The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural institute of the University of North Florida, has announced the inaugural Jax Contemporary: MOCA Jacksonville Arts Triennial exhibition presented by Dolf and Anna James” launching this spring. This exhibition series will bring to the fore the artistic talent in the Greater Jacksonville and Northeast Florida region, including artists from Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns Counties.
The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, March 29. Meet the artists during the public hour of the Spring Exhibition Opening Celebration at 8-9 p.m. April 10. Members and donors receive early access. Learn more at eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=1218716105679.
Selected artists include:
From St. Johns County
From Duval County
From Clay County
From Flagler County
From Nassau County
From Putnam County
Following the celebration of its centenary in 2024, MOCA Jacksonville launched “Jax Contemporary,” a triennial art exhibition highlighting the talent of artists in Northeast Florida.
Artists were invited to submit their applications in late 2024. Since then, each of the nearly 500 applications were reviewed by MOCA Senior Curator Ylva Rouse and Guest Curator Adeze Wilford and the final 64 artists were selected to be in the exhibition.
Through this exhibition, MOCA seeks to support and promote the contemporary art practices of our area, sharing the broad vitality of artistic voices representing this moment in Jacksonville’s history with the general public.
This exhibition series, which will take place every three years, is intended to highlight and expand the museum’s relationship with the local arts community and to foster the growth of the arts ecosystem of the area.
To accomplish this, the artist finalists will have access to vital professional development opportunities, including professional guidance, studio visits and critiques and opportunities to engage with the community around their artwork and artistic practice through artist talks and programs.
To this end, an important professional development component has been included for the artist finalists, including professional guidance, studio visits and critiques from MOCA’s senior curator, Ylva Rouse, MOCA Director Caitlín Doherty and visiting curator, Adeze Wilford, who also helped to select the work to be on display in the exhibition.
These studio visits facilitate meaningful discourse between the artist and the curators and are an essential step to connecting Jacksonville-based artists to a broader network of curators and institutions.
The community is invited to experience “Jax Contemporary” at MOCA Jacksonville through Nov. 9. Regular admission applies.
MOCA Jacksonville is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free access is available to the entire community each week during VyStar Free Saturdays at MOCA and from 5 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month during Free Museum Nights at MOCA presented by Florida Blue.
