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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2021   Contact: info@monirafoundation.org   Monira Foundation Announces New Artists’ Residency in Partnership with Art LeadHER The program will support female-identifying and nonbinary artists working in a range of mediums   JERSEY CITY, NJ – On October 1, 2021, Monira Foundation will welcome the first cohort of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2021   Contact: info@monirafoundation.org     Monira Foundation Awards Performance Residency to Pegasus: The Orchestra Monira Foundation Virtual Stage presents the fledgling music ensemble’s fourth season streaming on YouTube   JERSEY CITY, NJ – Monira Foundation has awarded a 2021 performance residency to Pegasus: The Orchestra, led by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2021 Contact: info@monirafoundation.org, mvitale@hccc.edu   Acclaimed Emerging Artists to Lead Workshops at Hudson County Community College Azikiwe Mohammed and Rashad Wright will discuss their artistic practices within the context of social and historical studies   JERSEY CITY, NJ – On April 12th and 13th, Rashad Wright and...

I hope to provide services that help Black, brown and marginalized people while making our given circumstances better, whatever better means. I hope to make objects and experiences that allow us to be seen in earnest while providing a space for dialogue. I am tired...

MONIRA FOUNDATION presents: OUTDOORS, LET’S SOCIAL DISTANCE TOGETHER   In response to Covid-19, Monira Foundation, Mana Contemporary, The Brooklyn Rail, Pegasus the Orchestra and Pomegranate Arts will partner to provide free arts programming for Jersey City residents, and the greater community on Saturday, October 17th. While many cultural...

MONIRA FOUNDATION presents: ARE YOU MY MOTHER?   Palermo, 4 aprile 2019 – Valeria Patrizia Li Vigni, Direttrice del Polo Museale regionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Palermo, Enrico Caruso, Direttore del Parco Archeologico di Selinunte e Cave di Cusa, e Monira Foundation con la collaborazione di Mana...

MONIRA FOUNDATION presents: OUTDOORS, LET’S SOCIAL DISTANCE TOGETHER   In response to Covid-19, Monira Foundation ​Monira Foundation and Pomegranate Arts present a film screening of Einstein on the Beach, an Opera in Four Acts by Robert Wilson and Philp Glass with choreography by Lucinda Childs and text by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2021 Contact: info@monirafoundation.org   Hudson County Community College to Feature a Live Conversation with Breonna Taylor’s Mother in Tandem with Monira Foundation Exhibition Tamika Palmer will speak at an online event that includes an exhibition tour and performance organized by Monira Foundation Curator and Executive...

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