Exhibition Schedule
THE JACKSONVILLE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Historical Chronology
The Museum started as the Jacksonville Fine Arts Society in 1924. The first exhibition
was held in June of 1928 in what was then the "new" Chamber of Commerce. The
President of this Society was Mayor John T. Alsop.
In 1936, the Fine Arts Society joined together with the Civic Art Institute, Inc. Then, in
1943, the name was changed to the Arts Exhibition Club, and in 1947, became the
Jacksonville Arts Club. .In 1948, the Club raised the necessary funds to purchase the
"Fleming Mansion," an historic home on Riverside Avenue. This became the home of the
Museum.
Construction on the current Museum building, located at 4160 Boulevard Center Drive, was
completed in 1966. The building was named after John Pitt. It is located in the Koger
Executive Center and occupies 6 1/2 acres, a portion of which was donated by Mrs. Ira M.
Koger and the Reynolds, Smith and Hills Architectural and Engineering Firm.
The Museum is composed of permanent collection galleries, changing exhibition galleries,
Museum Store, administrative offices, kitchen facilities, storage, shipping and receiving, and
an outdoor sculpture court. Several modiflcations and improvements have occurred since
the building opened--most notably, in 1973, when the Koger Galleries were added with an
additional 4,000 feet. The Museum has approximately 30,000 square feet.
Planning for the 21st Century
Trustee growth has been planned to attract Trustees who can play an active role in
designing a new future for the Museum. Eighty-four percent of the current Trustees are
new to the Board since FY 1992-93. In addition, the Museum has retained a new Director
who has reshaped the management team which has resulted in the identification of the
Museum's new mission. Its major focus is to concentrate on the finest contemporary art
that the Museum can afford to present. To accommodate this direction, the Museum
changed its narne to The Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art in 1995. This name
change clarifies the Museum's mission in the community.
Exhibitions
Each year the Museum will present one artist of international importance. Last year glass
artist Dale Chihuly brought a maj70r exhibition to JMoCA. Th7s exhibition generated the
third largest attendance in the Museum's history, and was only succeeded by the
"Ramses 11: The Pharaoh and His Time" and "Andrew Wyeth: Southeastern Collections"
exhibitions. In February of 1997, the Museum hopes to present a major tour de force
exhibition of video artist Nam June Paik. Nam June is known as the greatest video artist
in the world today.
Exhibition Schedule
