Nominations are now open for the 2020 Spark Awards, our annual celebration where we recognize outstanding individuals and organizations in the Western New York arts and cultural community. Every year, ASI honors leaders and heroes within our region for their dedication, talent, and critical impact on the sector. Award categories for the 2020 Spark Awards [...]
ASI will award 32 Give for Greatness grants—up from 25 in 2018—of $1,000 each to 32 arts and cultural nonprofit organizations based in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. The 32 organizations were selected from 78 total applications by a panel of local leaders in the arts and cultural sector. Recipients 1891 Fredonia Opera [...]
On behalf of 551 Seneca Street LLC, ASI invites Western New York-based visual artists working in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums to submit proposals for an outdoor public art project located at 550 Seneca Street in Buffalo, New York. The mural will appear on the south-facing façade toward Seneca Street. Details Deadline: January 13, 2020; 5 [...]
On Thursday, December 5, ASI and The Establishment will present a workshop on taxes designed to help attendees navigate the various tax forms, rules, and regulations that often prevent us from maximizing our money and saving for the long haul. This workshop will be led by financial services professional Ryan McNulty, MBA, and will serve [...]
On behalf of 1702 Pine, LLC, Arts Services Initiative (ASI) invites Western New York-based visual artists working in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums to submit proposals for an outdoor public art project located at 1702 Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls, New York. The mural will appear on the building’s west-facing façade facing 17th Street. Details Deadline: [...]
In anticipation of the general election on November 5, we asked 62 candidates for public office where they stand on their support for the Western New York arts and cultural sector. The survey, which was distributed in early August, spans yes-or-no questions (with space for comment) related to continued and increased funding for the arts [...]
ASI and the Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance (GBCA) will present their fall gathering and public workshop on Erie County advocacy and arts funding on Tuesday, October 22 at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Our program will explore what advocacy means, how we use it, and how nonprofit professionals can interact with elected officials to [...]
ASI is excited to announce that application materials for our annual Give for Greatness granting program are now live. The grants, which support nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Allegany counties by providing general operating funds, are administered by ASI every year in anticipation of year-end goals and the holiday [...]
Happy National Arts and Humanities Month! Established more than 30 years ago by Americans for the Arts (AFTA) in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Arts and Humanities Month is a coast-to-coast collective celebration and recognition of the importance of culture in America. According to AFTA, the goals [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is excited to present its inaugural Creative Professionals Exchange, a two-day mini conference administered by the region’s leading changemakers in the arts. With topics spanning exhibition etiquette, the rise of public art, and ways for artists to make a living, these professional development seminars are designed for [...]
