Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Burchfield Penney Art Center ASI co-hosted this session to introduce the new Chair of the New York State Council on the Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. "Barbaralee has dedicated her career to preserving and enriching cultural life across the state and across the nation," Governor Andrew Cuomo said. "She is a leader whose [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2016 4:00pm Burchfield Penney Art Center 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo Erie County will be hosting a 2017 Cultural Funding Applicant Briefing - If you are interested in working on the application during the briefing, please print a copy before arriving. The application has not yet been released, but will be before the [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Buffalo Iron Works 49 Illinois Street Buffalo, New York 14203 Doors: 8:00PM | Show: 9:00PM $10 in advance | $15 at the door Music lovers across the globe have discovered the secret that music is easily enjoyed with our ears, but completely experienced when our bodies are moving in total accord [...]
Co-Hosted by Arts Services Initiative, with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies Click here for Security Resources Monday, April 11, 2016 & Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Cultural organizations are always focused on making sure our attendees have a good experience. As we’re seeing across the country and across the globe, increasingly that means ensuring [...]
Speaker: Carolyn Edlund, Executive Director Tuesday, April 5, 2016, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, & Thursday, April 7, 2016 Selling Art Online Online sales of artwork are growing exponentially. Who buys art or handmade goods online? What markets can you reach? There are hundreds of places to sell what you make on the internet. This talk presents different business [...]
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Staff provided a general overview of the Council and its Fiscal year 2017 funding opportunities. NYSCA program staff hosted breakout sessions to discuss the kinds of support provided by specific programs and the eligibility requirements for funding. Overview of the Council: Megan White, Deputy Executive [...]
Buffalo, NY – More public art will soon be headed to Bailey Avenue thanks to a $2,000 grant from the Arts Service Initiative of Western New York awarded to the University District Community Development Association (UDCDA). The grant will help continue the work started in Fall of 2014 with a project called Bailey Fights Blight. The project, spearheaded by [...]
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 [...]
Program features eight live bands in concert Inspired by events of its kind in other cities, the first "Battle of the Corporate Bands" in Buffalo will feature corporate sponsors and their competing bands of the most unlikely musicians - such as bankers, PR executives, accountants, lawyers, software engineers and others. The four-hour event will kick off at 2 p.m. [...]
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 [...]
