Volunteer Program

A gallery assistant will help the center’s staff prepare exhibits for display and de-install them at the end of their display period. Assistants usually work closely with staff on tasks such as condition reporting, art unpacking and packing, hanging artwork, patching and painting walls and label creation. Assistants will sometimes be asked to help with special installation practices and tasks some shows require and may also get the opportunity to work with visiting artists for installation of works. 

Supervisor: Visual Arts Coordinator 

Term of Service: Gallery assistants commit to two years of service. 

Time Commitment: Project-based and varies with each special event. 

Qualifications: Must be 18 or older and have an interest and passion for art. They must also have the ability to lift at least 30 pounds, use basic hand tools and calculate basic mathematical measurements. Assistants must be able to carefully handle and carry artworks of various media.  

Required Training: New assistants will be trained under the supervisor and other well-trained gallery assistants by attending exhibit installations and de-installations. Training is ongoing as each new exhibit can present new challenges. Dates and times for these will vary week to week and assistants can work with the supervisor to schedule training/work times. Training will include best practices for hanging artwork and basic art handling guidelines.  

Special events assistants help with installation and tear down of event equipment and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

Supervisor: Education/Volunteer Coordinator

Time Commitment: Project-based and varies with each special event. 

Qualifications:  A desire to benefit the arts center, the ability to work independently with little supervision and experience with event management and preparation. 

These are the first people visitors encounter when they enter the center and come to the main reception desk. Facility greeters answer visitor questions, give directions and provide information about the center’s programs, events and activities. They answer the telephone and direct calls to the correct staff contact. 

Supervisor: Box Office/Customer Service Technician 

Time Commitment: Facility greeters usually commit to two shifts of three-and-a-half hours per month, but it varies by volunteer. 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the Center for the Arts, strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently with little supervision. A background in customer service is helpful, but not required. 

Art education volunteers work independently and in committees on special projects with the corresponding supervisor. These activities include organizing Family Days, developing new tours, researching new exhibits, developing art projects and activities, developing promotional materials and organizing the art studio. Volunteers engage school children, college students and the general public in discussions about the center’s permanent collection and changing exhibitions. Many gallery assistants also serve as art education volunteers. 

Supervisor: Visual Arts Coordinator 

Time Commitment: These projects are usually time-based and last about four months, however, volunteers commit to a year of service. 

Qualifications: An interest and passion for art, a desire to benefit the center, available on a weekly basis for the majority of the school year (September through June), strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently with little supervision. 

Required Training: New volunteers attend weekly training sessions for three months that orient them to the center and collection, practice giving tours and practice developing themes and transitions.  

Dance program assistants help backstage, with showcase installations and tear-downs, activity preparation for kids and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

Supervisor: Ballet Coordinator 

Time Commitment: The time commitment is project-based and varies with each specific showcase and/or performance. 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the dance programs, the ability to work independently with little supervision and experience supervising of participants, ironing, costume alterations and showcase preparation. 

Theatre program assistants help with theatre production, installation and tear-down, prop preparation and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

Supervisor: Theatre Coordinator 

Time Commitment: The time commitment is project-based and varies with each specific production. 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the theatrical program, the ability to work independently with little supervision and experience with theatre, show preparation and set designs. 

These volunteers are the first people visitors encounter when they enter the center for main stage events. Ushers answer visitor questions, give directions and provide information about the programs, events and activities of the Carrollton Center for the Arts.  

Supervisor: Box Office/Customer Service Technician 

Term of Service: Ushers usually commit to two shifts of three and a half hours per month, but it varies by volunteer. 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the Center for the Arts, strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently with little supervision. A background in customer service is helpful but not required. 

Assist with theatre production, installation and tear down, set design, sound booth, organizing scene shop and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

Supervisor: Technical Coordinator 

Time Commitment: The time commitment is project-based and varies with each specific production. 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the theatrical program, the ability to work independently with little supervision and experience with theatre, show preparation and set designs. 

Assist with maintaining costume inventory, theatre production, dance, musical showcases and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

Supervisor: Theatre Coordinator 

Qualifications: A desire to benefit the theatrical program, the ability to work independently with little supervision, experience with theatre, show preparation and costume designs.