The Alliance Theatre is a professional theater at the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. It puts on plays and musicals, including shows for families and for babies and toddlers. It also runs classes, teen programs, and programs for schools and teachers.
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts is a nonprofit that has helped Georgia artists and arts groups with legal needs since 1975. Volunteer attorneys help with things like copyright, trademarks, and contracts through short clinics, workshops, and referrals. You join as a member first, and artists with lower incomes can qualify for free legal help.
The Arts & Social Justice Program is part of Emory College of Arts and Sciences. It pairs Atlanta artists with Emory teachers to co-teach classes that use art to look at unfair treatment in society. It also holds a yearly public showcase and community art events.
Theatrical Outfit is a professional theater at 84 Luckie St NW in downtown Atlanta. It puts on five plays and a new work festival each season, with a focus on Atlanta artists. It also hosts guest events, runs an apprentice program for recent college graduates, and offers a youth spoken-word and playwriting bootcamp.
Atlanta Loves Art puts on a free art show each month on the Atlanta BeltLine. Visitors can see art by about 100 local artists, hear a live band and a DJ, and enjoy food. The program is run by a nonprofit called Courage2Cre8, Inc.
South Arts is a regional arts group that supports artists, arts groups and communities across the South. It runs grants, a jazz touring program, a film tour for independent filmmakers, and training for people who work in the arts. Most of its help goes to artists and arts organizations.
King Plow Arts Center is an arts community in historic buildings on West Marietta Street in Atlanta. It has studio and gallery spaces to lease, and people can ask about weddings, private parties, corporate events, and live performances. Visits are by appointment only.
Atlanta Contemporary is a free contemporary art museum on Atlanta's Westside. It shows new art, hosts artist talks, and offers family art workshops. The galleries are closed for now while new shows are set up, and they open October 22, 2026.
The Fulton County Public Art Program is part of the county's Arts and Culture department. It places artwork in county buildings such as libraries, parks, senior centers, arts centers and court buildings. It also buys art from Georgia artists and offers help to artists.
Georgia Council for the Arts is the state arts agency, part of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. It gives grants to nonprofits, schools, libraries and local governments for arts projects and arts education. It also keeps a registry of teaching artists and runs a traveling exhibit of the State Art Collection. It does not give grants directly to individual artists.
The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs is the City of Atlanta's arts office. It gives grants to arts groups and artists, runs Chastain Arts Center with art classes, and cares for the city's public art. It also puts on the free Atlanta Jazz Festival and offers Atlanta Public Schools students cultural trips at no cost to the student.
Fulton County Arts & Culture is the county's arts office. It gives money to local artists and arts groups, runs art classes and shows at its Aviation Circle center, and manages public art around the county.
The Entertainment Community Fund is a national nonprofit for people who work in theater, film, TV, music, dance and other entertainment. Its social workers offer counseling, health insurance help, career coaching and emergency money. The work is run through offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and helps people across the country.
Atlanta Pride is a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ+ community in metro Atlanta and across the South. Each October it holds a free Pride festival and parade in Piedmont Park. It also runs year-round events, supports local Pride causes with grants, and takes volunteers.
The Fox Theatre is a historic theatre in Midtown Atlanta. It hosts Broadway shows, concerts, comedy, dance, film nights and guided tours. Through Fox Gives it also runs free school programs, a high school arts careers program, scholarships and grants for historic theatres.
Historic District Development Corporation is a nonprofit in Sweet Auburn and Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta. It builds and fixes up affordable homes and apartments, runs arts and urban farming projects, and rents out two event spaces on Auburn Avenue. It has worked in the neighborhood since 1980.
The Clark Atlanta University Art Museum is an art museum on the Clark Atlanta University campus. It collects, protects, and shows art and objects that tell the story of African American history and culture. It puts on free exhibitions and public talks for the community.
SAGE is a community hub for the Sweet Auburn neighborhood in Atlanta. It offers loans and grants for local businesses and creative people, runs four community gardens, and holds monthly Saturday health and wellness gatherings. Its office is at 522 Auburn Avenue.
ArtsXchange is a community arts center in East Point. It is rooted in the Black Arts Tradition and has been open since 1983. It offers writing events, wellness and art classes, gallery shows, artist studios, and rooms to rent. Many events are free and others cost a small fee.
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a public charity that connects people who give money with local nonprofits and community needs. It runs grant programs for nonprofits in arts, housing, and neighborhoods. It also runs a student loan repayment program for selected metro Atlanta residents and offers help to donors planning their giving.