We are very excited to announce that the application materials for the WNY Arts Emergency Relief Fund, a granting program for struggling artists and arts and cultural organizations, are now available. The application will open on Friday, May 1. This fund was created in response to the state of emergency caused by COVID-19 and its profound [...]
The Children’s Guild Foundation Autism Spectrum Disorder Center at Oishei Children’s Hospital, winner of this year’s Spark Award for Arts Integration, has provided multidisciplinary evaluation, diagnosis, care, and support for families with autism spectrum disorders since 2009. In addition to the medical work done by the Center, the resources and programs for families with autism, [...]
We are very excited to announce that local artist Tara Sasiadek has been selected to create a mural at 1702 Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. This was an extremely competitive selection process that saw dozens of proposals from talented and experienced artists from across Western New York. Tara's work was chosen by a panel of [...]
As part of our 2020 resolution to ignite conversations related to accessibility, diversity, inclusion, and equity in Western New York, every month ASI will spotlight a new local leader in the arts whose initiatives are creating important and lasting impacts. Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center has a mission to continue a legacy of [...]
As part of our 2020 resolution to ignite conversations related to accessibility, diversity, inclusion, and equity in Western New York, every month ASI will spotlight a new local leader in the arts whose initiatives are creating important and lasting impacts. danceability, recipient of the 2014 ASI Spark Award for Rising Star, is an individualized dance, [...]
We are very excited to announce that Kyla Kegler, Alexis Oltmer, Derek Roland, and Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology have been selected to receive funding through our Global Warming Art Project granting program. The program support projects created in response to the rising dangers of global climate change, and administers grants to a selection [...]
Grantee Spotlight: Buffalo Youth Media Institute Looking back on 1988 and the first year of ASI’s Global Warming Art Project It’s 2019: All communications, media channels, and consumer products are controlled by one corporate behemoth, and reality is comprised of nothing more than a nonstop stream of television programming. Fortunately for the world as we [...]
ASI is excited to announce that application materials for our annual Give for Greatness granting program are now live. The grants, which support nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Allegany counties by providing general operating funds, are administered by ASI every year in anticipation of year-end goals and the holiday [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York has named Muhammad Zaman the winner of the 2019 Spark Award for Artist of the Year. Muhammad was honored at the sixth annual Spark Awards on Wednesday, May 22 at Hotel Henry. “I feel so honored and thankful,” Muhammad said. “This award means the world to me because [...]
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York has named Sugar City the winner of the 2019 Spark Award for Arts Organization of the Year. The arts collaborative was honored at the sixth annual Spark Awards on Wednesday, May 22 at Hotel Henry. “Winning the award was a big surprise for us,” said Curtis A. Guy, [...]
