BIPOC Arts

What BIPOC Arts does

BIPOC Arts is a private, non-profit organization founded in July 2020 by Alejandra Valarino Boyer that operates a specialized database and job board platform for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals working in opera and the performing arts. The platform serves as a two-sided marketplace: BIPOC artists and administrators register and create profiles at no charge, gaining visibility for hiring organizations, while employers access a curated talent pool to recruit diverse candidates for arts positions. Named employer users include arts and culture institutions such as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Goodman Theatre, The Washington Ballet, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Town Hall Seattle, Florida Studio Theatre, and ODC.

The platform is built on WordPress with the WPJobBoard plugin for job board functionality, and consists of an Artist Database, an Administrator Database, a Job Board with employer posting and filtering by job type and location, an Employer Portal, registration portals for talent self-listing, a community newsletter, and a blog featuring profiles of BIPOC arts professionals. Website design and maintenance is outsourced to IVC Productions, LLC. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight, consistent with a bootstrapped operation.

BIPOC Arts generates revenue through a single transaction-based stream: employers pay $35 per job posting (with a pay-what-you-can option designed to avoid cost being a barrier), with listings remaining active for 60 days. The organization is bootstrapped, has no external investors or parent company, and is operated part-time by its two founders, each of whom maintains a full-time job and life outside the platform. It serves arts organizations primarily in North America with no geographic restrictions on registration or platform access.

Name

BIPOC Arts

Legal name

BIPOC Arts

Website

https://bipocarts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIPOC Arts operates a WordPress-based database and job board connecting BIPOC opera and performing arts professionals with arts organizations seeking diverse talent. Founded in 2020 and bootstrapped, it monetizes via $35 employer job postings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Talent Marketplace

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Casting & Talent Placement (Sessions, Bands, Touring Musicians) (MPAIAGAM)

Keywords

• Arts job board
• Talent marketplace
• Diversity recruitment
• Professional database
• Performing arts network

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay $35 per job posting to list positions on the BIPOC Arts job board. The fee supports site maintenance costs and provides resources for BIPOC artists and administrators. Postings remain active for 60 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BIPOC Arts operates a searchable database and job board platform that connects Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals in opera and the performing arts with arts organizations, collaborators, and recruiters seeking diverse talent. The platform maintains separate artist and administrator databases with distinct registration portals, an employer portal for paid job postings priced at $35 per listing (valid for 60 days), and a pay-what-you-can pricing option. The organization also publishes a community newsletter and blog.

Product overview

BIPOC Arts is a talent discovery and community platform serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals in opera and the arts. The platform consists of a searchable Artist Database and Administrator Database that allow companies, collaborators, and recruiters to engage with diverse talent. The ecosystem also includes a Job Board for posting arts-related positions, registration portals for artists and administrators to create profiles, an Employer Portal for organizations to post jobs and access talent, plus a Newsletter and Blog for community engagement and professional profiling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artist Database Searchable online directory of BIPOC performing arts professionals (artists), maintained as a free resource for talent registration and employer discovery within opera and the broader performing arts community.
• Administrator Database Searchable online directory of BIPOC arts administrators (production, operations, management roles), maintained as a free resource for talent registration and employer discovery.
• Job Board Paid online job board that enables arts organizations, recruiters, and collaborators to post job listings targeted at BIPOC arts professionals, with a 60-day posting validity and a $35 flat fee per posting (pay-what-you-can option available).
• Newsletter Free email newsletter distributed to the BIPOC Arts community, providing updates on job opportunities, community news, and resources relevant to BIPOC performing arts professionals.
• Blog Free editorial blog published on the BIPOC Arts website featuring content relevant to BIPOC performing arts professionals, arts organizations, and the broader DEI conversation in the arts sector.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IVC Productions, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIVC Productions, LLC designed and maintains the BIPOC Arts website. They provide ongoing website maintenance and support services for the platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• YAP Tracker: An online database and management system designed specifically for opera young artists, application tracking, and audition resources. Like BIPOC Arts, it operates as a niche platform serving opera professionals and employers, though without a diversity-curation focus.
• Backstage: A major casting and talent platform for performing arts jobs and auditions, connecting actors and performers with casting calls across theatre, film, and TV. It is a broader, generalist analogue to BIPOC Arts' specialized talent marketplace.
• Asians in the Arts: A directory and community platform celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and arts administrators. It parallels BIPOC Arts in mission and structure (database of underrepresented arts professionals), though focused on a different demographic community.

Broad incumbents

• OPERA America: The national service organization for opera in the U.S., serving member companies, administrators, and artists with resources, advocacy, and diversity initiatives. Comparable as an industry intermediary in opera but operating as an association rather than a curated talent marketplace.
• Theatre Communications Group (TCG): A national organization serving U.S. not-for-profit theatre with diversity, equity, and inclusion programs such as the Diversity & Inclusion Institute. Adjacent to BIPOC Arts through DEI programming and theatre-sector employer reach.
• League of American Orchestras: A national association supporting orchestras with diversity programs and talent pipeline initiatives. Relevant as an institutional peer in performing arts addressing similar BIPOC talent-discovery challenges in an adjacent classical music discipline.
• Playbill: A long-standing performing arts media brand with job listings and career resources for theatre professionals. Comparable as a hub connecting performing arts employers with talent via a job board and editorial content.

Emerging players

• National Black Theatre: A Harlem-based theatre institution producing and supporting Black stories and artists. Shares BIPOC Arts' diversity-and-arts focus and overlaps in serving as a community hub for Black performing arts professionals.
• National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC): A national advocacy and capacity-building organization for Latino artists and arts organizations. Comparable in mission orientation toward underrepresented arts communities and as a network hub for diverse arts professionals.

Others

• Actors' Equity Association: The labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers. Adjacent as a clearinghouse for performing arts employment standards and talent, though not a database or job board itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BIPOCArts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bipocarts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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