The Spark Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding individuals and organizations from across the Western New York arts community for their dedication, talent, and impact on the arts and cultural sector. This year’s presentation will be streamed for free on our YouTube page on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Click here to learn more [...]
The Spark Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding individuals and organizations from across the Western New York arts community for their dedication, talent, and impact on the arts and cultural sector. This year's presentation will be streamed for free on our YouTube page on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Click here to learn more [...]
Updated 6/9/2021 We are more than one year into this pandemic and many of our arts and cultural organizations are still struggling to reopen and provide work for the many working artists our region supports. Below are several updates and opportunities available at this point. Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) The Shuttered Venue Operators [...]
By Tessa Pszonak and Jess Trainor We all know the pandemic has negatively affected people’s mental health and created new barriers for those already suffering from mental illness. For April’s spotlight, we wanted to highlight the work of those who are using the arts to help alleviate general and mental health challenges within the community, [...]
Be part of ASI’s evolution. Help us raise $10,000 for 10 years! We are delighted to celebrate with you as we embark upon our 10th anniversary with a revised name, Arts Services Inc. (ASI), and a new logo. As we move into our next phase, we continue to envision a region where inclusive creative communities [...]
We are excited to announce our 2021 DEC grant recipients! This year, we have awarded $122,500 in New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization (DEC) grants to individual artists and arts organizations in Erie and Niagara counties for the production of 46 arts projects in 2021. The projects span nearly every artistic discipline, [...]
We are very excited to announce the finalists and honorees of the eighth annual Spark Awards presented by M&T Bank! ASI’s annual Spark Awards celebrates and honors outstanding individuals and organizations from across Western New York for their dedication, talent, and impact on the arts and cultural sector. The honorees and finalists are selected every [...]
By Tessa Pszonak, Jess Trainor, and Holly Grant In honor of Women's History Month, we took some time to speak with four incredible WNY women who are paving the way for other women in and through the arts. Brazen-Faced Varlets, a woman-owned theatre company here in Western New York, is breaking down the barriers of [...]
Arts Services Inc. (ASI) is excited to partner with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to present a series of three virtual panel discussions open to artists at any level of their career and from any art form across Western New York free of charge. This program is presented in partnership with the [...]
We are excited to announce the 25 Give for Greatness grant recipients for 2020! This year, we had 25 grants in the amount of $1,000 each to award to arts and cultural nonprofit organizations based in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. The 25 recipient organizations were selected from 57 total applicants for their [...]
