ARTIST DIRECTORY

Looking to buy a piece of artwork or find an artist? Check out the online Artist Directory, a virtual listing of the Tallahassee area's talented visual artists, musicians, dancers, authors, and theatre personnel. People are listed both alphabetically and by discipline, many with sample images and links to their own web sites. There's also an online form you can use to get yourself listed in the directory.

ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

COCA is commited to promoting broad arts education through the school system, by helping to make the arts an integral part of education in Leon County and assisting educators.

Visit the Arts in Education Directory page to download the directory in pdf format.

ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES

The Art in Public Places Program curates art exhibitions in the 2nd Floor City Hall Gallery and the Artport Gallery at the Airport. A wide range of fine arts and fine crafts, from oil paintings to quilts, are shown in 16 changing exhibits annually, all with no admission fee. Annual events include Winterfest Youth Art Exhibit, highlighting the art of K-12 students, and Photofest and Creative Tallahassee, juried shows which anyone can enter. COCA also created and manages the Capital Sculpture Project, installing large outdoor sculptures on-loan in the downtown area.

Are you an artist? Find out how to apply to exhibit with COCA or contact Amanda Thompson at amanda@cocanet.org for more information.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS at MoreThanYouThought.Com

What is there to do in Tallahassee? More Than You Thought! Check our calendar for upcoming exhibits, shows, concerts, tours, lectures, auditions, rehearsals, meetings, films, festivals, special events, and more. While you're there, add your organization's events free.

CAPITAL CULTURE MAGAZINE

Designed, produced, and distributed by COCA, Capital Culture Magazine: Your Guide to Arts & Culture in Florida's Big Bend contains listings about more than 200 arts, cultural, historical sites, and venues. It also includes feature stories by prominent local writers about arts and culture-related topics pertinent to Tallahassee and the surrounding area.

Published quarterly, Capital Culture Magazine has a circulation of 72,000 copies and a readership of 360,000 annually. Copies of each issue are distributed all over the Big Bend Area, including the Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, the airport, as well as other partners in the hospitality industry. All issues of Capital Culture Magazine are also available to the public at COCA's website, which receives over 9,500 visitors per month!

Visit the Capital Culture Magazine page to download the current and back issues in pdf format, and for information about advertising in the magazine.

WEEKLY E-MAIL BLAST

Subscribe to the Weekly E-mail Blast to find out about calls for artists and writers, auditions, jobs, volunteer opportunities, grant opportunities, special events, and more. Market your calls to artists, job openings, volunteer and donation needs, etc. Use the form at the bottom of COCA's home page to sign up to receive the Weekly E-mail Blast.

FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY HOP

Join us on the first Friday of every month, when museums and galleries stay open from at least 6 pm to 9 pm with no admission charge, often featuring openings, receptions, and special events for the public.

Contact Randi Atwood at randi@cocanet.org for advertising information or copies of COCA's First Friday Gallery & Museum Guide.

GRANT PROGRAMS

COCA administers more than $1 million each year in re-granting programs for the City of Tallahassee and Leon County. Developed by a community task force, the grant guidelines are reviewed and revised every year. More than 30 grants are awarded each year to local non-profit arts and cultural groups based on artistic excellence and service to citizens and visitors. A diverse panel of community volunteers reviews applications and makes funding recommendations in a rigorous and highly accountable process.

SOME ENCHANTED EVENINGS

While our community is rich in arts and cultural opportunities, not everyone can take advantage of that wealth. Many of our local citizens have physical or economic challenges that keep them from attending cultural events. This program matches social service groups with local event producers. Arts groups provide free tickets; social service agencies identify individuals in need of assistance and arrange transportation for them. COCA coordinates the program for all participants. For more information, contact Amanda Thompson at amanda@cocanet.org.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COCA provides technical assistance in grantwriting, fundraising, board development, arts business management, marketing, and a variety of other topics to hundreds of individual artists and arts organizations every year. COCA staff speak at community programs, teach guest classes at local colleges, and serve as panelists and jurors for grant review panels and competitions. COCA also sponsors workshops and cultural forums on topics of interest. Contact us for information and copies of our publication, A Guide to Buying Art for Businesses.

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