We announced the winners and honorees of the 7th annual Spark Awards on Monday, November 16 at 7:00 pm. The presentation was streamed for free through our YouTube page here. The presentation featured each of this year’s honorees through pre-recorded speeches. It also announced the winners of the Artist of the Year and Arts Organization [...]
ASI/GBCA Advocacy Workshop Wednesday, October 28 - 6PM ASI and the Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance (GBCA) will present their fall gathering and public workshop on Erie County advocacy and arts funding on Wednesday, October 28 via. Our program will explore what advocacy means, how we use it, and how nonprofit professionals can interact with elected [...]
We were generously awarded $10,000 from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) through the CARES Arts Organization Relief Grants program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Small to mid-sized non-profit arts organizations in MAAF’s partner states, jurisdictions, and territories (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, USVI, VA, and WV) were eligible to apply through a [...]
Thank you to all the honorees, sponsors and supporters - our 6th Annual Spark Awards is SOLD OUT! See you on May 22! More information can be found HERE!
Support the Arts Access Program for SPRING IT ON! DONATE HERE and learn how Sophie (pictured above) use the Arts Access Pass! Welcome Spring with our "Spring it On" campaign to support our Arts Access Program! You have 24 hrs to support the Program from March 20 at 6PM to March 21 at 6PM. Our [...]
Saturday, March 9, 2019 1pm-5:30pm at the Tralf Music Hall Tickets now on sale! The 8th Annual Lawyers for the Arts Event is a time when lawyers from the region trade in their briefcases and suits for guitars, drum kits, and microphones all in support of the Western New York arts and cultural community. $25 [...]
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 [...]
Monday, October 29, 2018 Theatre of Youth 203 Allen Street Buffalo, NY 14201 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Speakers: Corinne Woods, Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and Greg Taubman of ForgeNYC Join us for an information session to learn more about the Creative Opportunity Fund! The Creative Opportunity Fund is a state-wide regrant program [...]
Fendrick Theatre Fund Awardee Announced “Knock Knock, Jesus Calling”, a play by Heather Fangsrud ASI announced the 2018 awardee of the David R. Fendrick Theatre Fund. A grant in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to Heather Fangsrud for “Knock Knock, Jesus Calling” – a one-woman play where Fangsrud recounts her experiences as a [...]
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 [...]
