Volunteer at Art in the Burbs 2024

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How to Get More Involved with Art in the Burbs

Art in the Burbs is seeking new committee board members!!!

Is keeping and supporting ARTS IN OUR SCHOOLS your passion? How about being part of planning amazing and engaging events?

Since 2007, the annual Art in the Burbs show has given TTSD schools over $300,000 in arts-dedicated funding through the Art in the Burbs Grant. Here are some examples of how schools use Art in the Burbs Grants:

  • Art Lit Program support
  • Instruments
  • Pottery wheels
  • Drama props & lighting
  • After school drama classes
  • Music for band/orchestra/choir
  • Painting easels & adaptive learning equipment
  • Artists-in-Residence
  • Ballroom dancing

Join our committee of seasoned, committed, hardworking members who are dedicated to keeping arts in education.

Volunteers at Art in the Burbs

Join Our Committee Today!
View open job descriptions below.

Please consider giving your time and talent to help the arts in all TTSD schools. Email Burbs Chair at info@artintheburbs.org.

 

Open Job Descriptions

Artist Category Leads:

Ceramics/Glass

  • Artist liaison
  • Recruit artists for assigned categories
  • Prepare and lead category jury meeting to finalize vendors from application pool
  • Prepare slideshow presentation for jury meeting in PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides
  • Manage communication to artists from mid-Feb through show (acceptance, show info)
  • Meet and greet artists show weekend.  Regular check-in during weekend for feedback.
  • Send thank you’s and request feedback post show.
  • Attend all committee meetings
  • On site for show set up and during show weekend

Volunteer Coordinator

  • Use Volunteerspot to coordinate 125 volunteers needed for the show.
  • Determine volunteer assignment needs.
  • Outreach to TTSD school groups, past volunteers, committee members to fill volunteer spots.
  • On-site show weekend to greet, manage volunteers.
  • Some committee meeting attendance is required. (Kick-off, key update meetings and wrap up)
  • Send a note of thanks to volunteers and provide volunteer hours certificates to students.
  • Create cashier schedule (FTTS board and Burbs committee)

Social Media/PR Coordinator

  • Prepare press release
  • Promote show through area Event listings. 
  • Secure local news visit
  • Outreach to Pamplin Media (Tigard Times) and Tualatin Times for news stories featuring Burbs.
  • Target key community reader boards and work with business to get Burbs promoted.
  • Manage Facebook August-Show wrap up.
  • Create artist profiles based on bios and photos provided via Google Drive.
  • Create a schedule for Instagram and FB posts including artists profiles, food vendors, volunteers’ requests and other topics as determined.
  • Plan and execute media buy for the show based on the provided budget.
  • Some committee meeting attendance is required. (Kick-off, key update meetings and wrap up)
  • Volunteer weekend of the show

Marketing Coordinator

  • Coordinate design/printing of poster and postcards
  • Coordinate postcard mailing
  • Determine lawn/show signs needed with Event Chair. 
  • Determine placement of lawn signs, coordinate with committee/community members for set up and take down of signs with Event Chair.
  • Some committee meeting attendance is required. (Kick-off, key update meetings and wrap up)
  • Volunteer weekend of the show

Sponsorship Coordinator

  • Partner with Executive Director FTTS and Chair on existing sponsors.  
  • Secure sponsorships for the show with a goal of covering operating expenses.
  • Contact area businesses and Tigard and Tualatin Chambers to request sponsorship money.
  • Pursue donations (Costco, Winco, Home Goods, Lowes) 
  • Due to fiscal calendars this is best done Dec-Feb.
  • All sponsors finalized by July.
  • Coordinate getting invoices to sponsors and sending thanks.
  • Attend all committee meetings (incl show wrap up)
  • On site for show set up and during show weekend

    Art in the Burbs is amazing, and I love volunteering at it!  This is not only an event for such an important cause, but it brings all sorts of extremely talented artists together to share their gifts with all of us.  The variety of artists provides something for any type of taste in art, so I know that I can find something for almost anyone… even a little something for myself.

    Mary Lindbeck

    TTSD Teacher & Art in the Burbs volunteer

    Interested in Volunteering at This Year’s Show?

    Visit our signup.com page to sign up as a volunteer. This year’s show is at Tigard High School. We are looking for help on the following dates:
    Friday, October 27th for setup
    Saturday, October 28th for day one of the show
    Sunday, October 29th for day two of the show

    Multiple roles available! Thank you for your interest in helping support our artists and our TTSD schools. 

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