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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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Ongoing

Call for Presenters and Venues

We are looking for presenters of all types, from jazz clubs to places of worship to performing arts centers to house concerts to non-traditional presenters, and communities from rural or isolated to urban.

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Jazz Road

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

Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

Connecting indie filmmakers with audiences across the South.

Workshops and Webinars

South Arts is committed to supporting arts professionals in their growth at any stage in their career.

Stories

South Arts Announces 2025 State Fellows, New Multi-Year Support from Windgate Foundation

A generous grant of $200k boosts support for Southern artists as 2025 State Fellows are announced, awarding $80K in unrestricted prizes

US Regional Arts Organizations Joint Statement on the National Endowment for the Arts

Last Friday, many though not all active and pending direct grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were terminated. Read the US Regional Arts Organizations Joint Statement on the National Endowment for the Arts.

South Arts Announces Inaugural Literary Arts Grant Recipients and Winter Jazz Road Tours Artists

South Arts is pleased to announce the inaugural class of awardees for the new Literary Arts Grant Program

Southern Arts Recovery Fund Opens Application Cycle

$2000 grants to support artist recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

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South Arts' 2024 Annual Report

Reflect back with us on the artists, organizations, and communities from the South Arts family that made our Fiscal Year 2024 remarkable.

Read Our 2024 Annual Report