We are a mission-focused organization that operates at the intersection of technology and culture. We advance the business of arts and culture through innovation and digital transformation.

Tessitura serves as a key convener of robust and relevant engagement within the arts and culture sector. By engaging funding stakeholders to build strategic alliances, we can accelerate access to technology for cultural organizations and facilitate digital literacy. The alliances we build through philanthropic giving will elevate and enhance our most powerful projects and programs.

Tessitura strives to uphold the following pillars within the arts & culture sector:

Convene

Tessitura creates spaces for sharing ideas and learning, serving as a key convener of thoughtful conversations in the arts and culture sector. 

Educate

Tessitura aims to provide digital literacy for the arts and culture sector in order to support workforce development and make an economic impact.

Aggregate

We aim to organize arts and culture data and provide powerful data analytics to drive sector-related insights, support benchmarking projects, and propel relevant research.

Democratize

We desire to provide technology access to all cultural organizations regardless of their size.

Monica Chen is a New York City resident with degrees in piano performance and in arts administration. She took part in Tessitura’s Early Career Development program in 2021 while working in a fundraising role at a preparatory school. 

Within weeks of completing the Tessitura program, Monica had accepted a new role as Development Officer, Individual Giving at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. 

“I am so appreciative of all the time and effort you put into making this program robust, informative, and a great space for everyone. I recently accepted a new job at an organization that uses Tessitura. My participation in this program was an essential part in making this possible!”