — “The Evolution of Heat,” by Ralph L. Boyer in 1934 for the old Staples High School — produced as part of the Public Works of Art Project.

In conjunction with the main exhibit, MoCA will display WestPAC’s Ford Times Collection of paintings, a gift from the Ford Motor Co. in 1966. These paintings — each was reproduced for the consumer magazine, “Ford Times” — were by American artists during the 1950s and early ’60s, a period coinciding with development of the interstate highway system. They highlight themes of energy, transportation and infrastructure.

For questions, contact MoCA CT at 203-222-7070 or info@mocact.org.