Schipul – The Web Marketing Company and Houston Theater District were honored with the Best Arts Website award in the 2006 WebAward Competition for www.houstontheaterdistrict.org. 

Houston Theater District is home to nine world-class performing arts organizations and is second in the United States of number of concentrated theater seats in the downtown area (with 12,948 live performance seats and 1,480 movie seats).

The Houston Theater District Web site is dedicated to promoting the rich cultural life of Houston and to keeping Houstonians connected with the arts community.   The site is powered by Schipul’s Tendenci® association management software, which empowers users to keep track of showtimes, receive special promotions, sign up for newsletters and find hotel, parking, restaurant and other entertainment choices on the interactive site.

 The WebAwards are produced by the Web Marketing Association (WMA).  This annual award offers recognition to Web sites that set the standard for Web development and design.

Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.  A complete list of the winning sites can be found at the WebAward Web site at www.WebAward.org.