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53 people are interested
PHOTOGRAPHER/PHOTO EDITOR supporting African community project
ORGANIZATION: Art AIDS Art
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53 people are interested
Art Aids Art seeks an experienced photographer interested in having a meaningful impact on a small, fast growing nonprofit organization. Art Aids Art promotes education, wellbeing and sustainable economic development, working primarily with South African women and children impacted by poverty and/or HIV/AIDS. We are the FIRST American organization to open an art and education center in South Africa's second largest township, Khayelitsha. To create income for formerly-unemployed women living in shanty towns, we sell their handcrafted art online, and are poised to begin a wholesale project to increase the project's impact. This requires photographing and editing photos of their work to post on our online store and in our wholesale catalog. We are looking for someone to shoot photos, preferably in a studio space. If this is not possible, the alternative would be to have the capacity to set up a white space with lighting in order to achieve a uniform, professional look. Experience and keen attention to detail are preferred. The ability to batch-edit is a plus (saves time). This can be a one-time opportunity or ongoing. However, we would very much like to work with someone on a long term basis, if possible. This is an unpaid voluntary position, but the reward of changing lives is South Africa is powerful...and the handmade items you will be shooting are very cool!
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About Art AIDS Art
Location:
2255 N. Lake Ave, rear unit, Contact us to schedule an appointment., Altadena, CA 91001, US
Mission Statement
Art Aids Art, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, promotes education and sustainable economic development through the arts.
Description
Founded in 2003 by educators and human service professionals, Art Aids Art serves South African women and children through programs in impoverished townships surrounding Cape Town. With our U.S. office based in Altadena, California, Art Aids Art's American activities focus on educating the public about South African culture and the HIV/AIDS crisis through presentations at schools, community centers and private home gatherings. Each year, the organization leads an intergenerational group of volunteers to Cape Town, home of our South African headquarters, to provide services through our own programs and in collaboration with participating South African organizations. In addition, Art Aids Art stimulates economic opportunity for South African artist collectives, purchasing artwork at Fair Trade prices and exhibiting it in the United States. Income from American art sales is reinvested into our projects in Cape Town. In this regard, working with Art Aids Art provides a unique experience of working with a nonprofit that also works like a small business. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Because of our small size and wide range of activities, we offer a wide variety of activities for volunteers, including: -staffing our public events, including interacting with the public, setting up displays, and providing information about our programs. -assisting us with a variety of art documentation, including: digital photo editing and graphic design, review and data entry of storytelling interviews, organization of photographs and art materials, assisting with intake and inventorying of handcrafts from Africa, etc.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2255 N. Lake Ave, rear unitContact us to schedule an appointment.Altadena, CA 91001
DATE POSTED
November 11, 2016
SKILLS
- Photography
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- 2-3 hours for shoot. Editing time thereafter.
- A studio space or ability to create a lit white space is a plus.