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CRA approves COCA mural program, pledges $12,500 from each district to match grant
Summary
The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously to contribute $12,500 from each CRA district to expand a COCA mural program funded by a $50,000 Knight Foundation grant, increasing the number of commercial murals from four to six.
The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency on Jan. 16 unanimously approved a one-time contribution of $12,500 from each CRA district to expand a mural program led by the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA).
The action matches COCA’s $50,000 Knight Foundation grant administered through the Community Foundation of North Florida and will increase the pilot from four midsize murals to six commercial-property murals in the downtown and Greater Frenchtown–Southside CRA districts.
COCA’s Sam Jocelyn, Public Art and Exhibitions Manager, told the board the program aims to “abate and prevent graffiti,…
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