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 [...]
Western New York arts groups were awarded $100,000 in new funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grants are among 260 awards totaling $7.5 million across New York and $27.7 million awarded to support 1,126 projects nationwide. The majority of funds come through the NEA’s Art Works program, while others came through its [...]
Six arts organizations in Erie County will receive a total of more than $100,000 in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announce. The funding will help support artist residencies, exhibitions, professional development and public outreach. Recipients include the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, [...]
Buffalo, NY – More public art will soon be headed to Bailey Avenue thanks to a $2,000 grant from the Arts Service Initiative of Western New York awarded to the University District Community Development Association (UDCDA). The grant will help continue the work started in Fall of 2014 with a project called Bailey Fights Blight. The project, spearheaded by [...]
30 cultural organizations in 5 counties funded through program Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) announced the recipients of the 2015 "Give for Greatness" grants. Thirty grants providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to cultural organizations across ASI's entire five-county service area thanks to several fundraising initiatives [...]
Give for Greatness, the local arts philanthropy founded by then-Artvoice publisher Jamie Moses in the wake of the 2011 cultural funding crisis, has named its latest round of grantees. The grants, administered by Arts Services Initiative, will be awarded in $1,000 allotments to these 30 organizations, chosen from 83 applicants… By Colin Dabkowski, Gusto Blog (The Buffalo News) [...]
