ASI invites nonprofit arts administrators from every discipline to join our Grants and Programming Director, Holly Grant, at one of our four "Grant on Grants" workshops. These workshops are for nonprofit arts administrators currently working in the nonprofit arts field who have a working knowledge of writing grants but are eager to perfect their operations [...]
The success of unpaid internships rely on a number of assumptions. Assumptions like the individual has the financial stability to forgo paid work during that time; that they have the time flexibility to adapt to a new workplace’s schedule; that the organization has a staff member who has the capacity to provide individualized guidance; and, that the internship [...]
We're calling it right now: 2023 is the year that you start prioritizing your health, mental well-being, and safety by enforcing healthy boundaries at work and at home. Boundaries (for the purposes of this email) are exactly what they sound like: defined lines that determine what behaviors are acceptable for you. If this is your [...]
The board and staff at ASI thanks everyone for such a wonderful year for the arts in Western New York. We're taking the rest of the month off so we can kick off our most exciting year yet, with more professional development, funding opportunities, and exciting new programs than ever before. If you're not [...]
Arts Services Inc. of Western New York (ASI), on behalf of Assemblymember William Conrad’s Office, invites artists in all appropriate mediums (2-dimensional) from throughout Western New York to submit proposals for an outdoor public art project. The selected mural will provide the front and side façade of the building which can be seen by [...]
The Give for Greatness grants provide $2,000 in general operating support to micro, small, and mid-sized arts-focused nonprofit organizations across the five counties of Western New York and $500 to collectives that are in the process of incorporating as a nonprofit organization. To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria: Has arts or [...]
As we move into the holiday season, we want YOU to consider buying a gift from a local artist for your friends and family. We asked our Facebook followers to send us their unique art to be included in our very first ever ASI Gift Guide. Use the button below to check out these beautiful [...]
The Leadership and Entrepreneurship in the Arts program at Daemen University, in collaboration with Arts Services Inc. and Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, has issued a call for work to artists under the age of 30 for EMERGENCE ‘23. The application deadline has been extended to December 21st at 11:59pm. Billed as a [...]
Time is running out to submit your SCR application for up to $5,000 in community arts funding before the December 5th deadline! Here are six tips to follow before you hit that submit button: 1) Proof read for spelling 2) Proof read for grammar 3) Have someone not in your field read your application for [...]
Amherst resident Umar Azam was recently selected as the winner of Arts Services Inc.’s 2022 David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund Grant. Azam’s project titled, “Echoes of a Faraway Land: Unheard Voices of Pakistani People in America” is a new production that will use first-hand narrative to tell the stories of Pakistani immigrants now living [...]
