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GET THE WORD OUT!
COCA promotes your school arts programming for FREE!
Simply, click the "register" button in the upper right corner and set up your own free account if you haven't already. Then enter your events and we'll help you promote them to the general public for free!
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EDUCATORS - We'd love to have you as a COCA member!
COCA exists to serve the arts community and memberships are a big part of what allows us to do that. We provide services to educators and students and if you have benefited from COCA's support and resources, won't you consider become a new or renewing COCA member? Learn more by clicking here.
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Order the arts license plate and let your support show wherever you go.
Purchasing a State of the Arts license plate is an affordable way to make a direct contribution to arts and culture in Leon County.
COCA gets $20 from the sale of each arts tag in Leon County and those funds support arts education programs in our community.
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Please share these resources with others and if you've found resources that could help other arts teachers, please email them to Amanda Thompson at amanda@tallahasseearts.org.
Click here to visit our Pinterest page for a huge, COCA curated list of creative, educational, and entertaining arts activities in all disciplines. These resources are sure to keep little ones, tweens, and teens learning and growing artistically.
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has released a new platform that makes its archive accessible to those outside of its Washington, D.C. home. Displaying its lauded collection of Black history, the Searchable Museum is a digital trove of multimedia projects, videos, podcasts, and more than 40,000 3D renderings of its archive. Click here to access it.
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McDonald’s Golden Grants: Inspiring Florida and South Georgia students (Deadline: Dec. 10)
McDonald’s restaurants throughout Florida and South Georgia are fueling the imagination, education and growth of area students with Golden Grants, a local program that supports individuals, educators, programs and organizations serving students grades K-12. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded for projects including arts activities, education initiatives, COVID-19 relief-related efforts, mentorship and empowerment programs, after-school programs, community service, sports activities and technology. Click here to learn more.
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National PTA Grant Programs (Various Deadlines in December)
Throughout the year, National PTA offers awards or grants to honor or support PTAs as they engage families, support student success, improve the health and safety of students and families, increase access to arts education or celebrate advocacy and diversity. Click here to learn more.
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C-SPAN's StudentCam (Deadline: Jan. 20)
This is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students in grades 6-12 to think seriously about issues that affect communities and the nation. With cash prizes totaling $100,000 each year, C-SPAN awards prizes to the top 150 student documentaries. If you are a teacher and listed as an adviser on one of the top 50 winning films, you will also receive a cash award. Since 2004, C-SPAN has awarded over $1.2 million dollars in cash prizes to students and teachers. Click here to learn more.
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New State Teaching Artist Directory Seeking Registrants
The Florida Alliance for Arts Education in partnership with the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, invite community and school teaching artists to register in the newly launched State Teaching Artist Directory. There is no fee to register. When there are enough registrations, the directory search engine will be launched and sent to schools and community organizations who would like to employ the services of teaching artists. To register, click here.
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Professional Development & Artistic Planning Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Grants are available for organizations to support the professional development needs of Southern presenters, programmers, or curators, strengthen program design, and increase organizational capacity. This funding can support staff's travel expenses to conferences, festivals, exhibitions, workshops, and other professional development opportunities, or artists' travel expenses for onsite planning meetings with presenting organizations. Click here to learn more.
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FSU Art Education Department hosts a Free PD for Art Teachers: Self-Care in the Time of COVID webinar (Dec. 15)
In this FSU Art Education in Critical Times (ACT) webinar, Dr. Annie McFarland, ATR-BC shares valuable information on stress management and burnout prevention for art educators. By integrating small, manageable changes into our daily routine, educators can make time for self-care through art and creative exploration. Click here to register.
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2022 FMEA Professional Development Conference & All-State Concerts
(January 12-15 at the Tampa Convention Center)
The FMEA Professional Development Conference is one of the largest music education professional development events in the United States. In addition to approximately 250 clinic sessions and concerts, it is host to 23 All-State Ensembles featuring Florida's top Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Guitar, Orff, and Popular Music students conducted by world-class conductors and teachers. It is attended by more than 10,000 people, including secondary music directors, elementary music teachers, music supervisors, college students, college music teachers, school administrators, K-12 students performing in the All-State ensembles, students and professional musicians performing with invited performing ensembles, exhibitors, and parents and family members of performing students. Click here to learn more.
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Gadsden Arts Center seeks Art Instructor (Deadline: Dec. 31)
The Gadsden Arts Center & Museum seeks an outgoing, versatile independent contractor to assist in the ArtReach program, Gadsden Arts’ in-school art class program. The ideal candidate has experience with children, art education or studio art, and is interested in creating a welcoming and inclusive creative environment for visitors of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and ages. Click here for more info.
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Museum of Florida History seeks Museum Educator
The position is part-time OPS Museum Education Program Representative. This position will work up to 20 hrs/week as needed. Duties include giving introductions, tours, and programs to student and adult groups; staff the Welcome Desk as needed; maintain daily visitor statistics, weekend, special event, and other requested reports; help create and implement Museum programming; and additional duties. Click here for more details.
