▁art ▁gallery ▁at ▁John ▁Jay ▁College ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Justice , ▁a ▁senior ▁college ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁Mid town ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁exhib itions ▁feature ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁media , ▁but ▁are ▁heavily ▁focused ▁on ▁social ▁issues ▁and ▁the ▁human ities . ▁The ▁exhib its ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁showed ▁works ▁on ▁social ▁justice , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁exhib its ▁showed ▁works ▁on ▁women ▁in ▁social ▁justice . ▁ ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁gallery ▁is ▁ 4 , 0 5 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁John ▁Jay ' s ▁ 6 2 0 , 0 0 0 - square ▁foot ▁building ▁that ▁s its ▁on ▁ 1 1 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 5 9 th ▁Street ▁( 5 2 4 ▁West ▁ 5 9 th ▁Street ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁a ▁four ▁block ▁walk ▁from ▁Central ▁Park . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁O w ings ▁and ▁M err ill . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁and ▁Gallery ▁were ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁biggest ▁don ation ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁ever ▁received , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁don ors , ▁when ▁asked ▁why ▁they ▁wanted ▁an ▁art ▁gallery , ▁simply ▁respond ed ▁' an ▁art ▁gallery ▁provides ▁our ▁students ▁with ▁expos ure ▁to ▁art , ▁cre ativity , ▁imagination , ▁and ▁insp iration .' ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Art ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Category : John ▁Jay