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About Jen Swan

Associate Director, Arts Services Initiative of Western New York Grants Coordinator

Advocate for the arts

  Tod A. Kniazuk, new point man for local cultural groups, has already seen success in restoring government funding. On Nov. 18, less than two weeks after Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz beat incumbent Chris Collins in the race for county executive, a quartet of arts supporters gathered in the chambers of the Erie County [...]

Advocate for the arts2015-12-01T16:18:52-05:00

Nightmare over for arts; challenges lie ahead

Relief. That’s the feeling in the air five days after Erie County residents voted County Executive Chris Collins out of office and chose Comptroller Mark Poloncarz as his replacement. By Colin Dabkowski, News Arts Critic, The Buffalo News, Published:November 13, 2011, 12:00 AM Nightmare over for arts_ challenges lie ahead 111311

Nightmare over for arts; challenges lie ahead2015-12-01T15:11:00-05:00

Arms of new arts initiative reach wide

Over the past 20 years, the theaters, art galleries and dance companies of Western New York have huddled together under any number of cultural umbrellas. Now, they may be seeing the region's most powerful and broadly based cultural organization to date, the new Arts Services Initiative. By Colin Dabkowski, News Arts Critic, The Buffalo News, Published:August 22, [...]

Arms of new arts initiative reach wide2015-12-01T15:03:23-05:00

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