The CARS Database of artists, audiences, and friends of the arts

"The CARS Database is the most effective list in Los Angeles for reaching a younger ticket-buying audience that goes to a variety of music, dance and theatrical events."

- UCLA Center for the Performing Arts

Community Arts Resources / CARS manages Southern California's only publicly available, cross-disciplinary database containing some of the hottest lists in theater, literary events, performance art, community festivals, music and dance.

Begun in 1987 and updated daily, the CARS database contains audience members, arts patrons, artists and arts organizations in the Los Angeles area (15% outside of Southern California). The database is a compilation of many mailing lists belonging to a wide range of artists and non-profit arts organizations. List rentals are available within 4 working days (rush jobs will be charged slightly more). Rentals are one time use only, with special rates for non-profit organizations and artists.

The CARS Database features:
-- 75,000 records to date.
-- More than 60,000 potential audience members including theater, dance, performance art and visual arts patrons.
-- The largest available list of Los Angeles area artists and art organizations (>11,000).
-- With hundreds of possible categories, the list can be tailor-made to just about any specifications that you require:
  • geography (by zip code)
  • audience interests
  • artistic discipline (dance, theater, etc.)
  • community groups (From Samoan to Afro-Brazilian, we track them all!)
    -- Use of multiple types of lists without duplication of names.
    -- The format that best suits your needs at no extra charge:
  • stick-and-peel labels
  • electronic data transfer
  • mailhouse-ready data

    Here are just some of our targeted audiences:

    Theater patrons
    Community Festivals
    Gay & Lesbian
    Literary
    Music
    Visual Arts
    Dance
    Comedy
    Asian audiences
    African-American audiences
    Latino audiences
    Yiddish/Jewish audiences
    Beverly Hills
    San Fernando Valley
    Santa Monica/Venice
    Los Feliz/Echo Park/Silver Lake
    Hollywood

    Price List

    Set-up Fee: $25 per order
    Non-profit organizations: $95/1000 records
    Commercial Rate: $150/1000 records
    Individual artists: $65/1000 records
    Vendor List: $20/100 records
    Press List: $20/100 records
    Additional $25 for stick-and-peel labels
    $100 Minimum order

    To order a list please call 213/365-0605, or email Rachel Burke at rachel@carsla.net

    List Management

    For many artists or arts organizations, there inevitably comes a time when mailing list management is no longer economical or even practical. CARS currently manages the mailing lists for over two dozen different artists and organizations. To make the most of your valuable time and money, call us at the number above for more details on how we can help you manage your list.

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