Avant-Garde

Innovative. Radical. Creative. New. Original. These words best describe the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, and those that support the Museum.

Join Avant-Garde today and begin taking advantage of MOCA Jacksonville’s premier membership benefits, including exclusive cocktail receptions and meet-the-artist preview receptions.

Your contribution as a premier member of MOCA Jacksonville provides invaluable support for our innovative exhibitions and educational programming for all to enjoy. In addition, your support as a member of Avant-Garde provides funding for our annual Memphis Wood Excellence in Teaching Award, which is awarded to a First Coast art educator.

For more information about Avant-Garde, or to join, please call 904.366.6911, extension 202.

Avant Garde Events

Art and Architecture

Thursday April 10, 2008
6:30-8:30pm

Private home tour of noted award-winning contemporary architect and interior design team Steven and Vibha Hutchins. Reservations required. 366-6911, x208.
Exclusively for Avant Garde members.

Private Exhibition Preview and Reception with Artists

Thursday, April 24, 2008
6-8pm
Avant Garde-all levels

Avant Garde Travel

Discover Dallas

March 6-8, 2008
Exclusively for Avant Garde Members
Enjoy one of America’s most impressive contemporary artcenters with your fellow MOCA Avant Garde members.  Home to five major art museums and noted private collections, the Dallas-Ft. Worth area serves as a leader in the presentation of contemporary art. Travelers will be escorted by Director Debbie Broder and Chief Curator George Kinghorn, with deluxe accommodations in a 5-star Dallas hotel and notable dining selections. For more information, please contact Wendy Stines, Director of Development at 904-366-6911, ext. 202.

Highlights of the art-filled excursion include :

Avant-Garde Visionaries $5,000

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  • General membership benefits for a family or two adults
  • Recognition on the annual MOCA Donor Wall at the stated gift level
  • Recognition in FORMA, the Museum’s tri-annual members magazine, at the Moderns level
  • Invitations to three exclusive Avant Garde events per year which provide private previews of featured exhibitions, opportunities to meet featured artists, and opportunities to explore private collections and experience unique exposure to contemporary art. Events are custom-designed each year to feature innovative programming and new experiences in art
  • Reciprocal membership benefits to other premier museums in North America
  • Priority invitation to join MOCA art-related trips, custom-designed to provide exclusive behind-the-scenes art experiences
  • 15% discount in the Museum Shop
  • Additional private viewing and reception of a featured exhibition, or other unique art experience designed
  • Private use of the MOCA museum facility for up to 50 people at no charge (to be arranged at a mutually agreeable time, exclusive of catering and additional rental costs)

Avant-Garde Innovators $2,500

Join now!

  • General membership benefits for a family or two adults
  • Recognition on the annual MOCA Donor Wall at the stated gift level
  • Recognition in FORMA, the Museum’s tri-annual members magazine, at the Moderns level
  • Invitations to three exclusive Avant Garde events per year which provide private previews of featured exhibitions, opportunities to meet featured artists, and opportunities to explore private collections and experience unique exposure to contemporary art. Events are custom-designed each year to feature innovative programming and new experiences in art
  • Reciprocal membership benefits to other premier museums in North America
  • Priority invitation to join MOCA art-related trips, custom-designed to provide exclusive behind-the-scenes art experiences
  • 15% discount in the Museum Shop
  • Additional private viewing and reception of a featured exhibition, or other unique art experience designed

Avant-Garde Moderns $1,000

Join now!

  • General membership benefits for a family or two adults
  • Recognition on the annual MOCA Donor Wall at the stated gift level
  • Recognition in FORMA, the Museum’s tri-annual members magazine, at the Moderns level
  • Invitations to three exclusive Avant Garde events per year which provide private previews of featured exhibitions, opportunities to meet featured artists, and opportunities to explore private collections and experience unique exposure to contemporary art. Events are custom-designed each year to feature innovative programming and new experiences in art
  • Reciprocal membership benefits to other premier museums in North America
  • Priority invitation to join MOCA art-related trips, custom-designed to provide exclusive behind-the-scenes art experiences
  • 15% discount in the Museum Shop