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Mission San Luis announces the availability of one (1) full-time position to assist with public program and special event planning, as well as daily Education Department operations. $13.50 per hour, 40 hours per week. Click here for more info.
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Call for Instructors
LeMoyne Arts is looking for various types of arts instructors confident in teaching a wide variety of media. We work with our instructors to offer varied and engaging programs, as unique and artistic as our instructors themselves. LeMoyne offers four 8-week studio sessions for adults, teens, and children: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, as well as a myriad of one or two-day workshops year-round. Click here to see all the available positions.
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Winter Camps, Holiday Events, and other family-friendly content on Tallahassee Arts Guide
Check out all the local, in-person and virtual arts offerings including winter camps, events, classes, workshops, and lessons. Visit us at www.TallahasseeArts.org to access our resources and to add your own arts-related listings.
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Sounds of Tallahassee - Call to Musicians
Vibrant and diverse, creative and innovative - Tallahassee's music community has long been one of our greatest assets. "Sounds of Tallahassee" serves as a portal to the unique musical offerings that make the Big Bend region so special. In partnership with Moose Magnificat Radio and Cat Family Records, COCA offers this auditory adventure. We invite you to be part of "Sounds of Tallahassee," an initiative that promotes area musicians and connects them with new audiences. Any musician living in a 100-mile radius of Tallahassee is eligible for this opportunity. More info here.
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Quincy Music Theatre presents Elf the Musical, JR (Weekends, Dec. 3-12)
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Click here for more info.
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Join us for an old fashioned Christmas Carol sing-along! Monticello Acting & Dance Co. and Monticello Opera House present Holly, Jolly Christmas. This is a musical celebration that will put you in the holiday mood. We'll have song and dance featuring your favorite local MadCo performers and we'll ask you to sing along, too. This is holiday fun for the whole family. And maybe, just maybe...Santa will appear. Click here for more.
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Tallahassee Youth Orchestras Holiday Concert (Dec. 12 at 3pm)
Join us for our 2021 Holiday Concert in FSU's Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. TYO's Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Intermezzo Strings, and Primo Strings will perform holiday favorites. Our Holiday Concert also includes many of our TYO alumni, and special guest conductors Dr. Julian White and Dr. Alexander Jiménez. Click here for more info.
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Memorial to the Enslaved Request for Designs (Deadline: Dec. 17)
Goodwood Museum & Gardens Memorial to the Enslaved is a sacred and contemplative place that brings together descendants, the community, and partners to educate, remember, and honor cultures and traditions to promote healing in the present and serve as inspiration for equality and social justice in the future. Enrolled students, recent graduates, and artists with ties to Tallahassee, Florida, are eligible to submit a proposal for their design work to be considered for the Goodwood Memorial to the Enslaved. Individuals with expertise in the study areas of art, design, architecture, engineering, and environmental sciences, or individuals with creative interest and design skills are welcome to submit proposals. Students invited to submit include those enrolled in local high school art programs (Grades 9-12) and college students attending Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Florida State University, Tallahassee Community College, and Lively Technical College. Black artists/designers are encouraged to apply. Click here for more info.
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Pas de Vie Ballet presents The Nutcracker (Dec 17-18)
Come join us as we return to Lee Hall Auditorium and share in all the delights of this holiday tradition! Pas de Vie Ballet presents two performances this year. Click here for details.
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Call to Volunteers for LeMoyne Arts Holiday Show (Deadline: Jan. 11)
LeMoyne Arts needs your help to make their annual Holiday Show the best it can be! There are tasks to give every day- mornings & afternoons and every hand helps. If you’re interested in helping, click here for more details.
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Celebration of the Hands (Deadline Jan. 14)
Each year, Children’s Week Florida™ partners and volunteers come together to hang a larger than life visual inside the Capitol Rotunda. The display is constructed from thousands of pieces of vibrant and beautiful children’s hand artwork from all across the state. This incredible piece of art serves as a daily reminder to legislators, advocates, and visitors that the future of our children rests in their hands. You can decorate hands with colorful artwork, words, stories, and/or pictures - there is no limit to your creativity. Hand artwork should be strung together prior to mailing (please do not send individual hands). Secure artwork vertically onto string or ribbon in lengths of 8 to 10 feet to create the "hanging" effect. You may also use the hands to create small posters for display. These are generally no larger than 11" x 17".
