COCA

Florida’s new budget contains about $21 million for arts-related groups. A new way of scoring means far fewer groups received grant money than past years.

The effort is a joint project of COCA and the Community Redevelopment Agency

COCA - the Council of Culture and the Arts - has received 2 large grants making the project possible.

23 arts organizations in Tallahassee/Leon County are scrambling after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed state arts grants. The cuts total close to a million dollars locally.

The economic impact of culture and the arts in nearly 400 communities as assessed by the advocacy group Americans for the Arts.

COCA is seeking local Tallahassee and Leon County artists to paint crosswalks along Saxon Street in the Bond Neighborhood this spring. The organization has $15,000 to pay artist stipends and cover the cost of supplies.

A combination of the pandemic and a growing generation gap amongst prospective donors is making life tougher for those organizations that depend on public contributions for survival.

Project managers say the $1.1 million investment is the largest ever made in a Tallahassee/Leon County public art project.

Saturday's pilot exercise will be expanded to other locations by KCCI's incoming catalyst class.

The Council on Culture and Arts (COCA) in Tallahassee is encouraging lovers of theatre, museums and more to contact Florida lawmakers about arts funding. COCA issued an advocacy alert Tuesday that seems to be working.