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NYSCA’s 2025 Budget is a Celebration of Advocacy
As the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) unveils its astounding $162 million grantmaking budget. We stand in awe of what we have achieved together. This post is not just an announcement; it’s a heartfelt thank you to the community whose tireless advocacy has led to this [...]
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ASI Awards Additional $94,820 in Relief to Local Artists and Organizations
Arts Services Initiative has awarded an additional $94,820 in emergency grants to local artists and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 crisis. [...]
Spark Spotlight: O’Connell & Company, Organization of the Year Finalist
[Note: ASI’s 7th Annual Spark Awards has been rescheduled to Monday, November 16, 2020.] O'Connell & Company Productions is a finalist for this year's Spark Award [...]
Making Magic: Q&A with Inclusive Theater Founder Aimee M. Levesque, PhD
Photo: The Inclusive Theater cast of the Shakespeare in the Parking Lot performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Aimee M. Levesque, PhD is the founder, [...]
ASI Awards Nearly $100,000 to Local Artists and Nonprofit Organizations in First Round of Emergency Grants
Arts Services Initiative (ASI) has awarded $97,970 in emergency grants to 60 local artists and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 crisis. [...]
Spark Spotlight: 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a finalist for this year's Spark Award for Arts Organization of the Year, an award that [...]
Time to Take Action: May Means Advocacy
For Western New York’s arts community, the economic impact of COVID-19 has surpassed millions of dollars, with $2.5 million in losses being reported for March [...]