Arts and cultural groups and organizations working to combat violence in the City of Buffalo will share $200,000 in grants under a spending plan approved Friday that contains only minor changes from what was proposed by Mayor Byron W. Brown. City lawmakers unanimously ratified a budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year that establishes a “cultural [...]
Earlier this evening, members of Buffalo's cultural community dominated an hour-long public hearing of Buffalo Common Council. The cultural funding advocates, responding to a city budget that includes no funding for the arts, echoed and in many cases built upon the eloquent arguments of last year's Erie County cultural funding crisis. By Colin Dabkowski, The [...]
Arts and cultural groups Monday descended on City Hall seeking funding assistance in the upcoming city budget. Nineteen of the 21 speakers during an hourlong public hearing in Common Council Chambers requested aid from the Council and Mayor Byron W. Brown in the city's new spending plan. By Aaron Besecker, NEWS STAFF REPORTER, The Buffalo News, [...]
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for assisted programming along the Buffalo River between May 26 and October 31, 2012. A total of $82,500 is available to qualified organizations and individuals to conduct programs and events at several sites along the River corridor… Buffalo Rising, April [...]
A long-dormant slice of land along the Buffalo River will come alive with cultural activity this summer thanks to a new initiative by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. to build the area into an entertainment and leisure destination. By Colin Dabkowski, NEWS ARTS CRITIC, The Buffalo News, Published: April 7, 2012, 12:00 AM Initiative targets [...]
Many arts and cultural organizations are breathing a sigh of relief after the electoral ousting of County Executive Chris Collins, who during his tenure reduced and eliminated their funding. Now they’re looking to move forward, more unified after organizing against Collins’ cuts, and with a stronger support system with the creation of the Arts Services [...]
For the arts and culture in Western New York, 2011 began in crisis and ended in triumph. In January, the small and midsized cultural groups of Erie County were still reeling from County Executive Chris Collins' decision to cut them out of the county budget. Twelve months later, after a period of unprecedented solidarity and [...]
Tod A. Kniazuk, new point man for local cultural groups, has already seen success in restoring government funding. On Nov. 18, less than two weeks after Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz beat incumbent Chris Collins in the race for county executive, a quartet of arts supporters gathered in the chambers of the Erie County [...]
Relief. That’s the feeling in the air five days after Erie County residents voted County Executive Chris Collins out of office and chose Comptroller Mark Poloncarz as his replacement. By Colin Dabkowski, News Arts Critic, The Buffalo News, Published:November 13, 2011, 12:00 AM Nightmare over for arts_ challenges lie ahead 111311
