Highlights from the latest newsletter include:

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Here you will find a variety of local and national resources, including webinars, training, toolkits, and guides for venues to safely re-open. See all resources here.

The Friends of the Museums of Florida History (FMFH) is looking for new board members. Board members generate financial support through fundraising for Museum exhibitions, programs, and facilities and promote benefits of Museum membership throughout the state. Board members also serve as advocates for the Museum and encourage public involvement and access to Museum resources. More info here.

Join the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency at a community meeting to share your thoughts on the proposed design of the History and Culture Trail project. A series of interpretive kiosks and artistic elements have been designed to honor and celebrate the rich African American history and culture of the neighborhoods, businesses, and people located in the communities along Capital Cascades Trail Segment 3 and FAMU Way. The call for artist prospectus will open in October 2021. More info here.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local stimulus packages have been passed or are currently in development. COCA has listed stimulus resources for arts organizations and non-profits, individual artists, and arts businesses. Find national, state, and local stimulus info here.

The SVOG portal officially closed to new applications at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on August 20, 2021. Supplemental awards will start being issued 9/22/2021.

Reconsideration notices will start going out on 9/27/2021.

They are still sending invitations to update your 1Q and 2Q numbers, invitations for the supplemental and invitations for reconsideration. If you haven’t gotten one yet, they are still rolling out. Applications closure will start in October. More info here.

Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials, and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency. More info here.

Each month, Creative Capital compiles a list of residencies, grants, and open calls for artists working in all disciplines. This month’s list includes a $50,000 grant for organizations that use arts and culture based practices to aid projects that intersect climate and racial justice work, an Alaska residency for women writers, and a $20,000 fellowship for artists to support craft practices. More info here.

The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried award to recognize outstanding practices by contemporary artists working in any media. This year, two honorees will receive unrestricted $10,000 grants and studio visits with each of the distinguished jurors. More info here.

Florida Humanities awards grants – known as Community Project Grants – to nonprofit organizations and public institutions across Florida whose projects strengthen vibrant communities and cultures, promote civic engagement, spark thoughtful community dialogue, and reflect on the human experience across the Sunshine State. Applicants can request up to $5,000 for proposed projects, which should involve a humanities scholar(s), attract diverse audiences, bring the public together for discussion and exchange, and be free and open to the public (or not cost prohibitive). More info here.

This Engaging the Arts to Build Vaccine Confidence Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks applications from arts and culture organizations interested in improving vaccine confidence and acceptance through their chosen art form(s) in communities with low COVID vaccination rates. The CDC Foundation will provide grants up to $75,000 each to an estimated 30 organizations with a proven track record of successfully creating impactful educational work. More info here.

Artist Grant provides a $500 USD grant to one visual artist each grant cycle. Once an artist wins a grant, they may not apply again. We also award 2nd and 3rd place runners-up with $100 USD each. Runners-up may apply again in a future grant cycle.The deadline for the current grant cycle is October 15, 2021. More info here.

Developed in partnership with the Orange County Library System (OCLS), Florida Humanities invites public libraries to apply for funding to participate in an expansion of its new English for Families pilot program, a multi-week series of interactive classes for parents and children (ages 6-12) that focuses on developing English vocabulary and literacy skills through strategic and fun story reading. More info here.

Florida Talks, a Florida Humanities program, offers nonprofit organizations an easy way to host informative and thought-provoking presentations (in-person or virtual) by expert historians, storytellers, researchers, and authors featured in our prestigious Speakers Directory. They provide funding and sample promotional materials for organizations to bring up to three presentations to their community. More info here.

The Traditional Arts Touring Grant Program works to increase public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the traditional arts in the South, through funding projects that bring a traditional artist/ensemble for a two-day residency in Southern communities. This funding program is open to a wide variety of organizations, including community cultural organizations, schools/colleges/universities, libraries, museums, performing arts presenters, etc. The program serves both communities and traditional artists. More info here.

Requirements of Museum Intern at John G. Riley Center & Museum of African-American History and Culture include responding to standard inquiries via mail and email including artist/organization inquiries and submissions, assisting with day-to-day administrative tasks including file building and organization, and assisting with requests for museum information and photos. More info here.

Mission San Luis internship program is accepting candidates for Fall 2021. Interns will work closely with the Mission San Luis Education Department to complete experiences in museum tour docenting, living history interpretation, lesson plan and project creation, museum event implementation, visitor services, rental events, and more. More info here.

