- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Community event volunteer - fun family art projects - various locations around metro!
ORGANIZATION: Artistry
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
If you enjoy working with children and have a passion for art, join Artistry for one of our many community outreach events or programs. From Kite Day in May to one of the many art programs we facilitate for youth and teens in area libraries, there are many opportunities to engage with kids and families and have fun helping the community engage with art!
No art expertise required!
CURRENT NEEDS:
Please see below for details about two special events where we will have a family art table. Volunteers do not need to be art experts - just interested in helping families have an enjoyable experience.
EVENT #1
Art table - City of Bloomington's Spring Egg Hunt event
Project: Colorful paper eggs.
Kids will decorate paper eggs with various materials.
Day: Saturday
Date: March 31
Time: 9:30 - 11:30am
Address:
Normandale Lake Bandshell
5901 W 84th St
Bloomington, MN 55438
LOCATION NOTE - Parking for volunteers is allowed at the small lot off 84th street. There is a long path from there that leads down to the bandshell.
EVENT #2
Art table at spring event at Southtown Center
Project: Construction Paper Bunnies and Chicks
Kids will create 3-dimensional bunny and chick sculptures using colorful construction papers and various arts and crafts materials. An Artistry staff member will be on site to manage. Volunteers will be helpers.
Day: Saturday
Date: March 31
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Address:
Southtown Center
7801 Penn Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431
LOCATION NOTE - the Southtown family event will take place in the old Toys 'R Us building next to Herbergers
EVENT #3
Art tables at Artistry Spring Open House
Various simple art activities. Instructions will be provided.
Day: Saturday
Date: April 7
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Address:
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd
Bloomington, MN 55431
And if you love working with kids, inquire about the following too:
- After-school programs in Bloomington
- Library art classes around the Twin Cites metro
Artistry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers theater productions, visual art exhibitions, outreach programs, and art classes for youth and adults. For more information, visit artistrymn.org.
Artistry requires interested volunteers to fill out an application.
Fill out an application here: https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=1668885485
Artistry conducts background checks for all prospective volunteers through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), local law enforcement agencies, or other repositories of criminal history data.
More opportunities with Artistry
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Artistry
Location:
1800 W OLD SHAKOPEE RD, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431, US
Mission Statement
In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region’s most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.
Description
Artistry offers theater productions, visual art exhibitions, outreach programs, and art classes for youth and adults. Theater
From its modest beginnings in the mid-1950s, our theater program now attracts the best directors, choreographers, designers, and other theater artists in the region. Artistry produces eight productions per season, including dramas and comedies in the intimate Black Box Theater and large musicals with a critically-acclaimed pit orchestra in the 366-seat Schneider Theater.
Visual ArtsArtistry showcases the work of emerging and established artists from Minnesota and surrounding states. Each year, we curate 14 exhibitions that span a wide continuum of media and subject matter in two galleries in the Bloomington Center for the Arts, drawing more than 55,000 visits.
Arts EducationWe offer year-round classes and workshops at the Bloomington Center for the Arts and bring arts learning experiences to people of all ages and abilities at schools, senior centers, libraries, farmers markets, and shopping centers in Bloomington and beyond.
Public Art and Creative PlacemakingIn 2013, we launched a long-term partnership with the City of Bloomington and others to engage artists, designers, and other creative people in public art and creative placemaking.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1800 W. Old Shakopee RdBloomington, MN 55431
DATE POSTED
March 21, 2018
SKILLS
- Drawing
- General Education
- Painting
- Visual Arts
- Teaching / Instruction
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Depending on program, 1-6 hours
- Friendly and interested in engaging with the public. Transportation to site.