Events Monira Foundation

Apply to be an artist in Residency in Chicago! Applications will open March 25 – April 26, midnight EST Who We Are: Since 2011, the Monira Foundation (formerly Mana Residencies) has awarded rent-free, non-living studio space to artists in Chicago, Jersey City, and Miami. Started...

Presented by Stevens Institute of Technology Visual Arts & Technology program with the support of Monira Foundation 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City NJ 07306 Gallery #250 Apr 11, 2024 –  Apr 14, 2024 Hours: by appointment emailing info@monirafoundation.org   Latin for "movement of the mind," Motus Mentis...

Apply to be an Artist-in-Residency in JERSEY CITY! Applications will open May 6 – June 28, midnight EST Who We Are: Since 2011, the Monira Foundation (formerly Mana Residencies) has awarded rent-free, non-living studio space to artists in Chicago, Jersey City, and Miami. Started by...

"Life is an image, and an image is life...I think both." Film by Chichiro Ito This is my diary film of the end and beyond of Jonas Mekas. He was my mentor and friend. This is also how a Japanese artist who immigrated to New...

Screening Through performance, stop-motion animation, historical archives, storytelling, or scientific research, Screeing uses video mediums to flow into the landscape and challenge human-centered ideology. The 7 films by Akira Ikezoe, Maya Jeffereis, Ayesha Kamal Kahn, Kevin Kelly, Asami Shoji, Yi Yunyi, and Brian Zegeer,  show reconciliation and...

Monira Foundation presents: Open Book with Chihiro ITO. This Open Book features the zines created by Chihiro ITO during his Jonas Mekas Research and Production Residency and Fellowship at Monira Foundation. During his six-month supported Residency and Fellowship, Chihiro worked to support Sebastian Mekas in enhancing the...

Join us on September 3 at 12pm EST for the video premiere of Open Book with Jean Wolff.   Jean Wolff’s work explores the creation of subtle order through the use of strong patterns, grids and geometries, creating a unique visual language through an ongoing...