MatchBook.org endeavors to strengthen the creative industry by more efficiently linking artists in New England with the theaters, community centers, libraries, spiritual centers, schools, festivals, museums, galleries and coffeehouses that hire them to provide cultural programming in their communities.
MatchBook.org is an online service that helps artists to market their work and interact directly with a wider variety of presenting organizations like those mentioned above, while providing presenting organizations with tools to search for artists in a targeted way, contact those artists, and manage prospective bookings.
MatchBook.org’s web-based tools enable artists to post and maintain their information online, with special features like streaming video and audio samples. Presenters use the site to locate appropriate artists, view work samples, and contact the artists they find. Both artists and presenters have access to technical assistance such as how to document their work, find funding sources or get tips on writing a contract.
There are currently over 200 performing artists eligible for NEFA’s New England States Touring program who are included in MatchBook.org’s searchable directory. The site is also available to any New England – based performing artist who chooses to register and create a profile.
MatchBook.org LIVE
To compliment the MatchBook.org website, MatchBook.org LIVE is a daylong gathering dedicated to professional development workshops, networking opportunities, and Connection Room followed by an evening In the Spotlight, featuring short performances by MatchBook.org artists.
Link to MatchBook.org from your personal website
• PC users - right-click on desired image below and select "Save As" to download. (Mac users - Click on desired image and drag to desktop or appropriate folder.)
• Upload image to your personal website and link to your MatchBook.org profile or to www.MatchBook.org.
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For questions about MatchBook.org, e-mail info@matchbook.org or call 617/951.0010 ext. 29.
Linked to Research Database
MatchBook.org was constructed in tandem with NEFA’s CultureCount, New England Cultural Database, an online data warehouse of financial, demographic, contact and other information related to businesses, organizations and individuals within New England’s creative economy. The two sites are linked entities, each enhancing the other through shared data sources and tools.
Development Process
To develop, test, and promote MatchBook.org, NEFA and the six state arts agencies partnered with a "pilot" group of twenty artists and presenters from the region. This group provided input on system specifications and tested the sites customized tools and interfaces.
