Seeking Art Docents & Exhibition Reception Help! Learn more at Volunteer Info Day!
ORGANIZATION: Bedford Gallery
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Interested in getting involved with the Bedford? Don’t miss the Volunteer Information Day on Monday, May 4, 2015, 10:00am - 12:00pm at the Bedford Gallery.
Learn about the fun and rewarding volunteer opportunities at the Bedford Gallery. Talk to current volunteers, enjoy coffee and pastries and browse BLOW UP: Inflatable Contemporary Art, and enter for a chance to win fabulous door prizes.
The Bedford Gallery offers two great volunteer opportunities: Gallery Guild volunteers welcome visitors at the reception desk and host receptions and other special events, and the Bedford Docents lead tours that include hands-on art projects for 2,000 school children annually (the program includes training, no previous art experience required).
Admission is free and open to anyone 18 and over interested in becoming a Docent, Guild member, or short term volunteer or intern.
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More opportunities with Bedford Gallery
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Bedford Gallery
Location:
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, US
Mission Statement
Bedford Gallery exhibits the work of historic, modern, and contemporary artists. The Gallery is dedicated to providing the public with opportunities to learn about visual arts through public programs that are varied, accessible, challenging, and educational. Its mission is to provide exhibitions and other programs that both reflect and engage the diverse audiences of the entire Contra Costa region.
Description
The Gallery organizes and presents five to six exhibitions each year. In addition, we offer lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and many other kinds of public programs. Gallery docents give tours that include hands-on art projects to over 2,000 school children each year, in addition to tours for seniors and adult groups. The approximately sixty volunteer members of the Bedford Gallery Docent Council receive professional training in both art history and teaching techniques. The Bedford Gallery Guild, a volunteer group of 55 members, staffs the reception desk every day, hosts receptions and other special events, and produces annual fundraising events.
With 3,500 square feet of exhibition space, Bedford Gallery is the largest community-based visual arts facility between the Bay Area and Sacramento. This contemporary art space is housed in the City of Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts, which also contains three theaters. The Gallery was originally founded in 1968 as the Civic Arts Gallery and was renamed for Peter and Kirsten Bedford, who donated generously to the Center's campaign.
The Bedford Gallery is a program of the City of Walnut Creek's Department of Arts, Recreation, and Community Services and is overseen by the Arts Commission . The Diablo Regional Arts Association, a private non-profit tax-exempt organization, provides vital financial and volunteer enrichment for the Bedford Gallery and other cultural services programs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts1601Walnut Creek, CA 94596
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2015
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- General Education
- Youth Services
- Mentoring
- Visual Arts
- Teaching / Instruction
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training