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September 12, 2025

A Farewell Letter from Susie

After more than a decade serving as President and CEO of South Arts, I’m writing to share that I am retiring on September 19, 2025. This moment is bittersweet, but it also offers a chance to look back with gratitude on all we have accomplished together.

March 13, 2015

South Arts Expands Program to Build Modern Dance and Contemporary Ballet Audiences

Atlanta – South Arts announces its third cohort of ten arts presenters participating in its Dance Touring Initiative (DTI), a

October 22, 2014

South Arts Receives $450,000 Grant to Build Modern Dance and Contemporary Ballet Audiences

Atlanta – South Arts has received a grant of $450,000 from The Andrew W.

August 1, 2014

South Arts Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 2014-2015 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

Atlanta – The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers has announced its selection of fiction and documentary films an

June 16, 2014

South Arts Awards Over $500,000 in Grants Throughout Region

Last month, South Arts’ Board of Directors approved 125 grants totaling over $500,000 to support performing, film, and literary arts programming th

May 15, 2014

South Arts Releases Reports Analyzing Access to and Quality of Arts Education in the South

Atlanta – South Arts, a Regional Arts Organization, has released the results of multi-year research investigating ar

October 23, 2013

College of Charleston and Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts Partner with Local and Regional Arts Organizations for Emergency Preparedness Workshop

Atlanta, GA – Disasters come to arts organizations in countless unexpected forms: hurricanes, theft, arson, accidents.

October 3, 2013

South Arts Presents Mary Beth Treen Award to Ivan Sygoda as Mentor, Leader

Atlanta, Ga.

February 7, 2013

Fisk Jubilee Singers to Visit Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida in New South Arts Touring Program

Atlanta, GA – South Arts is pleased to announce that five presenting organizations in three states have been selected to participate

January 3, 2018

South Arts Accepting Film Submissions for Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

Atlanta – Submissions are now open for the 2018-19 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.

January 4, 2018

South Arts Receives $500,000 Grant to Support Capacity Building for the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response

Atlanta – South Arts has received a three-year grant totaling $500,000 from The Andrew W.

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