The Museum of Florida History has an opening for a Museum Education Program Representative. This full time position assists in coordinating the statewide Florida History Day program; develops educational materials, resources, and activities to interpret and enhance Museum of Florida History exhibits, programs, and special events; and manages the Museum’s education collection according to the Museum’s education collection policies. More info here.

Guided Tours in Florida's Capital and the Forgotten Coast is is now hiring part-time employees to provide friendly informative narrated guided tours around Florida’s capital city. Training will be provided. It is a fun way to supplement your income and for you to show off area gems and venues to national and international travelers visiting the Tallahassee area. More info here.

The OPS Fiscal Assistant supports the Florida Division of Historical Resources citizen support organization, Friends of Florida History, Inc. The CSO Bookkeeper position requires independent work assisting management in the coordination of bookkeeping assignments and administrative tasks that are complex and vary within the Florida Division of Historical Resources. More info here.

LeMoyne Arts is looking to add new teachers to their team. 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. Their teaching opportunities are flexible, with some instructors teach multiple classes, some teaching one at a time, and others teaching during one season of the year. All instructors are paid as independent contractors. There are five instructor positions available: Ceramics, Painting, Fiber Arts, and Handwiting/Calligraphy, Digital Arts, Youth Art, Teen Art, Workshops, and Holiday Workshops. Click each one to find out more.

Signature Art Gallery is hiring individuals to join their custom framing staff. Experience preferred but not necessary. If interested, please send letter of interest to mary.signatureart@gmail.com or drop off Tues-Fri during business hours to Signature Art Gallery. More info here.

The Art Portfolio Contest for High School Seniors is the highlight of the Fair’s Youth Art Competitions. $6,500 in scholarship money will be awarded this year. If selected, you will not need to send original artwork, as The Florida State Fair will print digital images of your work for the final exhibition. The exhibit will run from from February 10 – 21, 2022. The online entry form allows student to complete their entry form as well as upload 7-10 images for their portfolio. More info here.

The 5th Annual Sector Forward Conference is focused on exposing nonprofits and prospective investors to the social enterprise Collab Lab workshops, education classes, competitions, and networking. The conference will introduce the concept of ideation and design-thinking to expand income, inspire innovation and increase impact within the social sector. More info here.

A new field guide for navigating federal disaster support has been released by the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER) with support from the NEA and Mellon Foundation. An Arts Guide to Federal Disaster Relief was created to help demystify federal disaster relief for the arts and culture sector by helping artists and arts organizations see what’s available, understand clearly what isn’t available, and decide if pursuing federal aid is a good use of time. More info here.

COCA newsletters are a great way to reach arts enthusiasts, patrons, visitors and locals; each with a different audience to meet your needs! Learn more about promoting your business in the Tallahassee Art Guide "This Week!" newsletter, the COCA Classifieds, and the Arts in Education Newsletter.

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If you're planning any type of event, be sure to post it on the Tallahassee Arts Guide - COCA's official interactive web calendar for arts and culture. 

"Behind the Scenes with COCA" photo albums showcase artists at work in their studios. We love to see the creative process and learn more about how our artists of all genres make their artistic magic happen. Enjoy these social media albums below, and submit your own album here.

View artist studio "Behind the Scenes with COCA" albums here.

COCA has created several RESOURCE GUIDES that aggregate ongoing and similar listings by subject. These can also be found on the sidebar of the COCA Classifieds webpage.

The Firehouse Arts Center and Gallery will hold its 2021 Bizarre Bazaar on Saturday, November 20, 2019, 9am to 5pm. The more shoppers have to see, the more they can find to meet their holiday decorating and gift-giving needs, your art, handcrafted items and ingenious ideas make the best original gifts. More info here.

LeMoyne Arts is seeking artists and fine crafters to fill our gallery with the fabulous, original, giftable pieces that our community has come to expect and love from this Tallahassee tradition. Join us in transforming the LeMoyne Arts Gallery into a holiday wonderland, visited by families, art lovers, and gift seekers of all ages. More info here.

The 2021 Art & Soul Celebration will be on Thursday, October 21 5:00pm – 8:30pm at the LeMoyne Arts Gallery and Gardens. ​LeMoyne needs volunteers to help make their fundraising event a success! There are several shifts and tasks they could use help with (set-up, break-down, check-in, guest hospitality, and more). More info here.

