Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture. In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State Arts Agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee — with additional funding from other public and private donors such as the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — South Arts supports artists and organizations through a rich and responsive portfolio of grants, fellowships, and programs.

Southern Arts has two active grant programs that New Orleans musicians may apply for:

​1. Tradtional Arts Touring Grants, which support projects engaging a traditional artist/ensemble for multi-day residencies in Southern communities. For more info on these grants visit the information page. The submission deadline is Feb. 23. 2023
​2. Express Grants, open to organizations in rural communities of 50,000 people or less,  offer expedited awards of up to $2,000 supporting the presentation of touring artists. The info page for this program, which runs until June 30, 2023, is at Express Grants | South Arts.

Harmony Street Society Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit foundation that provides tax compliance and many other services to musicians in New Orleans, is presenting a series of financial management workshops. On December 16, they presented a workshop on Year End Tax Tips, in which they covered:
* Get prepared to file your 2022 return.
* Important documents to look for and keep.
* Preparing a list of your expenses and other deductions.
* Setting up your accounts with IRS, Louisiana Department of Revenue,
and the Social Security Administration.
You can find a video of the presentation their Facebook Page.

On January 18, 2023 they will present a workshop on "How to Prepare Your 2022 Tax Return".
In person attendance is free. Please register to participate by sending an email to: hello@harmonystreetsociety.org
If you are unable to attend in person, you can also watch here on Facebook Live.

These Fresh Start Series workshops are funded in part by N.O. Tourism And Cultural Fund, and are presented ​for New Orleans area musicians in partnership with The Ella Project & New Orleans Jazz Museum.