Arts and cultural groups and organizations working to combat violence in the City of Buffalo will share $200,000 in grants under a spending plan approved Friday that contains only minor changes from what was proposed by Mayor Byron W. Brown. City lawmakers unanimously ratified a budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year that establishes a “cultural [...]
Earlier this evening, members of Buffalo's cultural community dominated an hour-long public hearing of Buffalo Common Council. The cultural funding advocates, responding to a city budget that includes no funding for the arts, echoed and in many cases built upon the eloquent arguments of last year's Erie County cultural funding crisis. By Colin Dabkowski, The [...]
Arts and cultural groups Monday descended on City Hall seeking funding assistance in the upcoming city budget. Nineteen of the 21 speakers during an hourlong public hearing in Common Council Chambers requested aid from the Council and Mayor Byron W. Brown in the city's new spending plan. By Aaron Besecker, NEWS STAFF REPORTER, The Buffalo News, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. ( release ) Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced the winners of the annual Congressional art competition, “An Artistic Discovery.” One piece from each Congressional district is chosen to be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the Capitol Building. “The arts play an important role in education,” said Congressman Higgins. “This is a great [...]
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for assisted programming along the Buffalo River between May 26 and October 31, 2012. A total of $82,500 is available to qualified organizations and individuals to conduct programs and events at several sites along the River corridor… Buffalo Rising, April [...]
A long-dormant slice of land along the Buffalo River will come alive with cultural activity this summer thanks to a new initiative by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. to build the area into an entertainment and leisure destination. By Colin Dabkowski, NEWS ARTS CRITIC, The Buffalo News, Published: April 7, 2012, 12:00 AM Initiative targets [...]
As of April 1, two local organizations will be launching a collaborative effort to help keep the members of Western New York's cultural community in good health. The Amherst Chamber of Commerce and the Arts Services Initiative (ASI) of Western New York will be partnering to provide group health insurance to those who work [...]
When the troubled Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County went out of business in 2010, so did its popular group health insurance plan that provided affordable coverage for hundreds of area artists and cultural workers. But thanks to a deal struck this week between the newly formed Arts Services Initiative and the Amherst Chamber [...]
Amherst Chamber of Commerce Announces Partnership with Arts Services Initiative Partnership between Amherst Chamber of Commerce & Arts Services Initiative formed The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce (CoC) today announced a partnership that will provide group health insurance for the cultural sector, effective April 1, 2012. [...]
A deal through the Amherst Chamber of Commerce will make health benefits available to the arts community. More than 1,000 artists and cultural workers will gain access to health insurance programs through a new agreement between the Arts Services Initiative of WNY and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce. The partnership provides group health insurance, [...]
