The Arthritis Foundation has unveiled a renovated national headquarters at 1355 Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta, giving the nonprofit a nearly 30,000-square-foot space built for modern collaboration and, for the first time, its own in-house media production studio. The organization has called Atlanta home for nearly 50 years, and the refreshed building marks a major upgrade to how it tells the stories of the millions of Americans living with arthritis.
According to citybiz.co, the renovated headquarters includes upgraded collaboration spaces and expanded multimedia capabilities alongside the new studio space. The centerpiece of the overhaul is the Jane Wyman Studio, described as the Foundation's first dedicated in-house media production facility, according to FOX 5 Atlanta, which reported on the unveiling.
Why the Studio Bears Jane Wyman's Name
The studio honors actress and longtime arthritis advocate Jane Wyman, whose estate helped make the new facility possible, per the same citybiz.co account. Wyman received the Foundation's Charles B. Harding Award back in 1977, recognizing her advocacy work decades before her estate's support helped fund the studio bearing her name.
FOX 5 Atlanta's Eli Jordan, who reported on the headquarters unveiling, spoke with Steve Taylor, the Arthritis Foundation's president and CEO since 2022, about the project. Taylor has also been tapped for a federal advisory role: in October 2024, he was appointed to the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, according to a release from arthritis.org.
Two Ribbon-Cuttings Mark the Milestone
The Foundation hosted two ribbon-cutting ceremonies to celebrate completion of both the renovated headquarters and the Jane Wyman Studio, the citybiz.co report notes. Warren Hanks Construction Company completed the project, with interior design services provided by Smart Interior Group, though financial details of the renovation, including the total project cost, were not disclosed.
A Growing Need for Storytelling Around Arthritis
The new media capabilities arrive as the Foundation points to the scale of the condition nationwide. The organization says nearly 60 million adults and children in the United States have been diagnosed with arthritis, per arthritis.org's release on Taylor's council appointment — a population the new studio is designed to help reach through original video and media content produced from the Midtown Atlanta building.
