SUBMISSIONS:
Use our forms to Post your calendar events and/or be listed as artists, art organizations or venues in our directories. Also post jobs, volunteer needs, calls for artists or other classifieds. All postings and listings are at no charge. This site is for everyone in the arts, or interested in the arts.
What is the Directory and What is the Calendar (where do I post events?)
Do I need a Log in and How to Log in?
You may post without logging in but if you post often, logging in will make it faster. It will also give you access to edit all your postings and profile.
If you are already listed as an Artist, Arts Organization or Venue in the Directory you will have a password. Use the email address you submitted for your organization and your password to login. Once you login submission forms will auto-fill the information already in the directory for each type of submission. If you are not in the directory you can obtain a login by clicking “Become a Frequent Poster”. You will enter your contact information and obtain a password.
Once you log in you may also edit any postings that are active for your profile.
Approved Posters have their submissions go online without being reviewed and approved by Sonomaarts.com. An established Artist or Arts Organization with a history of running successful events may be approved to have its submissions to go online immediately without approval or screening for each event. If you have already submitted as an Artist, Art Organization or Venue on SonomaArts.com and wish to become an approved poster, Click here to send an email requesting approval or do so from the top of the Submission form.
What is the Directory and What is the Calendar?
The Directory is an online listing of Artists, Arts Organizations, and Art Venues. It is a searchable listing of arts providers. Each artist, organization or venue has a page to tell their story, have a logo or image and links to their webpages and more. Do not use the Directory to post an event, exhibit, show, performance, class or workshop.
The Calendar Events is the place to list any art happening. This posting allows you to list the time, dates and place of your event; a description and image. It will appear on the Calendar. You can enter events without being listed in our Directory. So if you are putting on art events, but are not an artist or arts organization (or you prefer not to publicize in the Directory) you can still publicize your event. That's the whole point of Sonomaarts.com, to let the public know about you and your events!
- Hover your cursor on SUBMIT POSTING (in black, top bar) for the dropdown menu to appear.
- From the dropdown menu, click on one of the types of postings:
Calendar Events:
Performances, Exhibitions, Classes & Workshops, etc.
Directory:
Organization/Artist/Venue
Classified Ad
Job / Volunteer
Call for Artist
- Fill in all the informational fields. Make certain there are no empty spaces in the beginning of each field.
- For “Events/Class or Workshop” and “Organization/Artist/Venue”, you will need to check one or more categories. These categories will allow users to find your event under the appropriate selection. These are the categories (with example listings):
- Dance – performances, recitals
- Theater – theater plays, college plays
- Music – concerts, festivals, stage shows
- Visual – exhibitions, displays, tours, galleries, museums, openings, etc.
- Literary Arts – poetry slams and readings, author readings, book fairs
- Film and Digital Arts – movie listings, festivals
- Classes and Workshops – any teaching of arts, arts management, seminars, lectures, etc
- Kids and Family –events that will appeal to a family audience
- Arts Education – where teachers connect for professional workshops, parents and teachers connect for arts education advocacy
- Dance – performances, recitals
- Upload photos or logos to give your posting more interest. Click Browse to find images from your own computer. Images attract more viewers.
- Fill in the security code.
- Remember to click Submit when you are finished.
- After you submit you will be asked, “Are you sure?” Review your posting, click “Yes” to post, or “Cancel” to edit.
- You will receive an email to acknowledge your posting.
- The last step before posting occurs is an approval of your submission. An Arts Council staff person will screen all submissions for approval. Once approved, the posting will appear on the on the portal website.
Sign up to be a frequent poster and many fields can be auto-filled. All Artists, Arts Organizations or Venues that are in our online Directory will have a password and can login as Frequent Posters. If you are not in the directory you can obtain a login by clicking “Become a Frequent Poster”. You will enter your contact information and obtain a password. All submissions must be pre-approved by our Arts Council staff before they appear on the website calendar. If you are an established organization, artist or venue, you are eligible to be an Approved Poster and have your events go online immediately (without pre-approval). Click here to send an email requesting approval or do so from the top of the Submission form.
When you post you will receive an email confirming your submission and a link that will allow you to edit or delete your posting. Click this link and you open a window that brings you back to the submission page. Follow the directions above for Submissions to make changes to any field. To delete your posting click Delete at the bottom of the form.
Frequent Posters with a login are able to access all their postings when they log in.
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