the arts everywhere

You need art where? You need musicians when? We can help. COCA works with businesses, government agencies, and community groups to place the arts in new spaces and launch new endeavors. We leverage our extensive knowledge of Capital Area artists in all disciplines, our project management expertise, and our knowledge of how the arts can work in various ways to help you make your project a success. For an appointment, contact Peggy Brady at 850-224-2500 or peggy@cocanet.org.

COCA's FAQ about asking artists to work for free

post your events

All of www.MoreThanYouThought.com's features are free and easy to use. This interactive community calendar is searchable by type of event, date, location, and keyword. If you want thousands of people to consider your events when making their entertainment plans, post them here.

Please post your entire season and add new events as soon as you know when they will be. Often magazines and other media outlets use this calendar to plan stories, and their deadlines may be months in advance.

Visit the MoreThanYouThought.Com calendar

Read the calendar posting policies

get them in your in-box

Sent to a growing list of 3,000+ each Monday, this e-mail newsletter highlights arts and cultural happenings in Florida's Capital Region. All events will be taken from the MoreThanYouThought.com calendar, and must be listed by the previous Thursday. COCA members are entitled to three free "featured" listings per year, and may feature additional events for a small fee.

See a sample   | Read the policies | Join COCA's e-mail lists

it's all right here

Need a partner? COCA maintains an online directory of arts and cultural organizations in the Capital Region. Basic listings are free for all arts organizations. COCA member organizations have featured listings that include descriptions and a photograph.

Things to do:

Art Galleries  |  Dance  |  Museums & Historic Sites  |  Music  | Theatre & Film  | Shopping

Places to get involved: 

Act Up  |  Create Art  |  Dance  |  Explore Heritage  Make Music   |  Supplies and Services  |  Write

get the word out

Ensure that you get your news into the hands of those who can help you spread the word to the masses! This comprehensive online local directory of radio, television, newspapers, and magazines makes targeting your public relations campaigns a breeze.

View Media Guide

advertise with COCA

COCA's websites and e-mail newsletters have opportunities to advertise at extremely modest rates. Discounts are provided to COCA members. For information, contact Erica Thaler at erica@cocanet.org or 850-224-2500.

Advertising information

some enchanted evenings

"Some Enchanted Evenings" matches social service organizations with local producers of cultural events. Arts and cultural organizations provide free tickets; social service organizations identify individuals in need of assistance, and arrange transportation for them. COCA coordinates the program for all participating organizations. For more information about receiving tickets from the "Some Enchanted Evenings" program, contact Amanda Thompson at 850-224-2500 or amanda@cocanet.org.

find a space

Need space to meet or hold events? Learn about COCA's own meeting space (with steep discounts for COCA members) and other spaces in our community.

COCA's meeting space | Spacefinder | List your space

put it in the e-blast

Need to get the word out to local artists, performers or writers? COCA's weekly E-Mail Blast is sent to more than 2,000 artists and community members each Thursday. There is no charge for listings as long as they meet the established criteria.

To submit your listing to the E-Mail Blast, please send a text-only description of 50 words or less to Erica Thaler at erica@cocanet.org. Please include the dates (maximum of 2) you would like the item to run. COCA members may also submit an image.

Deadline for submission is 5:00 pm on the Wednesday of each week. COCA reserves the right to include or exclude any listing at its discretion and to determine the content and placement of all listings.    

See a sample  

reach teachers

Need to get the word out to local teachers? COCA's Arts in Education Newsletter goes out to educators and administrators in 16 counties on the first Tuesday of each month. There is no charge for listings as long as they meet the established criteria.

To submit your listing, please send a text-only description of 50 words or less to Amanda Thompson at amanda@cocanet.org. 

Deadline for submission is 5:00 pm on the fourth Monday of the month. COCA reserves the right to include or exclude any listing at its discretion and to determine the content and placement of all listings.   

 See a sample  

find an artist or performer

Need to find a local artist of any type? Check out COCA's online Artist Directory, a virtual listing of the Tallahassee area's talented visual artists, musicians, dancers, authors, and theatre personnel.

COCA's Artist Directory

COCA's FAQ about asking artists to donate work

expand your skill set

A fun, informal get-together on the last Monday of each month to learn about one marketing topic at a time. Free for COCA members; $5 for general public.

Information about Marketing Mondays