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Could you be the next ASI Springboard Fellow?
In the spirit of the spring season, we're ready to once again be accepting applications for ASI’s Springboard Fellowship. Why the ASI Springboard Fellowship is different: Both the fellow and the partner arts organization will receive compensation for participation. Fellows will receive a $2,400 stipend for 120 hours of work [...]
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Congressman Higgins, local arts community warn of impact of proposed cut to federal arts program
As Western New York prepares to celebrate the start of theater season with Curtain Up!, Congressman Brian Higgins and leaders in the Western New York [...]
Congressman warns of cuts to federal arts funding
Some prominent arts and cultural groups could be in for a major funding cut. A bill working its way through Congress could slash funding for [...]
Higgins warns cultural groups of impending fund cuts to NEA
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, UB Center for the Arts, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Just Buffalo Literary Center and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center [...]
WNY arts & culturals threatened by Congressional cuts
AMHERST, N.Y. — "Local professional artists are employed year-round as artists in residence working directly with patients," UB Center for the Arts executive director Thomas [...]
Arts and culture funding is more than a blip on Poloncarz’s radar
On Thursday afternoon, about 30 minutes into my meeting with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, the first-term politician rose from his swivel chair and walked [...]
ECHDC Announces Grants for 2013 Buffalo River Programming
The waterfront is coming alive with each passing summer season. We’ve see advancements at the Inner Harbor, the Outer Harbor, parks along Black Rock Channel, [...]