- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Step into our Basement!
ORGANIZATION: Grand Street Community Arts
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
1 person is interested
Grand Street Community Arts will host a building tour at 1pm on Tuesday, December 1st. This will be a lunchtime event. Board Members Larry and Ellen Becker will lead the tour. Board Member Alexis Bhagat and architect GS Christopher will be on site to answer questions about 2016 renovation plans.
Grand Street Community Arts seeks 4-5 volunteers, to assist with greeting and directing visitors, especitally directing visitors to the appropriate doorway.
We need one volunteer to stand outside the Madison Avenue entrance. DRESS WARM! We need another volunteer to stand at the bottom of the basement steps with a flashlights, a messy job!
More opportunities with Grand Street Community Arts
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Grand Street Community Arts
Location:
68 GRAND STREET, ALBANY, NY 12202, US
Mission Statement
To develop programs in the Capital Region that enlighten, empower, and engage our diverse community through the arts.
Description
Grand Street Community Arts was formed by concerned neighbors in the Mansion Neighborhood in 2003 as a way to bridge the cultural and economic divides within their neighborhood. The organization negotiated the purchase of the former St. Anthony’s Church, a long-vacant cornerstone of the community and a link with its immigrant past.
Constructed in 1907, St. Anthony’s Church not only filled the spiritual needs of parishioners, but also helped immigrants adjust to new lives in America by offering English classes and hosting performances, weddings and operas. Thus, St. Anthony’s has always been a center for the arts! In 1972, following the construction of the Empire State Plaza and the demolition of many homes in the South End, St. Anthony’s had lost its congregation and closed its doors. In 2003, Grand Street Community Arts purchased St. Anthony’s from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, reopening its doors as a community center.
Since 2004, Grand Street Community Arts has offered a variety of creative programs, mostly focused on youth and access to public space. Our most successful program is YouthFX, a summer film-making academy launched in 2006. In 2016, YouthFX will become its own independent organization, offering year-round programming.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
68 Grand StreetAlbany, NY 12202
DATE POSTED
November 19, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 90 minutes
- DRESS WARM! The building will be generally cold. One volunteer will need to stand outside.