Artists can utilize Arts Services Initiative to be your fiscal sponsor to apply for 2020 NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funding! The guidelines are posted here. Please note: In order to apply for NYSCA funding using ASI as your fiscal sponsor, there are several important steps to follow within a strict timeline. If you are interested in applying for [...]
(Photo by Tiffany Rohrback of the "Art Moves Me" program at the Burchfield Penney, a DEC Funded program) Congratulations to this years' DEC grantees! The DEC Grant is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and given out locally by Arts Services Initiative of WNY. Forty-eight organizations and artists in Erie and Niagara [...]
Saturday, March 9, 2019 1pm-5:30pm at the Tralf Music Hall Tickets now on sale! The 8th Annual Lawyers for the Arts Event is a time when lawyers from the region trade in their briefcases and suits for guitars, drum kits, and microphones all in support of the Western New York arts and cultural community. $25 [...]
We have moved! The office of Arts Services Initiative of WNY and Arts Access has relocated to the Tri-Main Center effective January 1st, 2019. View the Press Release for our move here: Press Release - ASI Relocates Office to Tri-Main Center 12102018 We are excited to announce we will launch the year 2019 at [...]
Arts organization plans move to Tri-Main By: Tracey Drury, Buffalo Business First Dec 11, 2018, 6:05am EST Updated: Dec 11, 2018, 2:08pm EST Citing new leadership and increased partnerships, the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York is moving to new, larger offices at the Tri-Main Center in the new year. The nonprofit, which [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) announced the 25 cultural organizations receiving 2018 Give for Greatness grants. The awardees were chosen from 61 applicants across five counties, and represent a cross section of innovative small and emerging cultural groups across multiple disciplines. Give for Greatness is a program of ASI. Art for Rural America [...]
Monday, October 29, 2018 Theatre of Youth 203 Allen Street Buffalo, NY 14201 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Speakers: Corinne Woods, Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and Greg Taubman of ForgeNYC Join us for an information session to learn more about the Creative Opportunity Fund! The Creative Opportunity Fund is a state-wide regrant program [...]
October is National Arts and Humanities Month! Here are a few ways you can celebrate with ASI: ASI will be running a month long 50/50 raffle! Each $1 ticket will support the programs and services ASI provides for the Western New York arts community. The winning ticket will be announced Friday, November 2nd at [...]
Arts Services Initiative of WNY Appoints Executive Director Jennifer Swan is appointed as ASI’s permanent Executive Director Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is proud to announce the appointment of Jennifer Swan as the organization’s permanent Executive Director. Arts Services Initiative is a nonprofit organization that promotes the cultural sector’s vital role in [...]
Fendrick Theatre Fund Awardee Announced “Knock Knock, Jesus Calling”, a play by Heather Fangsrud ASI announced the 2018 awardee of the David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund. A grant in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to Heather Fangsrud for “Knock Knock, Jesus Calling” – a one-woman play where Fangsrud recounts her experiences as a [...]
