Volunteer Application

Application Process

1. Complete and submit the Application Form on the right.
2. After submitting your application, please email or fax your resume to us:
   • (415) 863-1655 Fax
3. Wait to hear from us — we’ll contact you to discuss your volunteer interests and our needs!

Be assured that the information you submit is strictly for our use and will be held in confidence.

Thank you for your application!

Volunteer Needs

Art Studio

Volunteers assist in the studio to facilitate the artmaking process. A wide variety of non-toxic art media are used to create works on paper, sculpture, mixed media assemblages and construction, etc. Responsibilities may include prep work, clean up, teaching assistance, special projects, and workshops. Volunteer slots for the art studio are limited and not always available. Volunteers must be available on a weekday during studio hours, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

• Necessary Skills: Working familiarity with various art media and techniques, respect for individual creativity
• Expected Commitment: Minimum of four hours per day, one time per week for three months

Exhibition Preparation & Installation

Skilled volunteers are needed to assist us to prepare and install exhibits. Responsibilities include matting, shrink wrapping, and/or framing. We also use volunteers to prepare the gallery before and after exhibition, i.e., spackling, painting, hanging artwork, etc., and to take inventory of gallery products.

• Necessary Skills: Demonstrated competence to prepare art for exhibition, and/or basic interior wall painting skills
• Expected Commitment: Assist us with at least three exhibitions in one calendar year

Special Events

There are a variety of activities for people who wish to volunteer at exhibition opening receptions, our annual holiday sale, or our annual fund raising event. Responsibilities may include welcoming attendees, setting up and staffing the wine and food area, providing artist bios and other information to patrons, writing receipts, wrapping art, etc.

• Necessary Skills: Friendly and responsible
• Expected Commitment: Assist us with at least three special events in one calendar year

Administrative Support

Volunteers assist administrative staff to perform clerical support functions, e.g., preparing mailings, filing, entering data, answering phones, greeting gallery patrons, performing special projects, etc.

• Necessary Skills: Personable and organized, good customer relations skills
• Expected Commitment: Minimum of two hours per day, one time per week for three months, or art studio volunteers who assist when a need arises