COCA-Notes

Job Opportunity: Mission San Luis (Deadline: Not Specified)

Do you speak Spanish and English? Are you looking for a professional opportunity to educate the public about Hispanic and Native American contributions to American history? Then, Mission San Luis would love to talk with you! We have fulltime, 40 hour a week OPS positions open for an Outreach/Extensión Coordinator and a Living History Interpreter/Educator who are bilingual. The Extensión Coordinator position requires travel to present programs around Florida and in the Tallahassee area. For both, a love of history and the ability to communication with audiences of all ages is required. We are also seeking a Visitor Services Coordinator to manage our Visitor Center and El Mercado Museum Shop operations. This is a full time, 40-hour per week OPS position for someone with good communications, management, and customer service skills and experience. Please call Karin Stanford at 487-1846 or email at kstanford@dos.state.fl.us for more information.

Job Opportunity: Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator at the Tallahassee Museum (Deadline: Not Specified)

This full-time position assists in the planning, development & implementation of all public relations and marketing strategies for the Museum. Candidates should have 2-5 yrs PR/MKTG experience. Responsible for Museum publications, media placement/purchases, press releases and publicity for all Museum programs & events. Must have strong writing & oral communications skills, be flexible, able to multi-task & have the ability to exercise discretion & independent judgment. Send cover letter and resume to the Tallahassee Museum, Office of Institutional Advancement, 3945 Museum Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310 or to ahubbard@tallahasseemuseum.org. No phone calls please.

Funding Opportunity: National Endowment for the Humanities We the People Challenge Grants (Deadline: February 5, 2008)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications for We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture. This program, part of NEH's We the People program, is designed to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities that explore significant themes and events in American history, thereby advancing knowledge of how the founding principles of the United States have shaped American history and culture for more than two hundred years. The Endowment particularly welcomes proposals for programming at America's historic places (historic sites, neighborhoods, communities, or larger geographical regions) as well as applications that address this theme through the use of digital technologies. Contact the staff of NEH's Office of Challenge Grants at 202-606-8309 or at challenge@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930. Also, visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/wtpchallenge.html.

COCA Announcement: Capital Culture Magazine Wants Your Holiday News And Pictures! (Deadline: Wednesday, December 5, 2007)

If you have any News of Note (with or without photos) for the January/February Capital Culture Magazine or future issues, please e-mail them to randi@cocanet.org for possible inclusion in the magazine. News should be about things that have happened or are happening with your artwork or organization, not about upcoming events. We want to hear about new staff, volunteers, or board members, grants or commissions you’ve received, out-of-town shows to which you’ve been accepted, awards, new publications, reports on special events and fundraisers, etc. If you have pictures from your holiday parties, please send them, along with the names of people in the pictures.

COCA Announcement: City Hall Art Gallery Winter Festival Youth Art Exhibition (Public Reception & Awards Ceremony: Friday, November 30, 2007 6pm to 7:30pm)

The Council on Culture & Arts, in conjunction with the City of Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department, presents the 18th annual Winter Festival Youth Art Exhibition. The artwork is currently displayed throughout the second floor of City Hall and will be open to the public through December 28. The exhibition is artwork from 80 young artists, kindergarten through high school, selected by 40 art teachers from 29 area elementary, middle and high schools. The City Hall Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:30 pm and is free and open to the public. For more information about the art exhibitions contact COCA at (850) 224-2500 or online at www.cocanet.org.

Call to Visual Artists: Annual Wildlife Festival at Wakulla Springs State Park (Deadline: December 5, 2007)

Wakulla Springs State Park is having an art exhibition in conjunction with their Annual Wildlife Festival. We are inviting local artists who do 2-D and/or 3-D art that features North Florida environment and wildlife. The festival is April 4th and 5th. For more information please contact Jeffrey.Hugo@dep.state.fl.us by December 5th.

Call to Visual Artists: Big Bend Photography Contest & Exhibition (Deadline: November 5, 2007)

Sponsored by the Big Bend Maritime Center, this exhibition will take place on November 10, 2007 from 9am – 4pm in Panacea, Florida. See www.mightymullet.com for entry form & drop off locations or call Bill Lowrie at (850) 962-7845. Maritime theme, 3 Categories: Landscape/Nature; Boats/Tools of the Trade; People/Portraits. Subject must be coastal areas of Florida's Big Bend, from Cedar Key to Apalachicola. Entries must be framed 8"x10" ; color or black & white. No entry fee.

Call to Visual Artists: Simply Artistic Gallery in Railroad Square Art Park (Deadline: Ongoing)

Simply Artistic Gallery (602 McDonnell Drive) is a new for-profit gallery in Tallahassee and is now taking applications from the local community to display artwork. For further information, call Joe Sobodowski at (850) 402-0073 or joe@simplyartistic.net.

Job Opportunity: Accompanist Needed for Theatre A La Carte’s “Sweet Smell of Success” (Deadline: Not Specified)

Theatre A La Carte is in need of an accompanist for its January production of the musical Sweet Smell of Success. The orchestra will be onstage for this concert-style production. Rehearsals have begun, and breaks have been scheduled around the major holidays. Performances are January 11-13 and 18-20. Stipend provided. For additional information, contact musical director Mike Norris at tallahasseeconductor@gmail.com or (850) 544-2186.

Forum: Before and After: Envisioning a Multi-Use Arts Space Designed for and by People with Disabilities Presented by the Mickee Faust Club (Sunday, November 4, 2007)

Before beginning capital improvement projects on a new multi-arts complex in Railroad Square (which ideally will include a 200 seat theatre, rehearsal space, audio-visual room and offices), the Mickee Faust Club is requesting input from artists with disabilities and audience members with disabilities. Please join us at noon on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at the now empty Mickee Faust Academy for the Really Dramatic Arts (607 McDonnell Drive).

At this public meeting, ADA specialists will join representatives from Mickee Faust and Ability1st to review initial design plans for the new multi-use arts complex. Please note this new building at 607 McDonnell Drive is not currently ADA compliant. However, Faustkateers who are mobility-impaired and use chairs have taken test drives up the loading dock ramp to the building to make sure the existing ramp is manageable for this one-time entrance into our empty warehouse. For more information, contact Terry Galloway at TLGalloway@aol.com or Carrie Sandahl at (850) 219-3519.