Spring Open Studios 2026
Join us for a full day of art, performance, and workshops at Monira Foundation as part of Mana Contemporary’s Spring Open Studios.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
12–6 PM
Monira Foundation
888 Newark Ave, Basement, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor
Jersey City, NJ
This event is free and open to the public.
Open Studios
Monira Artists-in-Residence will open their studios throughout the day in the basement studios:
- SaraNoa Mark (R1)
- Bat-Ami Rivlin (R2)
- Kemar Wynter (R3)
- Luis Emilio Romero (R4)
- Ivy Haldeman (R5)
Performance: Grain
A live, immersive performance featuring dance, music, and sonic sand sculptures on the 1st Floor.
Choreography & Costumes: Meagan Woods
Dancers: Shawn Brush + Meagan Woods
Sound: Joe Bergen + Paul Pinto
Performance Times:
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
Each performance varies slightly in duration. Visitors are welcome to quietly come and go, stay for the full performance, or sketch in response.
Cinema Screening: The Red Balloon 🎈
Presented in partnership with Monira Foundation
With support from The Theater and Poetry Project / The Poetry Center at PCCC, On the 1st Floor cinema
As part of the Jersey City Poetry Festival, we are screening The Red Balloon (1956), a beloved film by Albert Lamorisse—often described as a work of “pure cinema” and a timeless visual poem.
Screenings every 45 minutes (34 min):
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
3:00 PM
3:45 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM (last screening)
Red balloons and JC Poetry Festival stickers available for all children.
Exhibitions On View
Opening during Open Studios:
- Flat Files — presented by PIEROGI Gallery, 1st Floor
- Open Book(s) — curated by PIEROGI Gallery, 1st Floor
- Reflections: Portraits That Define Community, 1st Floor
Getting There
Free Shuttle Bus Service
Pick-up / Drop-off locations:
NYC: Corner of Laight Street & St. John’s Lane
Mana Contemporary: 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City
Schedule:
12:00 PM — NYC → Mana
1:30 PM — NYC → Mana
5:00 PM — Mana → NYC
6:30 PM — Mana → NYC