Arts Journalism Grants
Arts Journalism Grants support journalists and media organizations with independent arts coverage, professional development, and reporting travel to deepen public understanding of arts and culture across the South.
Browse similar grants
Funder: South Arts
Due Dates: October 2, 2026 (Applications open) | November 20, 2026 (Application deadline) | January 2027 (Notification) | June 30, 2027 (Final report)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 Travel Grants | $5,000 Individual Journalist Grants | $10,000 Journalism Organization Grants
Summary: Supports independent arts journalism, media organizations, and reporting travel that strengthen public understanding of arts and culture across the South.
Key Information: Applicants may submit only one application in one category; most must reside or be headquartered in a South Arts member state.
Description
South Arts’ Arts Journalism Grants are a pilot program supporting the creation, distribution, and sustainability of high-quality arts journalism across the South. The program responds to declining arts coverage budgets at legacy outlets and limited resources at emerging media. It supports independent reporting, criticism, analysis, interviews, investigations, and storytelling that inform public audiences about artists, artistic work, cultural traditions, arts policy, and funding.
Support is available for individual journalists, journalism organizations, and specific reporting trips. Eligible journalism can appear in print, broadcast, digital, audio, video, newsletters, podcasts, photography, or multimedia formats. The program seeks to foster cultural discourse, document cultural history, increase public participation in the arts, and strengthen a sustainable journalism ecosystem, particularly through coverage reaching underserved, rural, and historically underrepresented communities.
