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Art & Conversations: Social Change 101

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The Jacksonville Public Library and Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) collaborate to create the Art & Conversations Series! This series provides the community access to a rich set of resources by partnering educational library programs with a museum exhibition.

About this Event

Join the Jacksonville Public Library and MOCA Jacksonville for Art & Conversations: Social Change 101, connected to MOCA's group exhibition, Romancing the Mirror.

This Social Change 101 panel comes together to increase awareness of women and femmes' experiences with art, and discuss how community members can make our city a safer place. Panelist for this Social Change 101 represent academia, community activism, artists, and social services. 

Our moderator: Jessica Borusky, Art Galleries Director and Instructor at the University of North Florida (UNF)

Our panelists for this Social Change 101 include: Elena Øhlander, illustrator and artist, GeeXella, musician and community organizer, Dr. Jennifer Wesely, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UNF, Lucy Maddox, Development Director for The Women’s Center of Jacksonville, Paige Mahogany-Parks, transgender activist and writer.

Registration is required for this event, and must be completed two hours prior to the start time. 

A link to the Zoom meeting room will be sent 1 hour prior to the event. Your Zoom name must match your registration name for you to be admitted to the program. 

Perks for library card-holders at MOCA include:

Free access to MOCA's galleries during the Art & Conversations Series on the final Friday of each month.
$10 off MOCA's family level membership when purchased at the front desk or by emailing shannon.cullen@unf.edu.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1–2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at 255-2665 or email JPLprograms@coj.net. 

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