Sedona Arts Center — Volunteers Needed!

Sedona Arts Center is holding a Volunteer Fair on Thursday, June 17, 2021 from 4 to 6pm at the Art Barn in Uptown Sedona.

Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization is based in Uptown Sedona and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery promotes the original works of over 100 local and regional artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year.

This event will provide an opportunity for individuals who are interested in volunteering to apply for particular areas of interest.

Volunteer Jobs Needed

General Events – Set Up & Strike Crew
These volunteers will need to be at Sedona Arts Center early in the morning to assist with set-up of our various events. This involves table and chair moving and set up, tent set up, food & drink set up, decorating, and more. These volunteers will also be needed following the events to strike everything and help put it all away. Volunteers can leave the event and come back between set up and strike.

Gallery – Sales
Gallery Sales Volunteers will assist the Gallery Manager and Gallery Assistant with general Gallery Sales.  The Gallery is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, but will soon be open 7 days a week.  Gallery Sales Volunteers will be required to work at least a four-hour shift.  These volunteers may also be called upon to assist with sales for all special exhibitions and events. Must be comfortable with Square or be willing to be trained on this digital platform.

Preparators
Preparators are needed to hang special exhibits.  Ideally, these volunteers will have experience hanging art exhibits and an “eye” for showing art to its fullest potential.  Volunteers will need to review the chosen work in preparation for hanging as well as physically hang the pieces.

Docents
This new group of volunteers will be trained in all things Sedona Arts Center and will be called upon to volunteer in whatever capacity is needed by the staff for events and programs. This may involve running errands, picking up catering, organizing name tags, in addition to organizing, decorating and more.  Docents must be friendly, welcoming and helpful to our patrons and visitors.  Docents may be called upon to assist in the Gallery, educate the public about our special exhibitions, promote sales, promote and organize events and help in any way they are able.

Exhibit & Event Sales
As above with Gallery Sales only these volunteers would only be called upon for sales at specific events and/or exhibits.

Plein Air Festival Housing
Volunteers are needed to house visiting artists throughout the Sedona Plein Air Festival – from October 22 through October 31, 2021.

Celebrate Local – Bartenders
Bartenders are needed to be trained and pour beer and wine during Celebrate Local the first Wednesday of every other month starting in August, 2021.

Celebrate Local – Set Up & Strike Crew
This set up and strike crew will be specific for Celebrate Local – our largest outdoor event that happens the first Wednesday of every other month, beginning in August 2021.  Timing and specifics are the same as general event set up and strike crew needs – see above.

Teaching Artist Assistants
Teaching Artists Assistants are needed to assist visiting teaching artists with classes.  This may involve helping to film a class, assist in hybrid learning/streaming, helping with materials, technical assistance, running errands or anything else that may be needed.

Tech Volunteers
Tech volunteers are needed to assist teachers with online and hybrid classes.  Must be knowledgeable about Zoom, iPhone cameras and any other technology issues that may arise in order to assist students to have a great experience in online classes.

EVENTS 2021
CELEBRATE LOCAL
Celebrate Local was created to engage the local community while celebrating and featuring local arts, food and drink. Held in the upper parking lot of Sedona Arts Center, Celebrate Local will be a bi-monthly celebration of the beauty and diversity of local music, food, drink, and artistry. Beginning on August 4, 2021, this event will take place from 4 pm – 6 pm on the first Wednesday of every other month featuring local musicians, food trucks, wineries, and live demonstrations by local artists. Celebrate Local is specifically targeted toward strengthening ties within the greater Sedona area to support the local community. Admission to Celebrate Local will be free to the public with food and drink available for purchase.

SOULS OF FORGOTTEN OBJECTS
Exploring the intersection between trash and treasure, Souls of Forgotten Objects will include an exhibit, workshops and demonstrations that combines found or forgotten objects together to create something beautiful.

VISION & SOUND: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Vision & Sound is a cultural exhibition and series of events featuring the works of African-American artists in early 2022. Vision and Sound uses personal perspective, cultural traditions, and the beauty of the arts to provide audiences insights into the artistic accomplishments of African Americans and promotes inclusion in and through the arts and culture. Over the past six years, Vision & Sound has been held in the greater Phoenix area.  This year, it expands to a statewide and virtual focus through the Sedona Arts Center. We will partner with Phoenix area entities to extend the reach of this valued programming while expanding and celebrating the diversity of the African American culture. Some of the programming surrounding this event will include concerts, demonstrations, interactive lectures and a special exhibit in the SEG.

SAC HOME SHOW: BIRDY STYLE
This event hopes to raise much needed funding through the sale and auction of artistically inspired birdhouses and will take place in April 2022.

TAILGATE QUICKDRAW & PAINT OUT
Just what it sounds like – a three-day Plein air event June 3­–5, 2022 that will feature almost all new artists to introduce them to the Sedona landscape. Sales and a party will happen “tailgate” style in the lower parking lot of the Arts Center.

Sedona Arts Center welcomes anyone interested in these volunteer opportunities to attend the Volunteer Fair on Thursday, June 17, 2021 from 4 to 6pm at 15 Art Barn Rd in Uptown Sedona.