Sunday, February 26, 2017 Sportsmens Tavern 326 Amherst Street, Buffalo 12PM (noon) with headliner TERRY & THE ZYDECO BAD BOYS! Joined by local favorites TEN CENT HOWL and THE BUFFALO BRASS MACHINE performing both separately and together as "Ten Cent Brass Machine". Special thanks to our sponsors: the New York State Council on the Arts, Erie [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is seeking a full time Associate to play key roles in ASI’s operational, fiscal, and grant management activities, including being a key part of the launch of our fiscal sponsorship and shared service programs. The successful applicant must have excellent attention to detail, time management and organizational [...]
Check back soon for more Professional Development Series workshops coming in 2018. You can anticipate topics such as marketing, economic impact study, individual artist topics, grant seeking, business planning, and more. Contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. All ASI workshops and classes are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, January 28 11:00AM - 12:00PM Carnegie Art Center 240 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda Presenters in this workshop will describe and discuss the format and content for effective artist resumes and artistic work samples. This session is ideal for artists seeking to further develop their careers since resumes and work samples are often necessary for [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) announced the 35 cultural organizations receiving 2016 Give for Greatness grants. The awardees were chosen from 78 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. • African American Center [...]
Call for applications for 2016 Give for Greatness general operating grants. Up to thirty five (35) grants providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000 each will be distributed thanks to several fundraising initiatives throughout the year. To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria: Have 501c3 or NYS CHAR 500 status (current or pending) [...]
Tuesday, November 8 (ELECTION DAY!!) Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Lobbying in NYS Speaker: Carl Calabrese, Partner at Masiello, Martucci, Calabrese and Associates Carl J. Calabrese has been involved in government and politics in Western New York for over 30 years. As an elected high-ranking Republican Party official, Calabrese has built relationships with government [...]
At ASI, advocacy for the cultural sector is an important part of what we do in service of the area’s 300-plus not for profit cultural organizations, their thousands of employees, and the hundreds of thousands who invest in the cultural sector through their attendance, service, and donations. Each election cycle, Arts Services Initiative poses a [...]
Wednesday, October 19 Flying Bison Brewery (840 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY) Leadership Packet from NYFA: leadershippacket_v14 Speakers: Lindsay Riggs, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BN360 Program Coordinator) Rachel Adams, Senior Curator, University at Buffalo Art Galleries Arts administrators working in Western NY area joined New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) for [...]
Saturday, October 22 Daemen College Campus, 4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226 Presentation: NYFA Resources Presentation NYFA presented an overview of their free and low-cost national programs and services. Whether you’re trying to raise money to finish a particular project, seeking feedback on your work, looking for an artist residency, or trying to find a [...]
