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Volunteer at a Teen-Led Gallery Walk Showcase hosted by After School Matters!
ORGANIZATION: After School Matters
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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20 people are interested
After School Matters is looking for 10-15 friendly volunteers to help out at our upcoming teen-led Gallery Walk Arts Showcase, being held at our Gallery 37 Center for the Arts. This is a culminating event for teens in our Advanced after school programs, where they get to invite friends and family to see the pieces they've been working on through the Fall.
A little more about the Gallery Walk: Our Gallery Walk is a bi-annual culminating event that showcases the work of our Downton teen program participants. Programs such as Printmaking, Painting on Canvas, Video Production, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, and Culinary Arts contribute their talents to celebrate the end of our fall program cycle and the hard work of the teens. This year we will occupy the notable Store Front Theatre for a Media Screening and Literary Salon. We are also haivng a Culinary Buffet, live painting, 2-D art display, and Live Yoga Demos in our Dance Studio. We are expecting a large amount of guests.
When is the event? Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
Shifts Available are: 12:30pm-2:30pm & 2:30pm-4:30pm
What would I be helping with? We have various roles in need of support:
- Greeters & Registration
- Theatre Attendants
- Crowd Support
- Event Material handouts
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Completion of brief Volunteer Application & Agreement Form (website)
- Must be comfortable interacting with staff, teens, parents, and other event guests.
About After School Matters: After School Matters provides Chicago high school teens with high quality, out-of-school time opportunities to explore and develop their talents while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. Over the past two decades, more than 200,000 teens have participated in our hands-on, project-based after-school and summer programs in the arts, science, sports, technology and communications. Programs take place at locations throughout the city including Chicago public high schools, Chicago Park District and Chicago Public Library locations, community-based organizations and Downtown at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts.
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About After School Matters
Location:
66 East Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601, US
Mission Statement
To provide Chicago public high school teens opportunities to explore and develop their talents, while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. We achieve our mission by: Designing and delivering high quality, hands-on, project-based apprenticeship programs in a variety of content areas, including the arts, science, sports, technology and communications. Engaging skilled professionals as instructors who support teens’ growth and development in an intentional and meaningful way. Aligning and maximizing the resources of an extensive network of public-private partnerships to support coordinated and sustainable investment in youth development through school- and community-based programming. Focusing on continuous quality improvement, data-driven and cost-effective decisions, strengthening skills to encourage improved academic outcomes, and positive impacts for teens, schools and communities we serve.
Description
After School Matters provides Chicago high school teens with high quality, out-of-school time opportunities to explore and develop their talents while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. Over the past two decades, more than 200,000 teens have participated in our hands-on, project-based after-school and summer programs in the arts, science, sports, technology and communications. Programs take place at locations throughout the city including Chicago public high schools, Chicago Park District and Chicago Public Library locations, community-based organizations and Downtown at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts.
Please complete a volunteer application here: http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/support-us/volunteer-2/
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Contact the Volunteer team: asm.volunteers@afterschoolmatters.org
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
66 E. Randolph St.Chicago, IL 60601
DATE POSTED
November 25, 2015
SKILLS
- Drawing
- Customer Service
- Exhibition Arts
- Event Management
- Dance
- Public Relations
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Select Shifts: 1230p-230p or 230p-430p
- Completion of Volunteer App & Comfortable interacting with staff, parents, teens.