Make Music Western NY is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city. Participate in one of the large-scale mass appeals or pick a location, set-up and PLAY!!! Buffalo: Join the Guitar Mass Appeal at Wilkeson Pointe, 6:00-8:30 pm. Join the [...]
September 23, 2015 at WBBZ-TV Studios This session provided organizations or individuals tips, information, and advice on how to get activities or events promoted through local broadcast media. Topics included were: What to include in your press release; What are the features of an attractive press conference or event; and Tips to get more and creative [...]
For any arts and cultural organizations completing the 2017 Erie County Cultural Funding application (the short form or long form), ASI has resources and materials from past training sessions to help you during the process. If you would like more information or to schedule one-on-one assistance for this grant application, please contact us at [email protected]. Any [...]
The Economic Impact of Western New York’s Not-for-Profit Industry November 2014 Prepared By: Kent Gardener, Ph.D. – Project Director; Center for Governmental Research Inc. Click here to download the 2014 Economic Impact of Western New York Full Report SUMMARY Center for Governmental Research (CGR) was engaged to estimate the impact of the not-for-profit cultural industry [...]
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Burchfield Penney Art Center ASI co-hosted this session to introduce the new Chair of the New York State Council on the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. "Barbaralee has dedicated her career to preserving and enriching cultural life across the state and across the nation," Governor Andrew Cuomo said. "She is a leader whose [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2016 4:00pm Burchfield Penney Art Center 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo Erie County will be hosting a 2017 Cultural Funding Applicant Briefing - If you are interested in working on the application during the briefing, please print a copy before arriving. The application has not yet been released, but will be before the [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Buffalo Iron Works 49 Illinois Street Buffalo, New York 14203 Doors: 8:00PM | Show: 9:00PM $10 in advance | $15 at the door Music lovers across the globe have discovered the secret that music is easily enjoyed with our ears, but completely experienced when our bodies are moving in total accord [...]
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 [...]
