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Your Tour, Our Network
When you’re an Arts Northwest member, you’re never booking alone. Our Block Booking e-blast connects touring artists and agents with a region-wide network of presenters who are actively looking to book.
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Block Booking Meetings
We are excited to invite all presenters to join the Arts Northwest Block Booking meetings on Zoom! This is a great opportunity for presenters to connect with other presenters, discover touring artists, and coordinate tours directly with agents. We encourage you to RSVP to any of the meetings listed below. Our discussions will cover a wide variety of topics, including artist interest, bookings, and more.
February
Meeting
February 16, 2026
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Virtual Meeting (Zoom)
April
Meeting
April 16, 2026
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Virtual Meeting (Zoom)
June
Meeting
June 18, 2026
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Virtual Meeting (Zoom)
December
Meeting
December 3, 2026
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Virtual Meeting (Zoom)
What is
block booking?
Block booking is a cost-effective way for venues and communities across the Pacific Northwest to share touring artists. By coordinating multiple performances in a geographic region, presenters work directly with artists and agents to reduce travel costs and make it possible for smaller venues to present professional touring artists.
Cost Savings
Share travel costs among multiple venues to reduce expenses for everyone involved.
Regional Tours
Help touring artists fill multi-stop routes across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and beyond.
Community Building
Strengthen relationships between presenters who might otherwise never connect or collaborate.
Direct Coordination
Work directly with artists and agents to create efficient tour routes that benefit everyone.
Block Booking and Anchor Date Requests
Are you working on booking an upcoming tour?
As a self-represented artist or agent/manager, one of the great benefits of being a current member of Arts Northwest is our Block Booking email blast and our monthly anchor date email . If your upcoming tour meets the criteria, we build an email for you and that goes out to our entire presenter network!
How the Block Booking Request Works
Once you submit your tour details, our team gets to work. We build a professional email featuring your artist information, tour dates, and available booking windows — then send it directly to our full membership of presenters across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Wyoming, Utah, and Northern California. It’s a simple, effective way to get your tour in front of the right people at the right time.
Block Booking Request Criteria
3 Booked Dates Required : Membership Required
We ask for 3 booked dates since this service is designed to help fill in dates around booked tours.
3 established dates assure better block booking opportunities.
Submit Block Booking Request
All fields marked with * are required.
Enter details exactly as you want them in the final email. A draft will be emailed for approval before sending it out.
Anchor Date Request Criteria
1 Booked Dates Required : Membership Required
This program is designed for artists who have not yet met the three-date requirement.
Submissions must be received by the last day of the previous month to be included in the next month.
Submit Anchor Date Booking Request
All fields marked with * are required.
Enter details exactly as you want them in the final email. A draft will be emailed for approval before sending it out.
Not a Member Yet?
When you join Arts Northwest, you join four decades of collaboration, advocacy, and artistic vitality. Whether you’re a presenter, artist, or arts organization, membership connects you to the people and opportunities that move the industry forward.