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Modern Anthropology Studios fosters cultural understanding through immersive exhibitions, workshops, and digital projects that highlight community stories and everyday experiences, promoting inclusive dialogue and thoughtful education.

Become a member of Modern Anthropology Studios and support storytelling that brings real communities, histories, and everyday experiences into focus 🌍. Your membership helps create immersive exhibitions, workshops, and digital projects that explore how people live, express themselves, and relate to one another. Together, we can build a space for thoughtful cultural education, curiosity, and inclusive dialogue 🎥.

Become a member of Modern Anthropology Studios and support storytelling that brings real communities, histories, and everyday experiences into focus 🌍.Your membership helps create immersive exhibitions, workshops, and digital projects that explore how people live, express themselves, and relate to one another. Together, we can build a space for thoughtful cultural education, curiosity, and inclusive dialogue 🎥.

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🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟 At&nbsp;Modern Anthropology Studios, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world with creativity and love&nbsp;for all. Anthropology explores what it means to be human, focusing on the social and cultural dynamics that shape our diverse experiences. ModA Curations bridges the worlds of contemporary art and anthropology, creating a space where art becomes a powerful medium for understanding the human condition. How you can help power our mission:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Donate:&nbsp;Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share:&nbsp;Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer:&nbsp;Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟At Modern Anthropology Studios, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world with creativity and love for all.Anthropology explores what it means to be human, focusing on the social and cultural dynamics that shape our diverse experiences. ModA Curations bridges the worlds of contemporary art and anthropology, creating a space where art becomes a powerful medium for understanding the human condition.How you can help power our mission:Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

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🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟 At&nbsp;Modern Anthropology Studios, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world with creativity and love&nbsp;for all. Anthropology explores what it means to be human, focusing on the social and cultural dynamics that shape our diverse experiences. ModA bridges the worlds of contemporary art and anthropology, creating a space where art becomes a powerful medium for understanding the human condition. Modern Anthropology Studios&#39; mission is to promote cultural understanding through the creative arts&ndash; exhibitions, artist panels, creative workshops and presentations, which present to the public interdisciplinary, experimental projects of young, emerging talent from diverse geographic backgrounds. Our work centers on community building and arts education. We strive to build environments where independent artists can meet like-minded creators, build understanding and trust across cultural barriers, and take advantage of the opportunities we provide for centralized networking and mentorship. We find ourselves at a pivotal and unexpected moment for Modern Anthropology. Modern Anthropology is now a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We received our IRS determination letter this past January&mdash;an important milestone that affirmed both our mission and our growth as a serious arts institution supporting emerging and underrepresented voices globally. However, due to ongoing federal budget cuts and administrative delays, our organization has not yet been updated in the IRS public database of recognized nonprofits.While this may sound procedural, the implications are immediate and severe: without this database listing, we are currently ineligible for a wide range of institutional funding opportunities, including federal grants and many private foundations that require real-time IRS verification. In effect, despite being fully approved, we are temporarily locked out of the very funding ecosystem designed to support organizations like ours. We have taken significant steps to remain responsible and resilient&mdash;reducing our annual operating costs while continuing to support our cohorts of global artists, produce exhibitions, and maintain our organizational infrastructure across our two locations in Manhattan and Los Angeles. But this administrative gap creates a critical short-term funding challenge that we cannot solve through traditional channels alone. We are seeking support to help bridge this period&mdash;funding that will directly sustain our operations, our artists, and our ability to continue building a global platform for diverse creative voices until our status is fully reflected in the IRS system. A contribution at this moment is not just support&mdash;it is stabilizing force that ensures continuity at a time when external systems have temporarily failed to catch up with reality. Thank you for your time, your consideration, and your belief in the arts.

