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ASI receives over $1M from NYSCA to support the WNY arts industry

[PRESS RELEASE] In 2023, Arts Services Inc. (ASI) will receive an unprecedented $1.2M in funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). A special $1M appropriation was awarded to bolster ASI’s existing Statewide Community Regrant program. Also included in the total award amount is $180K that will be equally distributed to [...]

ASI receives over $1M from NYSCA to support the WNY arts industry2023-01-25T11:43:49-05:00

UPDATED: Seeking sculpture proposals for Cheektowaga site

Arts Services Inc. of Western New York (ASI), on behalf of Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace’s Office, invites artists in all appropriate mediums from throughout Western New York to submit proposals for an outdoor public art project located at Cheektowaga Town Park on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga, NY. This request is for a sculpture to [...]

UPDATED: Seeking sculpture proposals for Cheektowaga site2023-02-14T15:09:32-05:00

Grant on Grants: ASI’s Grant Writing Workshop

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 [...]

Grant on Grants: ASI’s Grant Writing Workshop2023-02-15T09:02:26-05:00

Introducing ASI’s Springboard Fellowship

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 [...]

Introducing ASI’s Springboard Fellowship2023-01-06T15:35:50-05:00

Beginner’s Guide to Boundaries

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 [...]

Beginner’s Guide to Boundaries2022-12-21T13:00:53-05:00

ASI is closed through January 2, 2023

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 [...]

ASI is closed through January 2, 20232023-01-03T10:40:57-05:00

Call for mural artists in the Town of Tonawanda

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 [...]

Call for mural artists in the Town of Tonawanda2024-01-14T16:15:45-05:00

Give for Greatness applications are open

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 [...]

Give for Greatness applications are open2022-12-19T09:36:33-05:00

Extended Deadline for Emergence

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 [...]

Extended Deadline for Emergence2022-12-08T12:15:27-05:00

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