Volunteer Opportunities
North Charleston Arts Fest Volunteer Opportunities
The North Charleston Arts Fest is an annual, multi-discipline arts and culture event that offers a wide range of free and modestly priced performances, workshops, exhibits, and activities throughout the City of North Charleston. The magnitude of this project requires enormous support from the community and the Cultural Arts Department is truly grateful for the many wonderful volunteers that help to make the event a success.
There are several opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved with the Arts Fest. Examples include:
- Distribution of Arts Fest posters and program booklets
- Assistance with the receipt, hanging/display, and pick-up of entries for the Juried Art, Photography, Youth Art, and SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibits
- Assisting contracted artists leading children’s art activities
- Staffing event information booths and monitoring exhibitions and activities
Internship Opportunities
The North Charleston Cultural Arts Department often partners with area colleges and universities to provide internship opportunities to aspiring artists and arts leaders. Two types of internships are offered during the Spring semester, beginning in early January and ending after the Arts Fest in May. Resumes and cover letters are accepted through the first week of December. Each intern receives a $1000 stipend upon completion of 120 hours of service.
Cultural Arts/Arts Fest Internships
Learning Objectives:
Interns will gain knowledge in the planning, implementation, and operations of a City’s Cultural Arts Department by assisting with special projects under the direction of the Cultural Arts Director, Arts Coordinators, and various staff members.
Responsibilities:
- General office tasks such as typing, data entry, mail lists, mailings, record keeping, filing, and editing copy for various applications, marketing materials, press releases, contracts, and correspondence. Should possess general computer skills and be able to work independently.
- Collecting/compiling data on various art programs and art groups
- Assisting with development and execution of marketing for programs and events
- Distributing promotional material
- Planning and implementing on-going programs, special events, and installations of art exhibits
- Planning and implementing the annual multi-discipline North Charleston Arts Fest, to include: decoration for select events, installation and de-installation of original art, photography, youth art, sculpture, and fine craft exhibits. Assist with the management of performance stages, children’s art activities, exhibit monitoring, and special assignments
- Developing corporate sponsorships for the Arts Fest
- Assisting with recruitment/coordination of volunteers specifically for the Arts Fest
Qualifications/knowledge/skills desired:
- Interest in arts or arts administration
- Basic office skills (i.e. – typing, phone etiquette, filing/alphabetizing, etc.)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office – esp. Word and Excel
Sculpture Internships
Learning Objectives:
Interns will gain knowledge in the planning, implementation, and operation of a City’s Cultural Arts Department by assisting with art exhibits, receptions, special events, installations, and national outdoor sculpture exhibition/competition under the direction of the Arts Coordinator.
Responsibilities:
- General office tasks such as typing, data entry, mail lists, mailings, record keeping, filing, and editing copy for various applications, marketing materials, press releases, contracts, and correspondence. Should possess general computer skills and be able to work independently.
- Collecting/compiling data on various art programs and art groups.
- Distributing promotional material.
- Planning and implementing on-going programs, special events, and installations of art exhibits.
- Planning and implementing the annual multi-discipline North Charleston Arts Fest, to include: decoration for select events, installation and de-installation of original art, photography, youth art and fine craft exhibits. Assist with the management of performance stages, children’s art activities, exhibit monitoring, and special assignments.
- Physical installing and de-installing of North Charleston Arts Fest exhibitions, such as, but not limited to: SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition, National Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, and independent public art projects, to be temporarily installed in parks, public intersections, residential green spaces, recreational centers, businesses, and city facilities in North Charleston. In order to assist with the installation and de-installation of public art, the Intern must be physically able to stand, walk, lift, and carry tools and/or items pertaining to the exhibitions – either inside a building or outside on site.
Qualifications/knowledge/skills desired:
- Interest in visual arts or arts administration
- Basic office skills (i.e. – typing, phone etiquette, filing/alphabetizing, etc.)
- General knowledge of hand tools and light-duty construction equipment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office – esp. Word and Excel
If you are interested in applying for an internship position, please contact the Cultural Arts Department at 843-740-5854 or [email protected].