🌟 Join us in Creating Change! 🌟At Modern Anthropology Studios, we know that change starts with people like you. Every act of kindness, every dollar, and every moment of your time brings us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world with creativity and love for all.Anthropology explores what it means to be human, focusing on the social and cultural dynamics that shape our diverse experiences. ModA bridges the worlds of contemporary art and anthropology, creating a space where art becomes a powerful medium for understanding the human condition.Modern Anthropology Studios' mission is to promote cultural understanding through the creative arts– exhibitions, artist panels, creative workshops and presentations, which present to the public interdisciplinary, experimental projects of young, emerging talent from diverse geographic backgrounds. Our work centers on community building and arts education. We strive to build environments where independent artists can meet like-minded creators, build understanding and trust across cultural barriers, and take advantage of the opportunities we provide for centralized networking and mentorship.We find ourselves at a pivotal and unexpected moment for Modern Anthropology.Modern Anthropology is now a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We received our IRS determination letter this past January—an important milestone that affirmed both our mission and our growth as a serious arts institution supporting emerging and underrepresented voices globally.However, due to ongoing federal budget cuts and administrative delays, our organization has not yet been updated in the IRS public database of recognized nonprofits.While this may sound procedural, the implications are immediate and severe: without this database listing, we are currently ineligible for a wide range of institutional funding opportunities, including federal grants and many private foundations that require real-time IRS verification. In effect, despite being fully approved, we are temporarily locked out of the very funding ecosystem designed to support organizations like ours.We have taken significant steps to remain responsible and resilient—reducing our annual operating costs while continuing to support our cohorts of global artists, produce exhibitions, and maintain our organizational infrastructure across our two locations in Manhattan and Los Angeles. But this administrative gap creates a critical short-term funding challenge that we cannot solve through traditional channels alone.We are seeking support to help bridge this period—funding that will directly sustain our operations, our artists, and our ability to continue building a global platform for diverse creative voices until our status is fully reflected in the IRS system. A contribution at this moment is not just support—it is stabilizing force that ensures continuity at a time when external systems have temporarily failed to catch up with reality.Thank you for your time, your consideration, and your belief in the arts.

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Modern Anthropology Studios&nbsp;is pleased to present a curated silent art auction of ModA&rsquo;s fall biannual exhibition,&nbsp;Life in the Objects We Don&rsquo;t Know.&nbsp; At the center of the evening is a collection of works, curated by Vivian Wu of the Metropolitan Museum of Art&rsquo;s Host Committee and featuring artists spanning diverse cultural backgrounds and disciplines&ndash; Ava Jinying Salzman, Mohammed Al-Hawajri, Simon Kubik, Puxuan Zhou, Liu Shi,&nbsp;and Stone Kim x Seung Jun Seo. Through painting, sculpture, and mixed media, the exhibition examines how objects carry personal histories, cultural identities, and experiences that often remain unseen or misunderstood. RSVP for the VIP dinner and auction <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/gala--2026-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a>. Event InformationEvent: Modern Anthropology Studios Inaugural Charity Gala Exhibition: Life in the Objects We Don&rsquo;t Know Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026 Location: Downtown Los Angeles, California Time: 5:00 PM onward Featured Artists: Ava Jinying Salzman, Mohammed Al-Hawajri, Simon Kubik, Puxuan Zhou, Liu Shi, Seungjun Seo and Stone Kim Fundraising Goal: $250,000 Beverage Partner: C&Icirc;ROC About Modern Anthropology StudiosModern Anthropology Studios (ModA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to promoting cultural understanding through interdisciplinary creative expression. Operating in New York City and Los Angeles, ModA supports emerging and independent artists through exhibitions, public programs, workshops, and collaborative initiatives that bridge contemporary art and cultural anthropology. Since 2023, the organization has presented artists representing 23 countries, creating opportunities for cross-cultural dialogue, artistic experimentation, and community engagement.

AUCTION | Life in the Objects We Don't Know

View the auction here: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/modern-anthropology-studioss-silent-auction" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Auction Info</a> Modern Anthropology Studios (ModA) invites you to join us for our inaugural Charity Gala &mdash; an evening celebrating community, culture, humanities. Come together with artists, collectors, creative leaders, cultural tastemakers, and friends of ModA for a night of dining, conversation, art, and celebration.&nbsp; Dress code: Creative Formal Program:5:00 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;Guest Welcome 6:00 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;Five-course Dinner Service and Silent Auction 8:00 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;Cocktail Hour 8:30 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;General Admission Reception 9:00 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;Celebratory Toast 9:30 PM &nbsp; &nbsp;After Party About us:Modern Anthropology Studios (ModA) is a new cultural institution building the infrastructure for the next generation of independent artists. Through exhibitions, artist panels, creative workshops and presentations open to the public, ModA focuses on the interdisciplinary, experimental projects of young, emerging talent from diverse identity and geographic backgrounds.&nbsp; As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we champion the exploration of unique narratives in the context of non-traditional, non-Western, non-mainstream cultural backgrounds and create accessible spaces for communities to engage with these stories. ModA&#39;s vision includes building a global artist network supporting independent creatives, international artist exchange programs, foundational infrastructure for education support and community building in DTLA and urban Manhattan, and preservation of global narratives. Your presence helps make this work possible. Join us for an evening celebrating the independent artists and creative communities at the heart of ModA&rsquo;s work while raising critical support for the next chapter of our artist ecosystem.&nbsp; We appreciate your time, consideration, and belief in the arts.

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