Website: https://www.grinnell.edu/academics/faulconer-gallery
Mission: The Grinnell College Faulconer Gallery promotes learning through artistic excellence and creative collaboration. We connect campus and community with art, and support cross-over relationships with literacy and different ways of learning and growing.
Location: Grinnell College
Needs:
- Direct service work with children, including prep before and processing after.
- Social media projects such as how to engage with specific audiences in ways that are compelling, and continuing to build outreach of the cross-over of art to other realms. (A sample project is a collaboration with the chamber of commerce and the school district to assemble PRIDE activity bags).
- Working within Grinnell College student life to deepen student interfacing with the museum.
- Maintaining and documenting information on the art collection.
Volunteers: needed on an on-going basis
When is service needed: All times of year are busy and in need of help except January and August.
Number of hours: Flexible, as much or little as is possible for the volunteer
Modality:
- In-person: yes
- Hybrid in-person/virtual possible: yes
- Fully virtual possible: yes, but most of the work is hands-on
Prerequisites: Knowledge of or interest in art and/or education – no specific training needed.
Background check required: yes
Training supplied: GCMoA provides training in the creative development in children, ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences), goals and methods for working with our audiences.
Equipment or logistics supplied: GCMoA supplies all equipment and supplies for our programs. Travel to the weekly Middle School program has traditionally been supplied by CLS and FM.
How to apply: For specific positions, apply via Handshake and also by email: woodward@grinnell.edu, Tilly Woodward. Volunteerism is coordinated directly by contacting Tilly Woodward.
Contact: Tilly Woodward, 641-269-4663 or 641-780-5215 (cell), woodward@grinnell.edu
Operation information: GCMoA has outreach programs serving K-12 audiences, neuro-diverse adults, and the elderly. During the school year, GCMoA meets regularly with 2 preschools, Friday afternoons at the middle school, twice monthly with a neuro-diverse group. There are always serendipitous partnerships that yield special projects, such as recently an exhibit and presentation of 1960s freedom summer photos at a retirement home. In the summers, GCMoA sees 300 children/week through Art in the Park and various community summer camps and programs.
Address: 1108 Park St, Grinnell
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