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Nine Artists Awarded State Fellowships, Competing for Regional Prize

Atlanta – As part of the inaugural Southern Prize and State Fellowships, South Arts has selected nine visual artists from the region to each receive a State Fellowship award of $5,000. The nine...

Savannah’s Deep Center Wins Competitive National Grant of $75,000

Atlanta – South Arts is pleased to announce that Savannah’s Deep Center will receive $75,000 through Creativity Connects: National Demonstration Projects, a special initiative undertaken by the US...

South Arts Awards Over $310,000 in Arts Grants throughout Region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2016 Atlanta – South Arts, a Regional Arts Organization serving nine states in the Southeast, has announced $310,555 in grants to 73 arts organizations throughout the...

South Arts Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 2016-2017 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

June 8, 2016, Atlanta, GA – South Arts has announced the eighteen films that will tour with the 2016-2017 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Films were reviewed by a panel of industry...

Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Announces Screening Partners for 2016-2017

April 22, 2016, Atlanta, GA – South Arts has announced the 21 screening partners participating in the 2016-2017 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Southern Circuit, the nation’s original...

South Arts Awards Over $20,000 in Literary Arts Grants throughout Region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2016 Atlanta – South Arts, a Regional Arts Organization serving nine states in the Southeast, has announced $20,586 in grants to 14 literary arts presenting...

Performing Arts Emergency Preparedness Initiative

March 17, 2016, Atlanta, GA – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded a grant of $50,000 to LYRASIS, a leading member-based non-profit organization serving libraries, archives, and museums, to facilitate planning with eight partner organizations to design a program to build capacity and improve emergency preparedness within performing arts organizations.

South Arts Awards Nearly $350,000 in Arts Grants throughout Region

For Immediate Release: June 25, 2015 Atlanta – South Arts, a Regional Arts Organization serving nine states in the Southeast, has announced $348,965 in grants to 97 arts organizations throughout the...

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 competitive and intensive three-year program supporting performing arts...

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. Mellon Foundation to support their Dance Touring Initiative (DTI) through 2018. The initiative, launched in 2009, is building a...