CIOarts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing technology leaders in performing arts, presenting cultural institutions and museums together to share knowledge, best practices, and experiences.
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The CIOarts is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing technology leaders in performing arts, presenting cultural institutions, and museums together to share knowledge, best practices, and experiences.CIOarts membership includes:
An online, collaborative forum with your peers
Document Repository
Weekly, Virtual Coffee Hour
You will also have access to register for our annual conference. (A separate fee applies).
Membership
The forums and networking opportunities discuss a wide range of topics such as:
Organizational Structure
Strategy and Technology Trends
Job Descriptions and Salaries
Business Intelligence / Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
Data Security
Microsoft 365
Ticketing, Event Management, Fundraising
Point of Sale, HVAC, and Security Systems
Infrastructure, Hardware, and Operating Systems
General Ledger, Payroll, and HRIS Systems
Inventory and Asset Management
Apply For Membership
CIOarts membership is limited to those mission-driven cultural institutions
that will be represented by an employee who is directly responsible for planning
and implementing technology solutions.CIOarts membership costs $200 and is annually billed each calendar year.
2026 CIOarts Conference
Engage with IT leaders from arts organizations for our annual conference with vendor-agnostic presentations, round table discussions, and more.Week of April 12th 2027,
Houston TXThe CIOarts Board is looking forward to connecting with all of you in person.More information will be posted soon about 2027's conference.
Member Organizations
Alley Theatre
Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation
Arsht Center
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Broward Center
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
California Academy of Sciences
Canadian Opera Company
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Center Theatre Group
Chicago Shakespeare
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Childrens Science Center
Clark Art Institute
Cleveland Orchestra
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts
Corning Museum of Glass
Curtis Institute of Music
Dallas Symphony Association, Inc.
Denver Center for Performing Arts
Denver Zoological Foundation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Dia Art Foundation
Florida Studio Theatre
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Franklin Institute, The
Frist Art Museum
Georgia Museum of Art
Historic New England
Houston Ballet
Houston Botanic Garden
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Symphony
Hult Center For The Performing Arts
Huntington, The
International Center of Photography
Intrepid Museum Foundation
J. Paul Getty Trust
Jacob's Pillow
Joffrey Ballet, The
Kentucky Performing Arts
Kravis Center
LA Phil
La Société de la Place des Arts de Montréal
Liberty Science Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Lyric Opera of Chicago
MASS MoCA
Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall
Menil Collection, The
Miami City Ballet, Glazer Hall, FriezoFoundation
Midland Center for the Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minnesota Orchestra
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of the Moving Image
National Arts Centre
National Ballet of Canada
National Nordic Museum
Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County
Navy Pier
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
New World Symphony
New York City Ballet
New York City Center
NM Dept of Cultural Affairs
Omaha Performing Arts
Ordway Center
Overture Arts
Overture Center
Peace Center
Performing Arts Fort Worth
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Orchestra, The/Ensemble Arts Philly/Kimmel Center
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Providence Performing Arts Center
Public Theatre
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Symphony
Segerstrom Center
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Shaw Festival
Shed, The
Smith Center for the Performing Arts, The
Straz Center
Symphony Space
Tech Interactive, The
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Wales Millennium Centre
Walton Arts Center and Walmart AMP
Whitney Museum of American Art
Yale Center for British Art
Board of Directors
Robert Scholsson (President)
Philadelphia Museum of ArtMatthew Bogen (Vice President)
Yale Center for British ArtDan Hoffer (Treasurer)
The Pittsburgh Cultural TrustLiz Dewer (Secretary)
Carnegie Museums of PittsburghBill Shell (Communications Chair)
Detroit Symphony OrchestraRobert Schmidlapp (At-Large)
Kentucky Performing ArtsJames J Thompson (Founding Director & Historian)
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Contact
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