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Advancing Traditional Arts in the South

Announcing the Latest Traditional Arts Touring Grant Recipients Supporting the presentation of traditional artists throughout the South. Traditional Arts Touring Grants aim to increase the public...

Teresa Hollingsworth Receives Award from American Folklore Society

Atlanta – Teresa Hollingsworth, Director of Film and Traditional Arts with South Arts, was recently named as the 2021 Benjamin A. Botkin Prize recipient from the American Folklore Society. The Botkin...

South Arts Announces 31 Artists Receiving Jazz Road Tours Grants

Jazz Road, South Arts’ national initiative supporting jazz artists, announces the latest recipients of Jazz Road Tours grants receiving more than $375,000.

South Arts Announces Southern Cultural Treasures

In partnership with the Ford Foundation, South Arts will provide $6 million in support to BIPOC arts and cultural orgs throughout Southeast over next four years Atlanta — November 3, 2021 — South Arts...

South Arts Awards 52 Jazz Artists with $2M in Grants Supporting Creative Residencies

Atlanta – Jazz Road, South Arts’ national initiative supporting jazz artists, announces its largest investment in the field to date. Through Jazz Road Creative Residencies, 52 artists are receiving...

The South Arts 2021 Southern Prize & State Fellows Exhibition Opens at the Bo Bartlett Center in Columbus, GA

Atlanta – The South Arts 2021 Southern Prize and State Fellows Exhibition is now open at the Bo Bartlett Center at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. The multidisciplinary exhibition...

South Arts Announces Films, Filmmakers, and Venues for the 2021-2022 Southern Circuit Season

Atlanta — South Arts reveals its lineup of 24 Screening Partner venues and 10 films and filmmaking teams selected for the 2021-2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. This long-running...

South Arts Awards Nearly 70 Presentation Grants Totaling More Than $300,000

South Arts' Presentation Grants support the public presentation of Southern artists and engaging those artists for educational opportunities. Arts organizations in our nine-state primary region - AL...

Federal Funding Webinar: New Opportunities for Nonprofits and Local Arts Agencies through the National Endowment for the Arts

Watch the recently-recorded webinar with the National Endowment for the Arts team and South Arts to explore these new programs, learn how to register your organization to be eligible for federal funding, gain other resources, and participate in a Q&A session.

South Arts Awards $399,800 to Artists, Arts Organizations, and Communities

New recipient projects supported by Cross-Sector Impact Grants, Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants, and Jazz Road Tours Grants South Arts is proud to announce the following recipients of our...