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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.

South Arts Welcomes Our Newest Board Members

As South Arts continues to grow, so does our Board of Directors! These 30 leaders from our nine-state region and beyond work in and support the creative sector through their professional and volunteer efforts.

South Arts Announces Summer 2023 Jazz Road Artists

South Arts is pleased to announce the Summer 2023 Jazz Road Artists—11 artists and ensembles receiving funding from the Jazz Road Tours initiative to promote and tour their artistry around the nation.

South Arts Announces Expansive Southern Circuit Season Connecting Transformational Filmmaking with Communities

South Arts announces the lineup of twenty Screening Partner venues and twenty films and filmmaking teams selected for the 2023-2024 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.

South Arts Announces 2023 Southern Prize for Visual Arts Winner and Finalist

Georgia artist Victoria Dugger awarded Southern Prize for Visual Arts and and South Carolina's Michael Webster named Southern Prize Finalist in regional fellowship and prize program.

South Arts Announces 2023 Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant Recipients

National residency program awards 20 jazz artists across 14 states, totaling nearly $730k in support.

South Arts Announces $1.3M in Contributions, Completing Fundraising for Southern Cultural Treasures Initiative

Supported by challenge grants from the Ford Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation, the $6 million program supports 17 BIPOC arts and cultural orgs throughout Southeast over the next three...

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 after two years of online screenings and conversations. Our communities were eager to reunite with powerful stories and topics as well as engaging with the filmmaking process!

South Arts Announces Spring 2023 Jazz Road Artists

South Arts is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 Jazz Road Artists—14 artists and ensembles receiving funding from the Jazz Road Tours initiative to promote and tour their artistry around the nation.

South Arts Awards 2023 State Fellowships for Visual Arts

Atlanta —May 17, 2023— As part of their Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts program, South Arts is pleased to announce the 2023 State Fellows for Visual Arts—a cohort of nine visual...