Ask anyone what makes Atlanta a desirable place to live, and sooner or later you'll hear about the arts. The arts give Atlanta its soul, bring the citizens together, keeps us asking the important questions, and inspires everyone to think beyond their daily lives. Very often, the more local an arts organization is, the more it connects with community and neighborhood roots and makes a place to live into a real "home."

The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund was created in 1992 as a partnership between the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to help small and medium-sized arts organizations overcome hurdles to their success and grow into strong, self-sustaining institutions. For these vital organizations that give so much to Atlanta, the Arts Fund provides its own gift in return - stabilization.

Mission Statement

The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund is The Foundation of Atlanta’s Arts Community. The mission of the Arts Fund is to:

• STRENGTHEN and STABILIZE small and mid-sized arts organizations
• CONNECT entities that advance the funding of arts in our region
• LEVERAGE donors, locally and nationally, in support of the arts in Atlanta

To accomplish its mission, the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund provides financial stabilization, strategic support, and related technical assistance to small and medium-sized arts organizations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta region.