CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS

See schedule ococa presents - cocapresents, the signature performance season, brings thought-provoking programming for multigenerational audiences to the st. Louis community with a selection of traditional audience favorites and innovative new work from local, national, and student artists. Coca's innovative performances transform the way we think about the world around us. Coca's millstone gallery presents timely, relevant exhibitions from emerging and established artists. Exhibitions welcome visitors to examine the artistic process and engage in meaningful dialogue. With access as a core value, coca presents provides opportunities for families to experience engaging art forms and strives to make them accessible to the widest possible demographic through discounted tickets, school time performances for school students. The millstone gallery is free and open to the public. During the fiscal year 4,330 people attended these performances.

Cocaedu - cocaedu is a nationally recognized model of excellence for arts education. Cocaedu engages students, inspires teachers, and demonstrates the power of the arts to bridge barriers through programs in classrooms across the st. Louis region. Since 1992, the program has provided arts programming to thousands of students and dedicated educators. Cocaedu provides collaborative arts integration residencies that partner teaching artists from local arts and community organizations with teachers from the st. Louis public schools, university city public schools, ferguson-florissant school district, and many more. During the fiscal year, 35 schools and community organizations participated in this program. This program included 269 collaborative residencies and classes and served approximately 4,954 participants. In addition, this program provided professional development for 93 educators.

Cocabiz - cocabiz, the business training division of coca, provides immersive arts-based training, programming, and consulting for professionals. The cocabiz mission is to build a more creative, engaged, and effective workforce by delivering innovative workshops and events that employ authentic arts teaching and achieve business results. Cocabiz programs bring individuals together in an intelligent and engaging atmosphere, inspiring business professionals to explore new approaches and emerging ideas across industries. During the fiscal year approximately 549 participants were served.