In 2009, MOCA Jacksonville became a cultural institute of the University of North Florida, enhancing its commitment to providing the highest quality arts educational opportunities, which now include special lectures, college-level art courses, and special faculty and student exhibitions. While it attracts visitors from all over the Southeast, MOCA Jacksonville is an important community partner in Northeast Florida. In the past three years, the Museum has produced more than thirty exhibitions.
MOCA Jacksonville originates more than ninety five percent of its exhibitions and accompanying publications. One of the Southeast’s largest contemporary art institutions, MOCA Jacksonville serves the community and its visitors through innovative exhibitions, notable collections, award-winning educational programs, and compelling publications designed to enhance an understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on works created from 1960 to the present.
Press release, images, and cutlines are available at the link below for use.įounded in 1924 as the Jacksonville Fine Arts Society, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is a private nonprofit visual arts educational institution and a cultural institute of the University of North Florida. Support for this exhibition was made in part by the City of Jacksonville, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of North Florida.įor further questions and to schedule interviews with the artist or MOCA Assistant Curator Shana Dickler, please contact Amber Sesnick at 90 or PORTAL: The program was established in 2015 and has showcased the work of photographers, sculptors, painters, printmakers, and ceramicists. MOCA Jacksonville’s UNF Student Artist-in-Residence program is a highly competitive opportunity that awards access to a MOCA Jacksonville studio and exhibition space to complete a new body of work and hone skills over the course of a final semester. By taking elements seen in our daily lives and placing them into a place of observance and analysis, I hope to introduce questions about our surroundings and what can be labeled ‘art.’ This can be a concrete wall, a cinderblock, curb markings, debris, and other artifacts of modern living and human intervention,” says Wojtyla. “My work has a base in industrial processes and contemporary urban living. With Cathedral of Labor, Wojtyla presents an exhibition grounded on his transdisciplinary exploration of the utilitarian form and processes, that elevates everyday found forms and actions of the contemporary urban environment into the context of a fine arts setting in order to question the very definition of art. He graduated in 2022, earning a Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in graphic design. Wojtyla is a multi-disciplinary artist and a recent UNF alum. in conjunction with downtown Jacksonville’s First Wednesday Art Walk and Museum Nights MOCA.
The artist will be onsite to speak about his work on Wednesday, February 1 at 5 p.m. Brennan Wojtyla: Cathedral of Labor is on view January 20 through May 21, 2023. (January 20, 2022) - MOCA Jacksonville, a Cultural Institute of the University of North Florida (UNF), is pleased to announce a new exhibition presenting the work of its 2022 UNF Student Artist-in-Residence.
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