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MOCA HOLDS A UNIQUE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AS AN EDUCATOR THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART. RATHER THAN DISCUSSING THE COLLECTION IN CHRONOLOGICAL TERMS, THE SIX BROAD THEMES ARE: ART AS SOCIAL COMMENTARYTHE EVOLUTION OF MARKMAKINGMATERIAL AS MEANINGNEW MEDIAPROCESS AND OBJECT RELATIONSHIP(RE) PRESENTATIONART, ARTISTS AND IDEAS IS INTERWOVEN INTO THE WAY MOCA COLLABORATES WITH ARTISTS IN OUR CITY, OUR REGION, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY FOR DISCOVERY AND ADVANCEMENT, INSPIRING DISCOURSE AND DIALOGUE WITHIN CONTEMPORARY ART AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. IN 2016, MOCA ADOPTED A NEW THEMATIC COLLECTING STRATEGY TO CHART THE PERMANENT COLLECTION'S ONGOING GROWTH AND INTERPRETATION. THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION GARNERS RESPECT IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE AND PROVIDES MOCA THE ABILITY TO ENRICH VISITOR'S EXPERIENCE THROUGH HIGH PROFILE LOANS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITIONS. 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, ARTISTIC INSPIRATION AND EXHIBITIONAL TOOLS THAT FOSTER AND EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND EXPERIENCE WITH CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART THAT CONNECTS WITH ALL AGES AND DEMOGRAPHICS.

MOCA'S PERMANENT COLLECTION OF NEARLY 1,000 WORKS OF ART FROM 1960 TO THE PRESENT INCLUDES PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE, WORKS ON PAPER, TEXTILES AND NEW MEDIA.