Volunteer

Committee Overview

Membership Committee

• Member management (Airtable knowledge very helpful)

• Manage membership renewal, re-engagement

• Acquire new members

• Coordinate and communicate member opportunities, activities, appreciation

• Increase member participation

• Improve and increase member benefits

• Provide Communications Committee with news about member successes, awards, and special contributions

  Organize artist-member interviews to be shared by Communications Committee

• Address member feedback and requests

• Respond to membership questions or issues

Gallery Committee

• Gallery staffing

• Artwork acquisition

• Artwork intake and unpacking for shows and exhibits

• Artwork return or re-packing after shows and exhibits

• Hang artwork for display and rotate regularly

• Maintaining gallery cleanliness, updates, and repairs

• Cleaning gallery prior to shows, exhibits, workshops and classes

• Work with Events Committee on event ideas and themes, private events, shows, and exhibits including food service, drinks, entertainment

Education

• Plan workshops, classes, lectures, and presentations

• Manage Visiting Artist program to secondary schools and colleges

• Acquire outstanding workshop teachers

• Select teachers for classes

• Set-up/clean-up and assist with workshops, classes, lectures, and presentations

• Work with grant writers for educational funding

• Acquire sponsors for educational needs

Video/Photo/Design Communications

Videographers

• Record artist interviews, demonstrations, and events using mobile phone video devices (iPhone preferred)

• Record short videos or create live feed for social media

Video Editors

• Create small can catchy video posts for social media

• Follow editing instructions to create full-length artist interviews and demos (iMovie preferred)

Photographers

• Photograph events, classes, workshops

Designers

• Edit and correct photos for use on website, social media, newsletter, and blog

• Create graphic posts for website, social media, newsletter, and blog

Communications

• Copywriting and content for website

• Copywriting and content for newsletter

• Copywriting and content for social media

• Design, update and edit website using Squarespace

• Design and post social media posts

• Assemble and schedule newsletter

• Format content for blog posts

• Manage website content for online shows and exhibits

• Airtable integration with website

• Manage membership, workshop, class, and product sales on website (Stripe knowledge helpful)

Events

• Plan member events (with Gallery Committee)

• Plan shows and exhibits (with Gallery Committee)

• Manage special event use of gallery

• Plan future gallery retail shop

• Plan food and drinks for receptions and events

• Coordinate volunteers for exhibits (set-up tables, linens, food and drink stations, and clean-up)

• Acquire sponsors for events to offset costs

Finance

• Manage and maintain the Club’s finances with Quickbooks/Airtable/Bank

• Financial planning

• Donor acquisition

• Bank liaison

• Update board on financial status, needs, issues

General

• Apply to join the board

• Join the Steering Committee

• Sponsor a Gallery Room under your business name

• Help with Gallery updates, maintenance, and repairs

• Acquire sponsors and donors

• Host a donor party

Immediate Needs

Ongoing Support

• Staff the gallery one or more days per month (Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12:00-5:00)

• Membership Committee Chair and Co-Chair

• Video Editors (iMovie preferred)

• Videographers (iPhone and familiar with lavalier microphones)

• Seeking individuals with Airtable expertise

• Copywriters for newsletter, blog, and artist interviews

• Individuals with a working knowledge of Squarespace to manage Member Gallery on Club website

Bite-Sized Ways to Help Now

• Edit one or more videos using iMovie (we have a lot of video that needs to be edited)

• Staff the gallery one or more days per month (Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12:00-5:00)Wish List/Needs

• Person who can wipe down gallery baseboards and fill nail holes in baseboards

• Person who can paint gallery baseboards (one coat)

• Person to help set up for weekly Tuesday art classes (set up tables, easels, and chairs) one or more Tuesdays

• Person to help clean up after weekly Tuesday art classes (move tables, easels, and chairs to storage) one or more Tuesdays

• Artist members - Email us ONE piece of your best pieces of art for use on our website, social media and in newsletters. Include your name, title, medium and size of artwork. Images should be JPEG only and 2000 pixels on the longest side. Sending images is not a guarantee your artwork will be used. Submit your artwork via email HERE.

• Artist members - Send us your good news! Did you win a competition, accomplish something big, or sell an important piece? Let us know the details and send us a JPEG image only that is 2000 pixels on the longest side. Click HERE to email us.

• Donate a vase of flowers for our next reception

Wishlist - Items that would help us a lot!

• Working iPhone 8 Plus or newer

• DJI Osmo Mobile 3 Combo (video gimbal) from Amazon. Link HERE

• Paper towels for classes, workshops, and gallery restrooms

• Toilet paper

• Kitchen trash bags

• Windex

• Softscrub

• 409 Cleaner or similar

• Disposable dollar store plastic tablecloths for 8 foot tables

Donors/Sponsors

• Business or individual financial sponsor of artist awards for upcoming shows. Includes advertising benefit for sponsor.

• Business or individual sponsors of a Gallery Room. Includes advertising of business, private event use of gallery, plaque in gallery room.

• Ongoing general financial support is always appreciated. You may also earmark donations.