Unlocking the South's potential.

The arts do more than entertain.

They nourish, create conversation and strengthen community ties. South Arts exists to support the artists, arts organizations, and communities that help this region thrive.

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Programs & Conferences

Become involved in our in-depth programming for artists, organizations, and communities.

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Grants and Fellowships for Artists

Whether your work appears onstage or in a gallery, South Arts is here to help you achieve even greater heights.

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Grants for Communities and Organizations

Do you program arts experiences for your patrons or visitors? You could qualify for support from South Arts.

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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

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US Regional Arts Organizations Welcome Shannon Daut as National Director

The United States Regional Arts Organization (US RAOs) today announced the appointment of Shannon Daut as the US RAO Collective’s first ever National Director...

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Welcome to South Arts' Newest Board Members!

As South Arts continues to grow, so does our Board of Directors! These 30 leaders from our nine-state region...

Meet the Summer 2023 Jazz Road Artists

Eleven jazz artists and groups receive grants up to $15,000 from South Arts’ national initiative to tour their work across the United States...

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Georgia artist Victoria Dugger awarded 2023 Southern Prize for Visual Arts

At the awards ceremony celebrating the 2023 State Fellows for Visual Arts, Victoria was named the Southern Prize Winner and South Carolina's Michael Webster was named the Southern Prize Finalist...

Emerging Traditional Artists Program: Applications Now Open

This program gives practitioners an opportunity to connect with peers, participate in professional development workshops, and receive up to $5,000 in support of projects...

Announcing the 2023 Jazz Road Creatives

Meet the 20 jazz artists from across the country receiving grants of up to $40,000 through Jazz Road Creative Residencies...

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Announcing $1.3M in Contributions, Completing Fundraising for Southern Cultural Treasures Initiative

South Arts is pleased to announce generous contributions totaling $1.3 million made by ArtsMemphis, Barbara and Amos Hostetter, Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Hyde Family Foundation, and Windgate....

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Revisiting the 2022-23 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

This season, the Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers returned to an exclusively in-person touring format...

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Meet the Spring 2023 Jazz Road Artists

Meet the 14 jazz artists and groups receiving grants of up to $15,000 from South Arts' Jazz Road Tours program...

NEW OPPORTUNITY

Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts

South Arts' newest program—the Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts—offers a total of $80,000 in awards to writers. The initial cycle's genre of support is for Fiction...

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South Arts Awards 2023 State Fellowships for Visual Arts

South Arts is proud to introduce the nine 2023 State Fellows for Visual Arts. Keep reading to learn more about the artists and view their work. The Southern Prize for Visual Arts will...

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New Grant Cycles for Arts Organizations

South Arts is now accepting applications from arts organizations for Express Grants and Professional Development & Artistic Planning Grants...

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Jazz Road Tours Grant Applications Open

Jazz artists, apply for up to $15,000 to support touring your work and connecting with audiences around the country...

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South Arts Announces Winter 2023 Jazz Road Artists

Twelve jazz artists and groups receive grants up to $15,000 from South Arts’ national initiative to tour their work across the United States...

State Art Advocacy Days

Join your peers in supporting arts and culture in your state at the following upcoming statewide arts advocacy days...

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South Arts Announces 2023 Cross-Sector Impact Grant Recipients

These grants support "arts and..." projects developed by partners—one arts organization or artist, and one non-arts organization—harnessing the power of collaboration.

REFLECTIONS

Fireside Chat with Susie Surkamer

Join us as we reflect on this past year and look forward to the year to come...

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Announcing the 2022-2023 National Leaders of Color Fellows

The first cohort of the National Leaders of Color Fellowship program has been selected, representing 53 leaders from across the United States including nine from the South Arts region...

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Alice L. Walton Foundation Contributes up to $1.175M in Challenge Grant

Led by South Arts, Southern Cultural Treasures provides $6 million in support of 17 BIPOC arts and cultural orgs throughout Southeast over the next three years...

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Meet South Arts' Newest Fellowship Recipients

In partnership with the International Society for the Performing Arts and the National Association of Black Storytellers, South Arts is supporting six new fellows.

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Louisiana artist Hannah Chalew named 2022 Southern Prize recipient

At the awards ceremony celebrating the 2022 State Fellows, Hannah was named the Southern Prize Winner and Tennessee's Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo was named the Southern Prize Finalist...

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Meet the 17 Organizations Selected As Southern Cultural Treasures

South Arts announces the Southern Cultural Treasures: a $6M, four-year initiative supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) -led and -serving arts and cultural organizations...

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South Arts Awards $491,391 in Grants to Artists and Organizations

South Arts announces the most recent grant recipients for three of our programs — Presentation Grants, Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants, and In These Mountains: Project Grants...

Strengthening Southern Communities

We support artists and arts presenters in our nine-state service area, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lousiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee.

Our Impact

Elevating artists. Elevating the South.

Creativity keeps communities vibrant—explore the impactful work of past South Arts grantees.

When I look at what opportunities we have, as artists living in the South, this is so significant. This organization helps us do what we believe we are called to do.

Paul Stephen Benjamin, Artist

Upcoming Deadlines

Leaders of Color Fellowship

October 16, 2023

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