MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE INC
333 NORTH LAURA STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322023505 www.mocajacksonville.unf.edu

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE, A CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA, COLLABORATIVELY SERVES THE JACKSONVILLE AND UNF COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON WORKS CREATED FROM 1960 TO THE PRESENT.

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FOUNDED IN 1924, MOCA IS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVOTED TO THE VISUAL ARTS. IN 2003, IT OPENED THE 60,000 SQUAREFOOT MUSEUM, THEATER, AND EDUCATION SPACE IT NOW OPERATES IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. IN 2009, MOCA ENHANCED ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING JACKSONVILLE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION WHEN IT BECAME A CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA TO HOST SPECIAL LECTURES, COLLEGE LEVEL ART COURSES, AND SPECIAL FACULTY AND STUDENT EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF JACKSONVILLE'S DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN; ITS EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS BRING NEW VISITORS TO THE CIVIC CORE YEAR ROUND.

THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION OF NEARLY 1,000 WORKS OF ART FROM 1960 TO PRESENT, INCLUDES PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE, WORKS ON PAPER, AND NEW MEDIA. WITH OVER 500 ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTION, MOCA JACKSONVILLE ENDEAVORS TO CREATE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF SIGNIFICANT DEPTH, SCOPE, AND QUALITY TO USE FOR STUDY, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, AND EXHIBITIONALL TOOLS THAT FOSTER AN EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND EXPERIENCE WITH CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART. IN 2016, THE MUSEUM ADOPTED A NEW THEMATIC COLLECTING STRATEGY TO CHART THE PERMANENT COLLECTION'S ONGOING GROWTH AND INTERPRETATION. RATHER THAN DISCUSS THE COLLECTION IN CHRONOLOGICAL TERMS, THE SIX BROAD THEMES ARE:*ART AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY*THE EVOLUTION OF MARKMAKING*MATERIAL AS MEANING*NEW MEDIA*PROCESS AND OBJECT RELATIONSHIP*(RE)PRESENTATION"ART ARTISTS IDEAS" IS INTERWOVEN INTO THE WAY MOCA COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS IN OUR CITY, IN OUR REGION, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY FOR DISCOVERY AND ADVANCEMENT, INSPIRING DISCOURSE AND DIALOGUE WITHIN CONTEMPORARY ART AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.MOCA'S EXHIBITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 INCLUDED: MICRO-MACRO: ANDREW SENDOR & ALI BANISADR FEBRUARY 2, 2019 JULY 14, 2019PERMANENT COLLECTION: OF MANY ANCESTORS MAY 18, 2019 DECEMBER 28, 2019JAY SHOOTS: HOME JULY 27, 2019 JANUARY 12, 2020A MOMENT IN BEIJING: AUGUST 22 , 2019 FEBRUARY 2, 2020JENN PEEK: IDENTIFY AS PHOENIX DECEMBER 14, 2019 APRIL 12, 2020RECENT ACQUISITIONS: HISTORY IN THE MAKING JANUARY 10, 2020 SEPTEMBER 20, 2020VIRGINIA DERRYBERRY: PRIVATE DOMAIN JANUARY 16, 2020 MARCH 22, 2020BREAKING BOUNDARIES: THE VISION OF JACQUELINE HOLMES FEBRUARY 21, 2020 NOVEMBER 15, 2020MOCA'S BOLD PROJECT ATRIUM SERIES FEATURES ORIGINAL WORK BY EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS WHO CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC AND SITE-SENSITIVE WORKS FOR MOCA'S PROMINENT ATRIUM GALLERY. OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, MOCA WORKED WITH TWO TALENTED ARTISTS IN ITS "PROJECT ATRIUM" SERIES: KHALID ALBAIH, CAMP/WALL/FLOCK (JULY 20, 2019 OCTOBER 27, 2019) AND KEDGAR VOLTA, THE FRAGILITY OF THE PROMISE (NOVEMBER 16, 2019 MARCH 1, 2020).

MOCA HOLDS A UNIQUE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AS EDUCATOR WITH AND THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART. STANDARDS-BASED SCHOOL TOURS TAILORED TO EACH GRADE LEVEL FORM A MAJOR PORTION OF MOCA'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. MOCA OFFERS TOURS FOR PRE K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS ADULTS. LED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM EDUCATORS, MOCA'S MULTIFACETED TOUR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR K-12 INCLUDES:-VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: AN INNOVATIVE, LITERACY BASED EDUCATIONAL ARTS INITIATIVE THAT HONES CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AS IT DEVELOPS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART. FOURTH GRADERS WRITE AND RECORD AUDIO GUIDES FOR SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. PRE AND POSTTESTING, USING THE STATE'S READING AND LITERACY RUBRIC, SHOW AN AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT OF 46%.-ART AVIATORS IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) AND OTHER EXCEPTIONALITIES. WHILE CHILDREN WITH ASD STRUGGLE WITH VERBAL COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL RELATIONS, AND SENSORY DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVE ARTMAKING ACTIVITIES ENABLE THEM TO FOSTER NEW MEANS OF SELF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION. -STEAM TOURS: MOCA'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM) TOURS ARE CURRICULUMBASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1ST THROUGH 5TH. SERVING TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, THE ENGAGEMENTS FOCUS ON THE INTEGRATION OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN ART, WHICH HAVE BEEN PRESENT THROUGHOUT HISTORY. MATHEMATICAL TOOLS ARE OFTEN USED TO CREATE ARTWORK, AND MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS AND NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS ARE OFTEN EMPLOYED WHEN CREATING FINE ART. SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART, SUCH AS THE CHEMICAL PROCESS EMPLOYED IN PHOTOGRAPHY. MANY INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS DEVELOP OR USE MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES TO CARRY OUT THEIR ARTISTIC VISION. MOCA EDUCATORS DESIGNED THIS PROGRAM TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A RICH ENVIRONMENT WITH HANDSON APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES, ART CONCEPTS, AND LANGUAGE, AND INCORPORATES PROJECTBASED LEARNING.

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