The Visual Arts Team has many roles for volunteers.
There is a sub group that meets 4 times a year and works all year round to plan and book the festival programme, and think ahead to future years.
During the festival week volunteers set up exhibitions across the site before the festival starts, they also help to run the art schools and other hands-on sessions during the weekend, as well as invigilating at exhibition spaces and helping to take everything down once the festival is over.
Being part of our team is a fun and rewarding experience; contributing to the festival as a whole and personally to those who come. If you would like to join us you would be very welcome. You don’t need to be able to do everything, you can volunteer for pre build or during the festival or both.
Take a look below at a more detailed list of roles, hours, expectations and what Greenbelt provides to support you as a volunteer Please consider the commitment and exactly what is required with regard to the hours involved so you are able to plan your travel and timings around the shift hours.
Festival Roles Available
Pre Build ( setting up exhibitions )
You need to:-
• be available from Tuesday or Wednesday to Friday of the week before the festival.
• be able to set up & paint exhibition boards and hang exhibits.
• be willing to get involved in other preparation that needs to be done
• be practical and able use your own initiative
Pre Build hours in the week before the festival are:
Tuesday – 1pm to 5.30pm
Wednesday – 9.30am to 5pm
Thursday – 9.30am to 5pm
Friday (first day of the festival) – 9.30am to 5pm
Invigilate exhibitions
You need to:-
• be available during the festival weekend.
• volunteer for shifts to cover each exhibition venue
• be able to work on your own
Art school and Hands-on workshop sessions
You need to:-
• be available during the festival weekend
• be creative – you could be an art teacher who could lead a class, or an assistant who could help out
• be able to inspire people coming to workshops to take part
• volunteer for shifts to cover each workshop
Festival volunteering hours are:
Friday – 6pm to 9pm
Saturday – 6hrs as per shift timetable
Sunday - 6hrs as per shift timetable
Monday - 6hrs as per shift timetable
Note: exact times of shifts will be given at the ‘Visual Arts Volunteers Meeting’ on Friday afternoon in The Hub - time to be confirmed.
Take down exhibitions
You need to:-
• be available after the festival has finished – on Monday evening and Tuesday to take down the exhibits and tidy up
• be able to take on physical work
Take down hours are:
Monday (last day of the festival) – 5pm to 9pm
Tuesday – 9.30am to 3pm
Support for volunteers
Greenbelt provides volunteers with entry to the festival, discounted tickets for family and friends, meals vouchers towards food while you are volunteering, showers, access to the volunteer lounge - with hot and cold drinks, a volunteers t shirt, discount in the shop and a support team to answer all your queries during the weekend.
If you would like to apply for our team, please see the application form link below. Due to the popularity of our team, apply early for the best chances of selection. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can to let you know if you have been successful.
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