ASI/GBCA Advocacy Workshop Wednesday, October 28 - 6PM ASI and the Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance (GBCA) will present their fall gathering and public workshop on Erie County advocacy and arts funding on Wednesday, October 28 via. Our program will explore what advocacy means, how we use it, and how nonprofit professionals can interact with elected [...]
Creative Professionals Exchange (CPX) 2020 Friday-Saturday, November 6-7, 2020 In 2019, ASI created the Creative Professionals Exchange (CPX) to bring together individual artists and arts administrators to begin discussions about relevant issues and trends in the arts. This year, the COVID-19 health crisis has brought to the surface many of the systemic issues and flaws [...]
WNY artists of all disciplines are invited to join us for this free online event on Wednesday, August 19. The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) State & Local Partnerships program, will present a free public program for artists of all disciplines in [...]
As we gear up for the reopening of Western New York’s arts and cultural sector, Arts Services Initiative will be presenting our new professional development series, Reopening Together, throughout the month of June. Join us for this free weekly series to discuss guidelines and share ideas on how we—as a community—can successfully and safely reopen [...]
On Thursday, December 5, ASI and The Establishment will present a workshop on taxes designed to help attendees navigate the various tax forms, rules, and regulations that often prevent us from maximizing our money and saving for the long haul. This workshop will be led by financial services professional Ryan McNulty, MBA, and will serve [...]
ASI and the Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance (GBCA) will present their fall gathering and public workshop on Erie County advocacy and arts funding on Tuesday, October 22 at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Our program will explore what advocacy means, how we use it, and how nonprofit professionals can interact with elected officials to [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is excited to present its inaugural Creative Professionals Exchange, a two-day mini conference administered by the region’s leading changemakers in the arts. With topics spanning exhibition etiquette, the rise of public art, and ways for artists to make a living, these professional development seminars are designed for [...]
ASI is excited to announce that we will be bringing representatives from the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) to Buffalo on Monday, October 7 to discuss their Creative Opportunity Fund grant application process. The fund, which awards between $2,000 and $6,000 in New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) regrants to theaters and [...]
View the PowerPoint from these sessions here: DEC Grant Info Session Powerpoint Join ASI Grants and Programming Director Natalie Brown next week for one of four free information sessions benefitting new and returning DEC Grant applicants. At workshops in Niagara Falls, Springville, Buffalo, and North Tonawanda, Natalie will offer grant-writing tips and best practices [...]
Download the Powerpoint presentation from this workshop HERE. ASI and The Bonadio Group have partnered to present a free professional development opportunity for budding organizations and those interested in demystifying nonprofit financial statements with a lunch and learn on Thursday, July 11 at the downtown branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Presentations will [...]
