3RD ANNUAL SPARK CULTURAL AWARDS Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Hotel Lafayette 5:30PM – 8:30PM Join us for our annual fundraiser – celebrating those who ignite arts and culture. Once a year we hold this awards party honoring outstanding individuals and organizations in our arts community with food and drinks, entertainment, a live art raffle, and [...]
Co-Hosted by Arts Services Initiative, with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies Click here for Security Resources Monday, April 11, 2016 & Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Cultural organizations are always focused on making sure our attendees have a good experience. As we’re seeing across the country and across the globe, increasingly that means ensuring [...]
Speaker: Carolyn Edlund, Executive Director Tuesday, April 5, 2016, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, & Thursday, April 7, 2016 Selling Art Online Online sales of artwork are growing exponentially. Who buys art or handmade goods online? What markets can you reach? There are hundreds of places to sell what you make on the internet. This talk presents different business [...]
Event "Celebrating Those Who Ignite Arts & Culture" is May 25 at The Hotel @ The Lafayette Arts Services Initiative of Western New York has announced details of its third annual "Spark" Cultural Awards, presented by M&T Bank. The awards party, "Celebrating Those Who Ignite Arts & Culture," will take place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, [...]
The Big Easy in Buffalo and Iron Works present Heavyweights Brass Band And local opener The Buffalo Brass Machine Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Buffalo Iron Works 49 Illinois Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Doors 7:00PM | Show 8:00PM
Monday, March 14, 2016 Presented by Chris McLeod, Strategic Branding & Arts Marketing Consultant, Washington, D.C. NAMP_ASI_ Action Plan Development View the PPT presentation through DropBox HERE! A FREE full-day, interactive capacity-building workshop led by Strategic Branding & Arts Marketing Professional Chris McLeod. Tailored specifically to the arts and cultural organizations of Western New York, [...]
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Staff provided a general overview of the Council and its Fiscal year 2017 funding opportunities. NYSCA program staff hosted breakout sessions to discuss the kinds of support provided by specific programs and the eligibility requirements for funding. Overview of the Council: Megan White, Deputy Executive [...]
When the announcement came through that Paul McCartney would perform in Buffalo for the first time last October, Debra Cresanti, like many fans, hurried to make sure that she was among those who would get a ticket before the concert sold out. But it did sell out, in just four minutes. She did eventually purchase [...]
Monday, January 25, 2016 UB Center for the Arts VIEW THE presentation HERE: Presentation for Arts Services Initiative of Western New York Speaker: Mark Moldenhauer Member, Labor & Employment Law Bond Schoeneck & King Attorneys Labor laws at both the state and federal level effect every cultural organization, and more changes are on the way. This [...]
New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program source of funds Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI), in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Decentralization (DEC) grant programs. Fifty-five organizations and artists in Erie and Niagara Counties will [...]
