We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Jen Swan-Kilpatrick, has been appointed as the co-chair of ArtsNYS, alongside Stephen Butler, Executive Director of CNY Arts. This exciting new role will enable Jen to further her advocacy efforts on a statewide level, strengthening the arts across New York. ArtsNYS serves as a vital [...]
In the nonprofit sector, two main types of organizations drive impact: those providing direct services to the public and the intermediaries that support them. These intermediaries, such as capacity builders, professional associations, and funders, play a crucial role in ensuring the success and sustainability of frontline organizations. Arts Services Inc. (ASI) is proud to [...]
As the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) unveils its astounding $162 million grantmaking budget. We stand in awe of what we have achieved together. This post is not just an announcement; it’s a heartfelt thank you to the community whose tireless advocacy has led to this moment, and to the elected [...]
We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Jen Swan-Kilpatrick, has been appointed as the sole “captain” for New York State during National Arts Advocacy Zoom-In Week. This role comes in recognition of her dedicated advocacy as both the Executive Director at ASI as well as the Vice President of ArtsNYS. In her [...]
The arts are not just a conduit for creativity and expression; they are a robust economic engine driving growth and prosperity. Arts Services Inc. (ASI) has illuminated this truth with undeniable clarity through their recent impact report title Arts & Economic Prosperity 6. In 2022 alone, nonprofit Arts & Culture organizations in Western New York [...]
Infographic showing ARP cuts It was recently brought to our attention that the City of Buffalo wanted to strip nearly 80% of the Frontline Arts Organization Sustainability fund from their ARP funding plan. This is after organizations waited more than a year for applications to be released, navigated an extensive and complicated RFA [...]
If you are working full time, or have previously worked full time, at a nonprofit or government agency, you'll want to keep reading because you could be closer to full student loan forgiveness than you think. The limited PSLF waiver expires on October 31st, which allows borrowers to get credit for payments that may not have [...]
At ASI, advocacy for the arts and cultural sector is an important part of what we do in service of the area’s independent artists, 500+ not for profit cultural organizations, their thousands of employees, and the hundreds of thousands who invest in the cultural sector through their attendance, service, and donations. Each election [...]
Each election cycle, Arts Services Inc. poses a series of arts related questions to candidates running for elected office across the region, focusing on the legislative and executive branches. Arts and culture is an important contributor to the area’s economic development, tourism, quality of life, education, and national identity and ASI feels it is important to gauge [...]
At Arts Services Inc., we believe that the arts are for everyone. Recently, some of the staff spent a couple of days out of the office, taking time to check out a few arts and cultural attractions that are close by. Just a few hours spent exploring the neighborhood made us remember what we [...]
