CARS database (80,000+ names): artists, arts organizations, venues, audiences The most extensive list of Los Angeles artists and arts organizations. Comprises more than 80,000 records including 15,000 artists and arts organizations and 60,000 patrons of the arts. Artists can be identified by artistic discipline (50 categories) and community group (120 categories). Available for rent for one time use only, with special rates for non-profit organizations and artists. Los Angeles County Arts and Cultural Facilities - Maps of L.A. County, Long Beach, Downtown, North Hollywood, West Hollywood and Santa Monica Clients: Los Angeles County Music and Performing Arts Commission, A.S.K. Theater Projects, Los Angeles County Convention and Visitors Bureau Created an up-to-date, interactive digital map of Los Angeles County's 1000 cultural facilities, to be incorporated into a CD Rom, Web site and future tourist publications in Los Angeles. The maps include Long Beach, Downtown, North Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Santa Monica. California Arts Council's "Touring Conference For Performing Artists" (1992-1995) Clients: California Arts Council's Performing Arts Touring and Presenting Program,Western Alliance of Arts Administrators (WAAA) Coordinated an annual one-day conference designed to assist performing artists with a desire to tour and artists who tour already. Each year, up to 150 Los Angeles area artists participated in the conference, which brought producers, agents and other experts from around the West to serve as panelists. Southern California Performing Arts Venues, published 1993 A unique, first-of-its-kind directory-style resource for Southern California, featuring detailed information on over 400 performance spaces ranging from conventional theaters of all sizes to such alternative spaces as churches, schools, coffee houses, and community centers. Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department's "Festival Seminar" (1991) Clients: City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department Produced a one-day educational event that brought together organizers from over 60 Southern California festivals. Addressed the real needs of festivals and festival administrators working today in Southern California, through panels, discussion groups and support material. Doing it Right in L.A.: Self-Producing for the Performing Artist, (1990) Partners: Astro Artz/High Performance Magazine Author: Jacki Apple A 134-page workbook-style manual addressing the needs of independent performers and producers, conceived specially for the Los Angeles region, and a useful tool for artists everywhere. The guide has sold over 4000 copies to date. "How to Market Yourself" Seminar (1990) Client: The Open Festival This seminar on how performing artists can market themselves in the competitive Los Angeles market was presented free to artists participating in the Open Festival.