1. An Overview of Spaces Technology

2. How it all began….
(Now )

3. We did some renovations….

4. We stepped up our marketing….

5. We cleaned things up for the 1,000 people who search our site daily.

6. And we took it to other areas….

7. Searches now include:
Space Usage
Discipline
Rate
Location
Size
Flooring
Physical Features
Equipment
Lighting
Acoustics
Instruments
Amenities
Stage Configuration
Seating Arrangement
Seating Capacity
Audience
Accessibility
Explicitly Allowed
Equity Approved
…. and Availability

8. Focusing on Availability

9. Allowing online reservations

10. Some of our beta testers….

11. “NYC Performing Arts Spaces brings me about 50% of my business, which is really a big deal. I love how people can go to the site, put in their needs, and get a list of spaces that would work for them (and Stage Left is often the top contender). I was truly delighted when a woman booked my space online, during the beta testing, for an 8-hour filming session.”
- Cheryl King, Director, Stage Left Studio

12. "FABnyc has been participating in NYC Performing Arts Spaces beta test for online booking for our Dance Block program, [which rents] underutilized space for dance rehearsal at $10 per hour. Our experience with NYCPAS has helped us increase our requests and allowed us to analyze our systems and improve them. [It has] had a huge impact on Dance Block rental requests."
- Tamara Greenfield, Director, Fourth Arts Block

13. The Art Space Solutions Network
Participants have joined to….
- Provide an online space marketplace
Add to cultural policy advocacy efforts
Offer new services to constituents
Help fill unused space
Connect with local businesses
Generate earned revenue
Be a part of a national network

14. sharing best practices
Providing support &
sharing best practices

15. Tracking amount of spaces….
Metrics!!

16. Users….

17. Search trends….

18. And even total square footage….

19. Plans to expand….

20. And now we have 20 seconds for questions!