Quincy Music Theatre is looking for Directors for 2 shows this season: “Mathilda the Musical” running Feb. 11-20, 2022 and “Elf the Musical, Jr.” running Dec 3-12, 2021.

Elf Jr. is part of the Young Artist Series and is for students ages 5-18. Mathilda will be part of the regular season and will be cast with adults in the adult roles. If you are interested in more information, please email theresa@quincymusictheatre.com. More info here.

This lab is designed to help emerging producers develop skills and knowledge to support their work as creative producers. It will be most helpful to producers who hope to produce their first or second micro-to-low budget ($25,000 – $1,500,000) feature film. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The program is capped at 12 participants. More info here.

The SouthWood HOA is hosting an event on October 10th and they are seeking a family friendly band to play music for their 3 hour event. More info here.

All Access Fest is a music industry career fair designed for youth ages 16-24 to follow their dreams of a career in the music industry. The festival offers keynote speakers, panels, hands-on learning, career resources, venue tours, and exhibitors, and access to leading industry experts and companies to inspire and prepare the next generation of artists, leaders, and innovators. More info here.

Oktoberfest, a festival taking place 10/10/21 from 1-5pm at Cascades Park Tallahassee, is searching for individual acoustic musicians interested in playing “Street Style” at the event. German music a bonus. Must be acoustic as no power is available. Honorarium provided. More info here.

If you have any work that is 'trippy', please submit! Send Phyllis Strauss Gallery an email with images of your work and be sure to include a title, year of creation, size, and medium for each work you submit. The group exhibition will take place on October 1st. More info here.

Photofest is a juried fine art photography exhibition at the Artport Gallery, in conjunction with the City of Tallahassee’s Winter Festival celebration. COCA generally shows the work of approximately 25-30 local and regional photographers. From the entries submitted, approximately 30-40 individual artworks will be selected and exhibited in the Artport Gallery located in the Tallahassee International Airport from Nov. 10, 2021 – Jan. 12, 2022. This exhibit will also be presented in COCA’s online, digital gallery. All submitted artworks will be included in the digital show. More info here.

Are you or someone you know an artist that would like to donate their work to a good cause? Fat Cat Cafe is gearing up for their biggest fundraiser of the year – For Cats’ Sake. This art auction raises money for them to keep saving cats. They are also looking for a live painter to volunteer to paint at the event and complete a painting by the end of the show to auction off. More info here.

Primal Disposition seeks to showcase works of art that are raw, emotive, primitive, earthen, sexual, sensory, confrontational, instinctual. They are looking for work that is primal in the materials used: foundational, basic, primary colors, elemental, and/or textured. Work should somehow relate to the theme of the show. More info here.

Applications sought for a public artwork that supports and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community in a new LGBTQ+ welcoming building. This opportunity is open to artists and artists teams of all disciplines who have completed other public commissions of a similar scale. More info here.

SlowArt Productions presents Emerging Artists 2022, the 30th annual competition for exhibition, promotion and $500 cash award. Open to all artists working in any media. This event is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of Emerging Artists. The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, etc. are eligible. More info here.

The 2022 Chain of Parks Art Festival is April 23 & 24. A multi-day Fine Art Festival held in downtown Tallahassee, Florida’s outdoor group of city parks known as the ‘Chain of Parks’. The Festival awards over $10,000 in cash prizes with 165 participating artists competing. All proceeds from this juried Fine Art festival benefit LeMoyne Arts, a non-profit community-based art center. More info here.

The Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL, invites emerging artists currently residing in Florida to submit entries for possible exhibition in the sixth annual Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida. The purpose of this exhibition is to nurture and advance the careers of emerging visual artists while giving the community the opportunity to discover exciting new art being made in our region. More info here.

The Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL, invites emerging artists currently residing in Florida to submit entries for possible exhibition in the sixth annual Fresh Squeezed: Emerging Artists in Florida. The exhibition will be held at the Morean Arts Center April 9 – June 23, 2022. The purpose of this exhibition is to nurture and advance the careers of emerging visual artists while also giving the community the opportunity to discover exciting new art being made in our region. More info here.

ApuliaAste is pleased to present the 1st edition of RenovArt | 100 Artists for the Future, the curatorial project dedicated to the best national and international artistic talents. The curatorial project will be presented in prestigious exhibition spaces in Puglia and Basilicata (Italy) from November 2021 to April 2022 and is part of the famous celebrations for the 25 years since UNESCO recognition of the city of Alberobello. More info here.