Investing in creativity.

South Arts focuses on sustainability, momentum, and impact as we work to advance Southern vitality through the arts.

Opportunities

Upcoming grants and opportunities for artists and arts organizations.

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Deadline: January 8, 2024

Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants

Artists, apply for up to $2,000 to take advantage of a milestone opportunity in your career.

Deadline January 8, 2024

Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts

The Southern Prize and State Fellowships is open to visual artists in our nine-state region to support, expose, and celebrate the breadth, depth and diversity of artistic excellence.

Deadline January 19, 2024

ArtsHERE

Through grants and peer learning opportunities, ArtsHERE invests in organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming, with the goal of increasing arts participation for underserved groups/communities, and sharing insights that may inform similar funding programs in the future.

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Programs

ArtsReady

Learn how readiness planning can prepare your organization for any emergency.

Jazz Road

A national initiative supporting jazz artists to build tours and explore their work.

In These Mountains

Preserving and perpetuating the folk and traditional arts of Central Appalachia.

Momentum

Facilitating the presentation and touring of modern dance and contemporary ballet throughout the South.

Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

Connecting indie filmmakers with audiences across the South.

Southern Cultural Treasures

A new, multi-year program supporting BIPOC-led and -serving arts and cultural organizations with grants of up to $300,000, networks to support growth, and more.

Professional Development

National Leaders of Color Fellowship

A professional development and networking opportunity for arts and cultural workers of color.

Creative Placemaking Summit

March 5-8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Registration is now open!

Southern Curators Summit

The Southern Curators Summit will be held November 30, 2023, in Lake City, South Carolina

Stories

New Initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts Supports Increased Opportunities for Arts Participation

Through grants and peer learning opportunities, ArtsHERE invests in organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming, with the goal of increasing arts participation for underserved groups/communities, and sharing insights that may inform similar funding programs in the future.

Caroline Maddox smiling at the camera

Welcome to Caroline Maddox, South Arts' Vice President of Advancement

Join us in extending a warm welcome to Caroline Maddox, the newest member of the South Arts executive leadership team!

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Early-Bird Registration Open for South and Appalachian Creative Placemaking Summit

Registration is officially open for the South and Appalachia Creative Placemaking Summit to take place in Atlanta, GA, March 5-8, 2024.

Banner featuring the 3 Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellows: Andrew Baskin, Ronnie W. Pepper, and Kelle Jolly

South Arts Announces the 2023 Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellowship Recipients

In partnership with the National Association of Black Storytellers and Mid Atlantic Arts, each fellow receives a $5,000 and funds to attend the “In the Tradition…” Black Storytelling Festival and Conference

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Save the Date!

The 2024 Creative Placemaking Summit will be held March 5-8, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

South Arts' 2022 Annual Report

Reflect back with us on the artists, organizations, and communities from the South Arts family that made our Fiscal Year 2022 remarkabale.

Read Our 2022 Annual Report