Local Government

Managing venues, spaces, and communities with clarity and control.

Venues That Trust Artifax

For local authorities managing cultural venues, public spaces and meeting room facilities.

Artifax supports local authorities, borough councils, and unitary bodies that manage cultural, civic, and community spaces. Whether you oversee a single arts venue or an entire portfolio of theatres, museums, parks, sports pitches, and community halls, Artifax helps you bring every asset and activity into one coordinated system. 

Every day, public-sector teams navigate operational pressures.

Managing diverse facilities across arts, heritage, leisure, and community portfolios.

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Handling high booking volumes — from school visits and weddings to sports sessions and festivals.

Stone facade of a traditional town hall building with carved columns.

Balancing community access with commercial income targets set by committees.

Empty council chamber with rows of desks equipped with microphones and papers.

Managing multiple pricing structures, concessions, and approval processes.

Two professionals in formal attire discussing inside a marble civic building.

Coordinating large volunteer or casual workforces across departments.

Historic civic or cultural building with ornate architecture under a blue sky.

Maintaining transparency and auditability for councillors, funders, and the public.

Business professionals pointing at printed reports and charts at a desk.

Artifax brings accountability, coordination and clarity to every facility you manage.

Portfolio Management

Oversee all cultural and community spaces in one central system. 

Manage everything from council chamber bookings to football pitches in a consistent workflow. 

Support multiple rate cards, authorisations, and committee-set pricing models. 

Produce exportable reports on usage, revenue, and community impact for audits and committee meetings. 

Connect to finance, CRM, and payment systems to reduce admin and error. 

Enable residents to submit booking requests online. 

Manage locations, rooms, and open spaces across multiple towns and facilities with consistent permissions. 

Scaling With You

Getting Started

Bring venues, parks, and community spaces onto a single shared platform. 

Becoming Efficient

Standardise booking, invoicing, and reporting processes across departments. 

Working Smarter

Link activities, finance, and resource data across facilities. 

Unlocking Insights

Understand usage patterns, community reach, value and impact across your estate. 

Leading the Way

Integrate with enterprise systems for end-to-end digital transformation. 

Built for Governance and Growth

Artifax gives local authorities the flexibility to support community outcomes while maintaining financial sustainability and public accountability. It helps teams make better decisions, deliver more services, and operate transparently — all in one system. 

From civic halls to country parks, Artifax helps councils make the most of every space and every budget. 

Available via the UK Government’s Digital Marketplace

Artifax is listed as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud framework, making it easy for local government organizations to procure our cloud software through the UK Government’s Digital Marketplace.

What this means for you:

  • Faster procurement: Buy without running a full tender process

  • Compliant by design: G-Cloud supports public sector procurement rules

  • Clear pricing and terms: Published and transparent through the Marketplace

  • Lower risk: Pre-approved framework reduces administrative and legal overhead

See Artifax in Action

Explore how our venue and event management software helps you simplify scheduling, streamline operations, and deliver standout experiences — all in one place.