Arts organization plans move to Tri-Main By: Tracey Drury, Buffalo Business First Dec 11, 2018, 6:05am EST Updated: Dec 11, 2018, 2:08pm EST Citing new leadership and increased partnerships, the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York is moving to new, larger offices at the Tri-Main Center in the new year. The nonprofit, which [...]
By Tracey Drury – Reporter, Buffalo Business First Dec 18, 2017, 12:05pm While a search continues for a permanent leader at the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, board members have appointed Jennifer Swan to interim executive director for a six-month period. Swan, who has served as associate director for a half dozen years, will work with the board to [...]
Western New York arts groups were awarded $100,000 in new funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grants are among 260 awards totaling $7.5 million across New York and $27.7 million awarded to support 1,126 projects nationwide. The majority of funds come through the NEA’s Art Works program, while others came through its [...]
Eight teams of business professionals will set aside their suits and ties in favor of guitars and microphones Saturday afternoon. It’s part of the region’s first Corporate Battle of the Bands, a fundraiser for Give for Greatness, a program of the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI). Tracey Drury, Reporter, Buffalo Business First [...]
A Buffalo nonprofit arts executive is taking a big leap with a new appointment at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. Jax Deluca has accepted a post as director of media arts at the NEA, beginning Jan. 11. It’s a significant jump from Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, which operates [...]
The Arts Services Initiative of WNY has launched a new program aimed at increasing access to the region’s arts and cultural scene. The Arts Access program will connect individuals to free and low-cost arts and cultural programming through free tickets and an online database of free and low-cost opportunities. Tracey Drury, Buffalo Business First Reporter- [...]
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York will map the economic impact of the arts and culture in the region with help from a new $25,000 grant. The funds come from the Arts & Culture Research Fund established last year by the New York Community Trust to answer exactly what arts and culture contribute [...]
With its first full year completed, the Arts Services Initiative of WNY is looking ahead with plans to create an economic impact report for the nonprofit cultural sector as well as new programming. The financial report, last collected in 2005, will use figures collected for the group’s cultural data project as well as new information. [...]
New state funding will allow nonprofit groups in the Western New York region to train employees, expand access to the arts and expand employment opportunities for the clients they serve. Nearly a dozen projects by nonprofit organizations were included among 58 projects selected by the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council. A total of [...]
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, [...]
