Exhibit with COCA

If you’re interesting in submitting your artwork for consideration, look no further!

COCA exhibits the work of more than 250 local and regional artists every year in the City Hall Art Galleries, the Artport Gallery, and through special projects.

We present individual artist shows, small group shows, and large group juried shows.

Apply to COCA's Season of Exhibitions

2026 PhotoFest

Fine Art Photography artists working within a 100-mile radius of Tallahassee are invited to apply to this year’s PhotoFest juried exhibition.

PhotoFest is a juried fine art photography exhibition at the Artport Gallery. This annual event presented by the Council on Culture & Arts is part of the Art in Public Places program sponsored by the City of Tallahassee. From the entries submitted, as many as 50 individual artworks, never before shown at the Artport or City Hall Gallery, will be featured in Photofest.

Contact COCA’s Public Art Manager at sam@tallahasseearts.org with questions.

Application deadline: Sept 11, 2026 by 11:59PM

RFQ: Tallahassee Florida Wildlife Corridor Mural

The Tallahassee/Leon County Council on Culture & Arts is partnering with the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation and Apalachee Audubon Society to bring to Tallahassee a mural that explores the theme of connection through the lens of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

COCA is seeking experienced regional or local artists to be considered for the large-scale mural project.

$13,200 is allocated to the project in artist stipends, with materials and equipment to be included. It is important you read the prospectus carefully before submitting your application.

This Call to Artists will be broken into two phases:
Phase 1: Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Phase 2: Request for Proposals (RFP)

This mural is intended to represent the broader significance of the Corridor across Florida, and beyond. Artists are encouraged to interpret the Corridor as both a physical and/or symbolic network that connects people, wildlife, water, working lands, communities, cultures, and landscapes.

Artists may explore concepts of both connection and disconnection, provided the final work communicates a sense of possibility, resilience, and collective responsibility for Florida’s future. In accordance with the partnership and collaboration with the Apalachee Audubon Society the mural must include a native bird.