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Arts software

Tickets, grants and volunteers, built for a small team.

Arts organisations run lean. The same few people sell tickets, chase renewals, write grant reports and fill volunteer shifts. We build software that takes the repeat work off them, with plain screens, clear roles and records that add up the first time.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

One patron, one record

Tickets, memberships and gifts belong to one patron account, so your team sees the whole relationship.

Into your books

Sales and donations posted to QuickBooks Online by show and fund, traceable back to each order.

Juries without the binders

Applications, scoring and conflict declarations in one workspace, with the rules your programme staff set.

Volunteers on their own phones

Rotas, reminders and swaps in a browser or a Telegram bot, with no app to install.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

Tickets and memberships

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A theatre sells tickets through one service, memberships through another and takes donations on paper, and its finance person reconciles the three by hand every month.

// What we would build

Ticketing for performances and timed entry, memberships with renewals and member pricing, and donations at checkout, all paid by card through Stripe, with sales posted to QuickBooks Online, built on its API. Patrons keep one account for tickets, membership and gifts.

// What is in it

Seat maps for performances and timed slots for exhibitions
Memberships with renewals, reminders and member prices
Donations added at checkout, with receipts in the format your treasurer approves
One patron account for tickets, membership and gifts
Sales by show and fund posted to QuickBooks Online
Door scanning in a phone's browser, with no app to install

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Stripe
QuickBooks Online API
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$74,600 to US$114,000, delivered within 22 weeksCAD 106,300 to 162,500
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.9 to 6.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Payment processor account in your organisation's name: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 21,260 to 32,500
Discovery 5.1%: CAD 5,421.30 to 8,287.50
Data mapping and sandbox connection 3.9%: CAD 4,145.70 to 6,337.50
Design approved 5.1%: CAD 5,421.30 to 8,287.50
Core features 15.5%: CAD 16,476.50 to 25,187.50
Full build 10.3%: CAD 10,948.90 to 16,737.50
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 11.7%: CAD 12,437.10 to 19,012.50
Testing and fixes 5.1%: CAD 5,421.30 to 8,287.50
Launch 5.1%: CAD 5,421.30 to 8,287.50
Live cutover 3.9%: CAD 4,145.70 to 6,337.50
Hypercare 4.3%: CAD 4,570.90 to 6,987.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 10,630 to 16,250

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Example projectWeb app

Grant portal for an arts council

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A municipal arts council takes grant applications by email, assembles jury packages by hand, and rebuilds the figures for its annual report from spreadsheets.

// What we would build

An application portal where artists and organisations apply, save and return, a jury workspace with scoring and conflict declarations, award letters and final reports, and a dashboard of applications, awards and outcomes by programme. The rules and criteria are the ones your council sets.

// What is in it

Applications with uploads, saved and returned to at any time
Eligibility checks set by your programme staff
A jury workspace with scoring and conflicts of interest declared
Award letters, payment schedules and final reports from grantees
A dashboard of applications and awards by programme and year
Exports in the format your board and funders ask for

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Metabase
Transactional email
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$68,700 to US$105,000, delivered within 18 weeksCAD 97,800 to 149,500
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 19,560 to 29,900
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 7,530.60 to 11,511.50
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 7,530.60 to 11,511.50
Core features 23.3%: CAD 22,787.40 to 34,833.50
Full build 15.5%: CAD 15,159.00 to 23,172.50
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 7,530.60 to 11,511.50
Launch 8.1%: CAD 7,921.80 to 12,109.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 9,780 to 14,950

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Example projectWeb appBot with a web dashboard

Festival volunteer rotas

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A summer festival recruits hundreds of volunteers across several venues each year, fills shifts from a shared spreadsheet and sends every change by group text.

// What we would build

Volunteer sign-up with roles and availability, shift rotas by venue that coordinators build and change, and a Telegram bot that sends reminders, takes check-ins and lets volunteers swap shifts, in the languages your volunteers speak.

// What is in it

Sign-up with roles, availability and training recorded
Rotas by venue and day, built and changed by coordinators
A Telegram bot for reminders, check-ins and swaps
Coordinators told of every swap and gap
Hours by volunteer for thank-yous and funder reports

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Telegram Bot API
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$50,800 to US$77,600, delivered within 17 weeksCAD 72,300 to 110,500
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$1,000 a monthCAD 1,425 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Commands agreed: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Working in a test server: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 30%: CAD 21,690 to 33,150
Discovery 5%: CAD 3,615 to 5,525
Commands agreed 3.5%: CAD 2,530.50 to 3,867.50
Design approved 5%: CAD 3,615 to 5,525
Core features 15.2%: CAD 10,989.60 to 16,796.00
Full build 10.1%: CAD 7,302.30 to 11,160.50
Working in a test server 7.1%: CAD 5,133.30 to 7,845.50
Testing and fixes 5%: CAD 3,615 to 5,525
Launch 9.1%: CAD 6,579.30 to 10,055.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 7,230 to 11,050

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can it replace the ticketing service our theatre uses now?

Often, yes. We look at what your current service does for you first, and move your patrons and memberships across when you are ready.

Can grant applicants save and come back to an application?

Yes. Applicants save as they go and return any time before the deadline your programme sets.

Do festival volunteers need to install anything?

No. Sign-up works in a browser, and reminders and swaps come through a Telegram bot they may already use.

Back to the industry: Museums, arts and culture About the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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