Event Ticketing for Art Schools and Universities
Ticketing, promotion and reporting for recitals, exhibitions and public programs — all in one platform, with a flat 99¢ ticket fee.
- Public Benefit Corporation
- Flat $0.99 Ticket Fee
- Nonprofit-Friendly Pricing
- Grant & Budget Cycle Friendly
- Audience Growth Focused
Included with membership
Campus Arts Promotion That Reaches Past the Campus
List a recital or a degree show once and it reaches the city — not only the students, staff and families who already have the email.
Free student showcases get the same promotion as ticketed events.
You upload
Your program
Art & Museums genre page
Where the public browses for exhibitions.
Genre banners
Banner placement, targeted by city.
Featured programs
Priority slots, not a chronological list.
Homepage features
Front page in your city, not just on campus.
Cultural News & guides
Guides and interviews that keep ranking.
Season & term announcements
A whole programme, not one night.
Online Ticketing, Flat 99¢ a Ticket
Affordable for students. Defensible to finance. Every commercial term in one place.
Flat 99¢ ticket fee
99¢ per paid ticket plus standard card processing. Free showcases stay free.
Simple to put through procurement
One published per-ticket price and no long-term contract, which is a shorter conversation with finance than a custom quote.
Student & faculty rates
Concession rates for students, staff and alumni priced separately, tracked to every sale.
Your refund policy
Your department sets the rules and approves each request. Buyers can ask up to 7 days before the event.
Recitals, Degree Shows and Public Programs
A department runs several kinds of event in a term, and they should not each need their own system.
Ticketed and free in one calendar
A ticketed recital and a free degree show sit side by side, both counted so the department can report on either.
Seat maps for the recital hall
Draw the chart for your hall once, then pick it from a dropdown for every performance staged there.
Comps for faculty and families
Issue comps for staff, students' families and visiting critics, and check them in alongside paid tickets.
Box Office Ticketing for the Hall and the Gallery
Walk-ups, will-call, comps and scanning from one screen, on the same live inventory as online.
- Walk-up sales against the same live capacity as online.
- Scan from a phone or tablet, with live entry counts. No hardware.
- Look up any order by name or email, then reprint or resend it.
- Staff roles, so a student worker can scan tickets and see nothing else.
Recital hall · Fri 7:00 PM
Live
Checked in
172 / 220
- Scanned · Student rate, BFA show
- Will-call · found by name, resent
Same inventory as online
Built for How Departments Actually Run
Hall, gallery and studio — for a term with several programmes running at once.
Student & faculty ticket types
Concession rates for students, staff and alumni, each priced and capped on its own.
Email your attendees
Message everyone holding a ticket — a venue change, a programme update, a parking note for families.
Presales & early access
Open a recital to students' families and alumni before the public, so the people who travel can plan.
Guest checkout
Buyers check out without creating an account or remembering a password.
Class & workshop registration
Run short courses and public workshops next to the performance calendar, on the same platform.
Grant compatible
Attendance, reach and participation records in the shape funders and university reporting ask for.
Donations Collected at Checkout
Invite a gift inside the checkout people are already completing, reported with your ticket sales.
- A gift can be added to any event, or given on its own.
- Standalone gifts from alumni and friends not buying a ticket.
- Donation totals in the same reports as ticket sales.
- Student recital, general × 2
- $84.00
- Ticket fee 99¢ × 2
- $1.98
Add a gift to support the department?
- Gift
- $10.00
- Total
- $95.98
Reported with your ticket sales
From First Impression to Door Scan
Most ticketing reports begin at checkout and end at the sale. Yours covers the whole arc — what drove demand, what sold, and who actually turned up.
- See what drives demand — impressions, clicks, saves and engagement before the sale.
- Track sales as they happen — tickets, revenue, occupancy, promo codes and campaign performance.
- Measure real attendance — check-ins and door scans, not just tickets issued.
- Understand your audience — where they come from, how they grow and what brings them back.
- Export it for your board and funders, alongside fees, refunds and payout activity.
Support From People Who Know the Arts
Real-person help
Real people who know what a season, a run and a grant deadline are.
Guided onboarding
We walk your team through setup and your first programme.
Ongoing assistance
Help through the term, not just the first week.
Resource library
Asset specs, the media kit and grant-cycle guidance, published rather than requested.
Campus Arts Ticketing FAQ
What does a department pay per ticket?
A flat 99¢ per paid ticket plus standard card processing. There's no percentage fee, and free student showcases carry no ticket fee.
Is this easy to get through university procurement?
The price is published and per-ticket, with no long-term contract, which is usually a shorter conversation than a custom quote.
Can a single programme trial it?
Yes. Start Free includes three months of discovery and up to 20 event uploads, so one term is enough to judge it.
Can we run ticketed and free events together?
Yes. A ticketed recital and a free degree show sit in one calendar, both counted so the department can report on either.
Can students and staff get concession rates?
Yes. Student, staff and alumni rates are separate ticket types, each priced and capped on its own.
How do comps work for faculty and visiting critics?
Add comps by hand and check those people in at the door alongside paid tickets, on the same live count.
Can we reuse the recital hall's seating chart?
Yes. Build it once and select it from a dropdown for every performance staged there.
Can we run public workshops as well as performances?
Yes. Short courses and public workshops run next to the performance calendar on the same platform.
Who approves refunds, us or CultureOwl?
Your department does. Requests arrive in your dashboard and you approve or decline each one. Buyers can ask up to 7 days ahead; that cutoff is set by CultureOwl.
Does this reach anyone beyond campus?
That is the point of it. Listings appear on the public discovery pages for your city, not only in campus channels.
Does promotion cost extra?
Placement across CultureOwl's discovery pages and editorial is included with membership. Extra paid campaigns are optional.
Can a degree show get editorial coverage?
Cultural News covers exhibitions and programmes selectively. Opportunities vary by plan, timing and editorial fit.
Can we move across between terms?
Yes. Most departments switch in a vacation, listing next term on CultureOwl while the current one finishes elsewhere.
Does this replace our student records system?
No. CultureOwl covers ticketing, registration and public discovery. Student records and learning systems stay where they are.
Fill the Hall for Every Recital and Degree Show
Ticketing, promotion and donations in one place, for a flat 99¢ per ticket.