Volunteer opportunities
Volunteering at KW|AG is a great way to learn new things, enhance your skills and meet new people. You'll have an opportunity to work with Gallery staff to shape KW|AG's exhibitions, programs and outreach initiatives. With a number of areas to choose from, there is a role for everyone.
Current volunteer opportunities include (click on each job for its description):
- Gallery Material Distribution
- Art Material Preparation
- Family Sundays
Events Assistant - Board of Directors
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Member Spotlight
"Thank you for the experience of acting as facilitator in the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery during Pandora's Box. Most visitors were very curious and impressed with the works, how they related to each other, and the variety of mediums used. Many were also familiar with the high-profile female contemporary artists in the exhibition, and happy to see such an important show in Kitchener. I very much enjoyed my time in the Gallery and being surrounded by artists' work that I had studied at UW. The Gallery staff is lovely to work with as well. Thank you very much for this volunteer experience."
- Sherry Czekus, UW Fine Arts MA Student, 2010
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KW|AG strives to be seen in as many venues as possible throughout the Region. The Gallery relies greatly on volunteers to help distribute Gallery materials to various businesses and organizations.
Do you enjoy walking the downtown beat or taking in a weekday drive? We require volunteers to deliver our marketing materials to prearranged sites throughout Waterloo Region and Guelph. Mileage/bus fare will be reimbursed.
- Requirements: Friendly and outgoing; possibly a vehicle.
- Time: Flexible days and times throughout the year.
- Minimum Age: 16
KW|AG often requires volunteers to help prepare art materials for various events, courses, and activities run by the gallery.
- Requirements: Comfort/experience handling delicate materials, comfortable working with a variety of artistic techniques, working in a team atmosphere.
- Time: Business hours, Monday to Friday (9am-5pm)
- Minimum Age: 16
KW|AG Family Sundays are free drop-in events at the Gallery. The program involves in-Gallery interactive activities related to the current exhibitions and hands-on art-making workshops where families can play with materials and produce their own artwork to take home.
Volunteer Roles:
- 1. Art Activity Assistant: Help with set-up and clean-up, supervise the Gallery activities, meet and greet families, answer visitor questions, help guide creative play (and have fun of course!) We maintain and promote a warm, welcoming, and helpful attitude toward all visitors and their art making.
- 2. Marketing Assistant: We require a friendly and outgoing individual to collect information from our program participants.
- Time: Flexible between 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Minimum Age: 16
KW|AG holds several special events throughout the year, each with its own distinct identity and purpose. In the past these have included openings for each gallery exhibit, as well as for KidSpark and Word on the Street.
- Requirements: Set up and tear down of events and rentals; assisting staff and co-ordinator during special events and rentals; handling of props, working with sound system crews for various events; preparing and organizing space behind the scenes; food preparation before and during events and assisting with greeting and directing visitors.
- Minimum Age: 16
The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. In recruiting new board members, the Gallery seeks individuals who have a sincere interest in the visual arts, an understanding of governance issues in the non-profit sector, and excellent community connections. To learn more, email development@kwag.on.ca.
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Join KW|AG's Volunteer Team. The opportunities vary depending on your interests and skill set. |
- By Email: Complete our volunteer application form and email it to volunteer@kwag.on.ca.
- In Person: Stop by KW|AG and chat with our Visitor Services Assistant about the current volunteer opportunities that are available.
- By Phone: Contact (519) 579-5860 for more information.
- By Mail: Complete the volunteer application form and mail it, with your volunteering opportunity preference to:
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
Attention: Visitor Services/Volunteer Coordinator
101 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7
(519) 579-5860 ext. 221
volunteer@kwag.on.ca
2010 Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
Ph: 519-579-5860 | Fax: 519-578-0740 | mail@kwag.on.ca