Mana Contemporary

Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.

Mana Contemporary
Mana Contemporary, installation shot
Established2011
Location888 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40.7371°N 74.0705°W / 40.7371; -74.0705
TypeContemporary art center
DirectorEugene Lemay
Public transit accessJournal Square
Websitehttp://www.manacontemporary.com
Opening performance by Shen Wei
Dance studio

History and Founder

Opened in May 2011, the center was founded by moving company mogul Moishe Mana.[1]

The one million square foot facility in Jersey city is situated in a 1920s-era brick former manufacturing building in the city's Marion Section near Marion Junction that is also an extension of the fine arts transportation department of Moishe's Moving Systems.[2][3]

Art Center

The center provides services, spaces, and programming for artists, collectors, curators, performers, students and community. The Director of the center is Eugene Lemay.

It includes artist studios, exhibition spaces, and storage and is home to the Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA),[4][5][6] the archives of the International Center of Photography[7] and the Magnum Foundation, the dance companies of Karole Armitage[8] and Shen Wei, and foundations established by Eileen S Kaminsky (ESKFF) and Carole Feuerman.

Richard Meier Model Museum

The building is also home to the Richard Meier Model Museum, an exhibition of architectural projects, sculptures and collages by Richard Meier.[9][10][11] [12]

Mana Decentralized

Mana Decentralized is an online and physical platform selling artworks directly to collectors, launched in April 2019.[13]

See also

References
  1. Wright, E. Assata (October 2, 2011). "Mana for the people With new multi-genre culture center, Jersey City's art scene comes of age". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  2. "The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. Kozinn, Allan (May 16, 2013). "From Moving Van to Art Complex". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  4. "Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA)". themeca.org. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. "Mana Contemporary". www.manafinearts.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  6. Musat, Stephanie (March 31, 2012), New art center focused on Middle East to open in Jersey City, retrieved 2012-04-01
  7. "The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  8. Cruz, Araceli (April 24, 2012). "'Punk Ballerina' Karole Armitage Finds a New Home at Mana Contemporary". Jersey City Independent. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  9. SHEETSJAN, HILARIE M. (January 24, 2014). "Architect Goes Home, to Recall and to Work Richard Meier Is Now Focusing on New Jersey Projects". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  10. "Richard Meier Model Museum – Richard Meier & Partners Architects". richardmeier.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. http://www.artmanafest.com/richard-meier-museum-opening.php
  12. Lee F. Mindel, FAIA. "Tour Richard Meier's Masterful New Model Museum | Architectural Digest". architecturaldigest.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  13. "Artnews".



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