Mission
CoCA serves the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development, and understanding of Contemporary Art.
CoCA has been a vital part of contemporary art in the Northwest since 1981, and has operated galleries and produced events throughout the Seattle area over that time.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Francis, PhD, Co-President
Reo Hornibrook, Co-President
Xavier Lopez Jr., Vice-President
Kelly Lyles, Vice-President
Peter Bill, Chairman
Brenda Scallon, Secretary
Tim Scallon, Treasurer
J.R. Harris
Ben Hunter
Ray C. Freeman III, Interim Executive Director
This Interim Board has been formed to guide CoCA toward a new phase following the closure of the gallery space, with the goal of calling a Member Meeting and electing a permanent Board within the next 90 days. If you are interested in being a Board Member please contact info@cocaseattle.org.
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CoCA supports a fully empowered creative life for all people. We commit to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that build an inclusive community for artists and art lovers. We recognize the history of exclusion that has led to ongoing disparities. We embrace positive systemic change and transformation of our organization by confronting our biases and operationalizing our values. We challenge ourselves to deconstruct frameworks of exclusion while building opportunities for expression and growth for all. We prioritize accommodating artists from traditionally underrepresented communities, including providing need-based financial support as we are able.
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CoCA Archives Project was launched in 2013 as a way to preserve, catalog and share our unique collection of printed materials, slides, video and other materials gathered over the past four decades. To date, we have created an assessment of the collection, worked to preserve the materials, written a Finding Aid, digitized posters, videos and slides and so much more.
In January 2016, the digital catalog was launched for public access as part of our 35th anniversary celebrations with eight collections that span our history and illustrate CoCA's influence on the contemporary art world. With the support of 4Culture grants we have expanded the on-line catalog to include over 30 exhibitions and events. Our goal is to be able to share the 200 major exhibitions (and hundreds of additional exhibitions and events) and the work of over 3,000 artists whom CoCA has presented in the past four decades.
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Mailing Address: 114 Third Ave South., Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: +1 (206) 728-1980
Email: info@cocaseattle.org