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Georgians for the Arts

The state’s leading arts and culture advocacy organization providing vision, leadership, and resources to ensure the growth, prosperity and sustainability of arts and culture in Georgia!
Georgians for the Arts

Georgians for the Arts

  • Oppose Drastic Cuts to the NEA and NEH!
    We urge immediate opposition to proposed funding cuts for the NEA and NEH, as the FY’25 House Interior Appropriations bill, with potential 1.5% or 23% reductions, is being considered. Advocacy is vital to prevent significant impacts on arts and humanities programs. Use Georgia’s Arts Action Center to voice your concerns now.

Arts Action Alerts

  • Oppose Drastic Cuts to the NEA and NEH!
    We urge immediate opposition to proposed funding cuts for the NEA and NEH, as the FY’25 House Interior Appropriations bill, with potential 1.5% or 23% reductions, is being considered. Advocacy is vital to prevent significant impacts on arts and humanities programs. Use Georgia’s Arts Action Center to voice your concerns now.
  • Poll: Would you purchase a “Support The Arts” Georgia license plate?
    The Georgia Legislature approved legislation for the production of a license plate highlighting the arts and to provide financial benefits to the Georgia Council for the Arts. If a “Support The Arts” license plate was available, would you purchase it?

Legislative News

  • ARTS ACTION ALERT! Georgia Council for the Arts Funding Increase  
    Georgia’s first Arts and Economic Prosperity report reveals that the state’s arts sector, with a $29.2 billion impact, supports 19,734 jobs and attracts 16.6 million attendees to events. Advocates are urged to contact House and Senate Representatives to increase funding for the Georgia Council for the Arts. Actions include messaging legislators, contacting the Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee, and visiting the Arts Action Center to bolster the lucrative industry.
  • ARTS ACTION ALERT! House Bill Dedicated to Supporting Georgia Council for the Arts
    Take quick action and send your State House Representative a request that they support HB 1265. HB 1265 will allow you to elect all or part of your state tax refund to be dedicated to helping to provide additional funding to the Georgia Council for the Arts starting in 2025. HB 1265 was previously known as HB 821. Still, the legislation expired after two years of inaction by the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Arts Action Alert: Congress to Address Arts Funding in December Omnibus Bill
    After weeks of negotiations and months of collective advocacy by arts advocates, Congressional appropriators unveiled their FY 2023 omnibus appropriations package to fund the federal government for next year. Please take a few minutes to thank your congressional members for supporting the arts in America and urge them to vote for the final passage of this major legislation as soon as possible.
  • Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee Update  
    Georgia Music Partners reporting on the Joint House and Senate Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee.
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Releases NEA Funding Details
    Americans for the Arts, October 20. On Monday, unexpectedly, Senate Appropriations Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) released the texts of 9 of the appropriations bills, as a way of kick-starting some activity around them. Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Leahy are negotiating how to advance the bills further in the Senate.

Member News

  • Chatham County Proclaims October 2022 as Arts and Humanities Month (Chatham County)
    Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
  • Savannah Mayor Proclaims October 2022 as Arts and Humanities Month (Savannah, Chatham County)
    Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
  • Arts on Fire (Douglasville, Douglas County)
    In 2017, the Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County created its first public art initiative in a community where there was no public art. The purpose of public art is not only to enrich the community and improve our quality of life through its ability to enrich an environment, but also to ignite the imagination, encourage thought, and to prompt discourse.
  • Savannah Mayor Proclaims October as Arts and Humanities Month (Savannah, Chatham County)
    Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
  • Chatham County Proclaims October as Arts and Humanities Month (Chatham County)
    Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
  • Macon Mayor proclaims October as Arts and Humanities Month (Macon, Bibb County)
    Arts and Humanities Month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels, encouraging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, offering opportunities for local leaders to show their support of the arts, and raising public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities and lives.
  • Greater Augusta ArtsCity Festival / Sept. 17-19, 2021 (Augusta, Richmond County)
    ArtsCity Festival is a mini version of the popular Arts in the Heart Festival and will be held on September 17, 18, 19, 2021 in Augusta, GA. ArtsCity Festival will still offer great music on two stages, over 80 juried fine artists booths and ten international food booths with authentic cuisine by our local cultural. . .