Please mail your completed artwork to:
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region
Attn: Community Relations - Children's Week
2639 N. Monroe Street, Building C, Suite 300, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Questions? 850-487-6300 or info@childrensweek.org
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COCA's Winter Festival Youth Art Exhibition 2021 (on view through Feb. 7)
This annual exhibit showcases youthful talent and imagination through nearly 100 pieces of student artwork. More than 40 elementary, middle and high school art teachers submitted work on behalf of their students for the exhibition. The entries represent more than 30 different area public, private and charter schools. The dedication and professionalism of our area art teachers is evident in the quality of the student artwork on display and the exhibition is stunning. The works can be seen in person at the City Hall Gallery (open M-F from 8-5) or virtually in COCA’s Online Gallery. Click here for more.
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Southern Shakespeare Company's 2022 Sonnet Contest (Deadline: Feb. 11)
Southern Shakespeare Company’s 2022 Sonnet Contest will begin accepting submissions Dec. 6, 2021. With three categories for submissions – middle school, high school, and adult – and a fresh pot of prizes valued at over $1,000, the 2022 Sonnet Contest is expected to receive more submissions and from further away than ever before! In coordination with the 2022 Sonnet Contest, Devon Glover aka Sonnet Man assumes his residency with the Southern Shakespeare Company Jan. 24-28 and will be available for sonnet writing workshops throughout the week.
Click here for more info.
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Two Regimes Film
“Two Regimes - A Mother’s Memoir of
the Holodomor and the Holocaust” will
be available ONLY to educational institutions. There is no charge for this film. It is 33 minutes long and appropriate for 5th grade to adults. This is a story of the will and survival of everyday people faced with the realities of war. More details can be found here
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The organization performs annual and holiday concerts and at various inspirational events, local assisted living facilities, Valentine serenades, private functions throughout the year. We love to share our enthusiasm for our hobby, with our greatest satisfaction coming from the excitement we see in the faces of those receiving our music. We invite you to attend our rehearsals. Simply walk in. Contact Ken Schroeder for more info and click here to visit their website.
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Opening Nights at Florida State University is proud to present Royce Lovett in Class
ON in Class is creating video resources that allow FREE access to ALL students in Florida with no expiration date. Royce Lovett in Class is a FREE video resource created by Opening Nights in Class and WFSU. We hope your teachers and students find it engaging, useful, and enjoyable. The resource packet covers standards in music, visual arts and character education. With a combination of reading, listening, creating, and character-building--Royce Lovett in Class encompasses positivity and creativity, all while encouraging the power of YOU. Click here for the video and resource packet. Please send completed worksheets, feedback, and comments from your students to Calla MacNamara at ON-in-Class@fsu.edu
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Volunteer with Classroom Connection
This partnership between the Tallahassee Chamber, Leon County Schools, and World Class Schools provides a strong foundation for our kindergarteners. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents opted to “redshirt” their children from entering school last fall and will enroll them for kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year. Leon County Schools is preparing to welcome more than 3,000 kindergarteners this August, which is about 400+ more than a regular school year. With more than 170 classrooms up for adoption, we are asking our members to join us in supporting our children in their most critical year of development. This is not a monetary ask. We are asking for volunteer time and teacher support. Sign up here.
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BuddyKnit Peer Mentoring
BuddyKnit, a nonprofit organization started by Rickards junior Sruthi Sentil, is offering peer mentoring services to students in the Big Bend area! Our focus is to serve mentees in the foster care system, though we accept students from all backgrounds. We are recruiting both mentees (2nd to 8th grade), and mentors (6th to 12th grade). Mentors can act either as educational tutors or simply as a companion to their mentee. Check out our website for more information on the program, and how you can get involved, or reach via phone/email. Click here for more.
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Congratulations to Linda Johnson, art teacher at Deerlake Middle School and Lea Marshall theatre teacher at Leon High School. They have been named as two of the five finalists for the 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.
COCA is grateful for their contributions to arts education!
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Kwanzaa celebrations are deeply rooted in the arts.
One of the seven principles of Kwanzaa is Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Food, art, and music are fundamental in African and African-American culture. Kwanzaa celebrations, while unique and personalized to each family, often include traditional African songs and dances, as well as poetry readings and storytelling. Therefore, children paint and create art that reflects the meaning of family.
For example, families gather around traditional African drums to sing songs and dance. In addition, there is always a traditional African feast, or Karamu, on Dec. 31st to cap off the week of celebration and give thanks to ancestors and community leaders.
Click here to learn more about Kwanzaa
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About the Arts in Education Newsletter |
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Amanda Karioth Thompson
Assistant Director
Education & Exhibitions Manager
Council on Culture & Arts
850-224-2500
amanda@tallahasseearts.org
To submit listings for COCA's Arts in Education Monthly Newsletter, send a description of 50 words or less to Amanda Karioth Thompson at amanda@tallahasseearts.org. COCA reserves the right to include or exclude any listing at its discretion and to determine the content and placement of all listings. Deadline for submission is 5:00pm on the fourth Monday of the month.
COCA does not endorse any artists, organizations, or programs listed herein, nor imply stature through their inclusion in this newsletter. While we have made every effort to ensure that this information is correct, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information.
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