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Overview
The Council on Culture & Arts in partnership with the Artists' League of Big Bend presents He(art)beat of the Phoenix, a curated retrospective highlighting outstanding works previously juried into ALBB exhibitions over the past five years.
This exhibition celebrates the strength, evolution, and artistic excellence recently demonstrated by ALBB. The exhibition will showcase some of the most accomplished work exhibited during this period and present it collectively to the Tallahassee community.
Please read the full Exhibition Prospectus carefully before completing an application.
COCA has three grant programs available for the period of October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027:
- Cultural Grant
- Cultural Tourism Marketing Grant
- Local Community Grant
An eligible organization can submit a single application to all three programs. Please read the FY27 Guidelines prior to submitting an application.
Be aware that this grant application has multiple parts.
- Clicking "submit" will bring you to the form, “FY27 COCA Grant Programs – Grant Selection.” Please complete and submit this form. This should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
- Based on your answer to the question “Please select the grant programs from which you would like to request funding,” you will be immediately assigned the following forms:
- All applicants will receive a "Basic Eligibility" form.
- Applicants who wish to request the Cultural Grant and/or the Cultural Tourism Marketing Grant will receive the form “FY27 COCA Grant Programs – CG + CTMG.”
- Applicants who wish to request the Local Community Grant will receive the form “FY27 COCA Grant Programs – LCG.
All relevant forms (Basic Eligibility, CG + CTMG, LCG) must be submitted by May 22, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.