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Ambassador- Chinese Culture Center
ORGANIZATION: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
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6 people are interested
Position Title:
Chinese Culture Center Ambassador
Purpose:
Engage visitors in our gallery in thoughtful conversations triggered by the contemporary art in our gallery and our location in San Francisco Chinatown.
Challenges to Address
The Chinese Culture Center operates a gallery of edgy contemporary art that poses challenges to easy interpretation. While many visitors thoroughly enjoy the gallery, many have difficulty accessing meaning in contemporary art. Our gallery is relatively intimate, and so provide a great opportunity to enrich the visitor experience with a guided investigation into the meaning they can find in the art. Many visitors have only a superficial impression of Chinatown, yet this community offers so much in regard to American history and cultural diversity. So there is an opportunity to peel back the layers a bit, helping people to engage and value our community on a deeper and more inspiring level. Tasks:- Welcome visitors to the gallery
- Assist visitors to find meaning in the art.
- Engage visitors in thoughtful conversations inspired by the art, or by the circumstances of the visit.
- Offer thoughtful introductions to Chinatown, enticing visitors to explore deeper meanings to be found in Chinatown's story.
- 6 to 10 hours training
- 4 hours per week engaging with visitors in the gallery.
- 12 week minimum
- Our highest need for Ambassadors is on Saturdays between 10 am and 4 pm. You can volunteer for any time period within 10 am to 4 pm.
- Volunteers are also welcome Tuesday thru Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm.
- Darin Ow-Wing, Director of Education & Engagement darin@c-c-c.org
Reviews:
- Yelp SF "Chinese Culture Center: Chinatown Walking Tours
- Yelp SF "Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco"
- TripAdvisor SF "Chinese Culture Center"
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About Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Location:
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, (inside the Hilton Hotel), San Francisco, CA 94108, US
Mission Statement
CCC elevates underserved communities, and gives voice to equality through process driven contemporary art and education.
Description
Established in 1965, our vision is to contribute to a vibrant community by bringing people together. Last year over 148,000 people participated in art and cultural programs, including 10,000 youth and school children.
The Visual Art Center exhibits cutting edge work by up and coming contemporary artists. We support artists who are "unseen gems" and whose artistic influence would benefit with our support. Many of our artists have subsequently won important honors, and have gone on to worldwide influence through shows in Madrid, Hangzhou, Miami, and New York. Locally, the Visual Art Center also seeks to elevate the community by bringing world class artists to the neighborhood.
The Him Mark Lai Learning Center promotes understanding of our multi-cultural democracy and activism through the lens of the Chinese American story. Through walking tours of Chinatown, excursions to sites across the greater Bay Area, a guided journey to China, and many other educational activities, the public can gain new insights into the past and be inspired to help shape the future.
Free outdoor festivals such as the annual Chinatown Music Festival and Dancing on Waverly also activate and reframe public space.
The CCC is recognized as a successful pillar organization in the City, and is poised to advance to the next level of effectiveness by becoming a leader in the arena of process driven contemporary art and education on a national and international level.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor(inside the Hilton hotel)San Francisco, CA 94108
DATE POSTED
February 28, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Visual Arts
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 4 hours per week
- Excellent listening and communication skills. Mandarin and/ or Cantonese speaking is a plus!