Artist Spotlight

  • Meet Alexis Smith Thomason From Covington, Newton County
    The Artist known as Alexis Smith Thomason (formerly Mieke) became interested in art at the age of four. Her mother brought her a set of Prang Watercolors after she showed precocious tendencies in art when she was a child—and she has been painting ever since! She spent a great deal of time growing up in. . .

Organizational Spotlight

  • Georgia Music Partners
    Georgia Music Partners (a Georgia not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation) exists because we believe that music matters to the people of Georgia – in our communities, in our schools, and in our economy.
  • Savannah Jazz Association
    For 39-years, the mission of the Coastal Jazz Association (DBA Savannah Jazz) has been: To promote, present, preserve and perpetuate the art form known as Jazz through a series of community and regional events, programs, and activities.

Funding Opportunities


Call For Proposals

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Grant Opportunity
    The purpose and goal of the Foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts grant is to support and provide resources to strengthen independent arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million. These creative enterprises promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in our metro Atlanta community.
  • Asphalt Art Project for Traffic Calming
    The City of Savannah is excited to invite experienced and talented artists to submit proposals for an asphalt art installation that will create traffic calming and slow down motorists.
  • Georgia Creatives Invited to Civically Engage Communities in our Shared Humanity (Public Art RFP)
    Radical Unity was formed to launch a creative expressions roadmap that engages various communities in exciting and unexpected new ways across various platforms. We envision a United States inspired by its diversity, which honors the power of creativity and manifests a future that celebrates and uplifts everyone.

ICYMI Arts and Culture News

Grant Spotlight: Motus Theater
Motus Theater TRANSformative Stories project strategist & monologist David Breña (left) performs his autobiographical monologue during the world premiere of TRANSformative Stories. Motus Theater Artistic Executive Director & Founder Kirsten Wilson (right) on stage in Motus Playback Improv Theater. Photos courtesy of Motus Theater In 2004, Kirsten Wilson moved to…
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National Endowment for the Arts
Reported By: Aunye Boone
The Artful Life Questionnaire: Lawrence Carter-Long (Oakland, California)
Lawrence Carter-Long at the “Disability, Representation + Film” event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on July 13, 2024. Photo by Mike Baker, courtesy of the Academy Museum Foundation What we know for sure: We all have a story, and engaging with the arts helps…
4 days ago
National Endowment for the Arts
Reported By: Aunye Boone
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Music Credit:  “NY” composed and performed by Kosta T, from the cd  Soul Sand. Used courtesy of the Free Music Archive.“The Waters,” written by Bonnie Jo Campbell, narrated by Lili Taylor. Used courtesy of Recorded Books.Jo Reed:  From the National Endowment for the Arts, this is Art Works. I’m Josephine Reed.(Audio book…
4 days ago
National Endowment for the Arts
Reported By: Carlos Arrien
Making Museum Memories: A Military Family’s Story
The Berger family has regularly visited museums over the years, including the Pima Air Museum in Arizona, among many others. Photos courtesy of Brenna Berger Summer for military families used to just signal PCS (permanent change of station) season, which meant houses were packed up, kids/dogs/fish/parents packed into cars, and…
8 days ago
National Endowment for the Arts
Reported By: Carolyn Coons
Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Reflection on the Intersection of Arts and Health
Arts and culture enrich our lives, our communities, and our nation. In this pivotal moment in our history, there is a growing recognition that the arts reveal new ideas, unlock opportunities, and help us confront the many challenges before us. On January 30, 2024, the White House Domestic Policy Council…
8 days ago
National Endowment for the Arts
Reported By: Paulette Beete