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Holly Grant is the Grants and Programming Director of Arts Services Inc. As a versatile and passionate arts leader, she is dedicated to ASI’s mission and vision of removing barriers for people to access the arts and helping creatives maximize their potential. Bringing two decades of experience working in the Western New York arts and culture sector to her work at ASI, Holly has developed strategic partnerships throughout her career that support and connect members of the arts community.
Holly spent the previous chapter of her career breaking down the barriers that prevent marginalized communities from accessing the arts. As the former Education Coordinator at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, she brought over 65,000 young people to the theater—many for the first time—through creative and unique programming. In this position, she worked tirelessly to secure funding to offer free and reduced-cost admission and transportation to schools and families in need, and worked directly with artists to bring them into communities otherwise unable to experience the performing arts.
Prior to working at Shea’s, Holly served as the Event Coordinator for the Kenan Center and as a house manager for the Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia, where she received a degree in Arts Administration. She has also served as a member of the Arts Partners for Learning leadership team and the Education Affinity group for the International Performing Arts for Youth, and has served on the board of several area nonprofit arts organizations.
At ASI, Holly manages all of the grant opportunities and training programs. She is constantly seeking ways to connect ASI’s resources and services to members in the community, and to provide personalized support throughout the process. Her belief in ASI’s motto “the arts belong to everyone” is infused in every aspect of her work.