Because of YOU, ASI's Arts Access Program won $2,500 as the 2nd place winner at the Buffalo & Erie County United Way's PITCH 10 night! Congratulations to Grassroots Gardens (1st place winner) and Mona's House (3rd place winner) and ALL of the nonprofits who presented and work hard in our community EVERY DAY. Every vote [...]
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Join us for the Fall GBCA Cultural Gathering in conjunction with Arts Services Initiative of WNY, Inc.. Materials: GBCA EC Funding Advocacy Plan 2018-19 GBCA ASI Advocacy Presentation 2018-19 ADVOCACY (followed by a GBCA presentation on the upcoming Erie County Budget Process, Timeline, and Advocacy Next [...]
$1,000 GRANT for an INDIVIDUAL THEATER ARTIST Deadline to Apply: Monday, August 27 (11:59pm) Call for applications from actors, directors, writers, producers, designers, storytellers, dog acts, performance artists, musicians, dancers, puppeteers, multimedia theater artists, and more! Since 1989 the David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund has awarded grants to individual artists to enable them to realize or [...]
Presented by Arts Services Initiative of WNY (ASI) Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Squeaky Wheel Media and Arts Center Artists are invited to this FREE workshop to learn more about the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship! ASI hosted Gabriella Calandro from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to provide information about applying for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist [...]
Paul Sanchez with Bill Smith July 6 - Duende at Silo City The Big Easy in Buffalo presents Paul Sanchez for a solo evening of songs and stories on Friday July 6 at the brand new Duende at Silo City! Bill Smith of Ten Cent Howl is opening. This is a free show (we'll pass the hat with all donations going [...]
Thanks to Mike Randall & WKBW for this video segment on Michael J. Beam, ASI's Trailblazer of the Arts Spark winner - view the video HERE! NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY (WKBW-TV) - It may not be an exaggeration to say that Michael Beam knows every square inch of the Castellani Art Museum on the campus of [...]
Creating a Powerful Artist Statement Workshop Co-Presented by Kind Aesthetic Tuesday, June 12 5:30PM sign-in; 6PM start Buffalo Arts Studio 2495 Main Street (5th floor) Buffalo, NY $10 - Please RSVP HERE (required). Artists of all disciplines, please join us for a productive, hands-on workshop! This workshop is perfect for you if you: • Have [...]
ASI Offers Financial Support Services For Organizations and Artists Two Services We Offer - Bookkeeping Services Organize your financial records and assist with budgeting needs using Quickbooks (or another software or record keeping system). Produce financial statements and reports. This service is good for non-profits, for-profit businesses in the creative field, or artists or creative [...]
John Papa Gros Band & Buffalo Brass Machine August 15 It’s The Big Easy in Buffalo night at Larkin Square on August 15 with NOLA headliner The John Papa Gros Band with The Buffalo Brass Machine kicking things off for this free show, part of the KeyBank Live At Larkin Square series. The Big Easy [...]
In preparation for the 2020 Erie County Cultural Funding process, ASI has offered several public workshops on topics that the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning see as needs for Cultural Funding Applications. These topics include: Board of Directors/By-Laws/Non-Profit Revitalization Act, Governance, and Finance (including Cash Flows). For more information on past public workshops [...]
