![]() “While the Bass Museum is fronted by a blocklong promenade that leads directly to the beach and faces sumptuous hotels, the Museum of Contemporary Art is situated in North Miami’s downtown, near the DaVita Dialysis Center and the Bible Emporium, which sells Creole, French and Spanish translations.” Interestingly, however, the New York Times article pointedly illustrates the disparity between North Miami and Miami Beach. The City of North Miami then counter sued the board, accusing it “of secretly plotting to make off with North Miami’s cultural patrimony.” Mayor Lucie Tondreau told the New York Times, “The collection belongs to the city, and they are trying to steal it.” The city also denies the board’s allegations that it has breached the management agreement. Gartenfeld’s salary and provide sufficient security (despite its location, next to Police Department headquarters).” In the board’s lawsuit against the city, it claims that the museum should be allowed to break a 2008 “10-year management agreement” declaring that “North Miami had breached it by, among other things, failing to fix the roof, pay Mr. Until now I wasn’t even aware that there is a “tense relationship” between the two cities, but obviously the MOCA trustees have a keen interest in fostering one. As the article reports, “The debate is particularly fraught in South Florida, because of the sometimes tense relationship between North Miami, which has one of the largest concentrations of Haitians in the United States, and Miami Beach, a haven for vacationing billionaires and college students on spring break.” While North Miami is not alone in dealing with “complicated public-private partnerships,” unlike clashes in other cities with their municipal museums, the open hostility that MOCA’s board of trustees has toward its host city appears to run deep. An article published today in the New York Times, North Miami Fights to Keep Its Art Museum, notes that the museum’s board of trustees “wants to leave this working-class city and merge with the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, its wealthier and more glamorous neighbor.” ![]() Other programming includes: popular Jazz at MOCA concerts held outdoors on the last Friday of each month Music at MOCA concerts featuring musicians from the Cleveland Orchestra and Florida Grand Opera the teen Junior Docents program and magazine MOCA’zine which actively engage high school students in learning about contemporary art After School Drawing Classes for Teens the development of the new Museum Studies Magnet Program with the North Miami Public Schools, Creative Arts hands-on art programs for children and families taught by professional artists and educators from the Miami area HeArt to HeArt for children and adults with varying exceptionalities Women on the Rise! for at-risk teenage girls master artist workshops an active members program docent tours lectures and internship opportunities as well as visits to private collections and artist’s studios.The battle between the City of North Miami and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is so intense, it got the attention of the Grey Lady. ![]() In 2009, the museum launched its Wednesday evening MOCA by Moonlight programs featuring Contemporary Art Boot Camp lectures, 5 Minutes of Fame artists forums, and Arts for All, hands-on art classes for adults. To further an understanding of contemporary art, MOCA offers educational programs geared toward the community and its diverse population. The Museum of Contemporary Art recognizes the need to enrich the cultural life of the community and to nurture a knowledgeable and supportive audience. ![]() Company Description: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences – especially underserved populations – through the collection, preservation and exhibition of the best of contemporary art and its art historical influences.
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