If you’re like us at ZAPP, you’ve somehow found yourself at the onset of autumn in the blink of an eye (or so it seems!). We’ve accomplished a lot this year, including the finalizing of WESTAF’s strategic plan (WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, is the parent organization of ZAPP). We’re excited to work toward these goals over the next 10 years! Take a break with us and check o...

The ZAPP team regularly releases new features, improvements, and fixes for the site. Read on to see what changed in the month of August! IMPROVEMENTS Email Templates in the Communication Tool Admins, have you ever wanted to save an email in ZAPP that regularly send to artists so that you can use it in the future? With our latest feature, you are able to compose emails and then store that as a tem...

ZAPP consistently updates the site and introduces small tweaks to make your experience even better! Check out what’s been changed or addressed most recently: IMPROVEMENTS Administrators: – Search by artist business name Artists can enter in a business or studio name within their artist profiles. Now, when an artist applies to your event, you can search for their application by that ...

Dear administrators, Summer is always an exciting time for the ZAPP team because we focus a lot on strategic planning and priority setting for things we want to accomplish in the next 6-12 months. Summer also means we have more show shows taking place and more opportunities to attend local festivals and buy art! Whether you’re pre- or post-festival, take a well deserved break and check out what...

By: Joann Liu While the ZAPP team doesn’t dictate show policies or event management, we do aim to infuse our work with relevant and progressive best practices. Part of that approach includes being able to communicate in a more inclusive way — something that aligns with the mission and vision of our parent organization, WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation). So when I got the opportunity to a...