Art Coordinator Volunteer

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Our event
Time is an art exhibition which encapsulates the experience and journey of the brain tumour community. The exhibition will be a mix of both works submitted by our community and well-known artists that follows the theme 'Time’. The Exhibition will be held at the prestigious Business Design Centre in Central London between 2nd-16th April 2023. Please note: the majority of this volunteer role will take place at our office in Fleet, Hampshire (see below for more details).

How can you help?
We are looking for a volunteer with a passion for the arts to support us in these areas:

• Coordinating, cataloguing and photographing art submissions prior to the event.
• Support on the set up day which will involved unpacking and coordinating the art at the Business Design Centre and setting up our reception and shop area.
• Support throughout the exhibition which will include liaising with visitors, guiding them through the gallery and supporting the team with donations, ticketing and sales.

What impact will you have?
You will be supporting the Events Team maximising the delivery of the event as well as providing the artists and visitors a high quality supporter experience.

We’re looking for... individuals that are:

• Passionate about the arts, hands-on and enthusiastic
• Happy to 'muck-in’ and help across a range of tasks where needed
• Friendly and approachable for advising visitors on what to see
• Interest in leading art tours of small groups (not essential)
• Basic awareness of current affairs of the art world
• Organised and committed - you don’t need to be available for the entire week but be committed to the availability agreed

We particularly encourage applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, including individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.

What can you gain from volunteering?

• This is an exciting event where you will experience the beautiful art submitted by our community and from well known artists, gaining first-hand experience from our professional art curator.
• An opportunity to gain invaluable work experience for your CV, make connections with industry professionals and build your knowledge and skills in art coordination, curation and exhibiting.
• You’ll join a friendly, passionate team and develop an understanding of how this team at The Charity operates.

Time commitment
A minimum of a day a week at our office (27 Rye Close, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2UH) prior to the event to support us in receiving, cataloguing and photographing the work. The event is running between 2nd-16th April 2023 and we will need support to set up the exhibit at The Business Design Centre, Central London (including the running of the daily openings and support at our mini evening events for VIP’s and paid for tickets. However, you will not be expected to be at the event all week.

Practical considerations
You will receive training for the role and ongoing direction from one of the team, who will be your key contact. Volunteers will be required to complete internal data protection documentation before commencing the role. Volunteers must be over 18. We encourage volunteers to claim for any reasonable expenses that are incurred in the course of their volunteering with the Charity. Find out more in our expenses policy.

Need support with the application process?
We are committed to being inclusive and recognise that there may be a number of ways we could support you through the application process. If there’s any adjustments we can make to help you fully engage in the process, don’t hesitate to let us know by getting in touch with the Volunteering Team on the following details: 01252 237818 volunteering@thebraintumourcharity.org