"Non-Committee" Workers

Gallery Shift Worker

This is the most popular volunteer position, because it comes with benefits: work at least six hours per month and earn a higher percentage when your art sells. 

First Friday Host

The Topeka Art Guild Gallery is open late on the First Friday of the month.  Hosts are needed to set up the event, greet guests, and clean up after the event.

Instructor

Volunteer instructors are the BEST! If you have a particular skill, at ANY level, you can teach in the TAG classroom. 

Committee Workers

Most of the behind-the-scenes work at the Topeka Art Guild gets done by committees. Generally, one person is the chair of the committee and makes the major decisions, and committee members take turns working when needed.

Classes and Workshops: Help schedule classes with professional instructors. These classes have paid instructors and fees.

First Fridays:  If hospitality is one of your gifts, this is right up your alley. Two volunteers are needed for each First Friday to bring snacks, prep the gallery, meet and greet and clean up. 

Fundraising: If you have fundraising experience, WE NEED YOU! 

Hanging Committee: Decides "what goes where," but takes many hands getting all those paintings onto the walls!

High School Exhibits. Communicates with the various high school teachers to make arrangements for the exhibits, a volunteer would packing delivering the art back to the schools would be a marvelous help.

Grant Writing: If you have grant writing experience, we would LOVE for you to make yourself known post haste.

Guest Speakers/Member Meetings: Schedules speakers for the monthly member meetings. If you have good contacts in the art world, you can certainly join the team. 

Membership Development.  If you have ideas and/or experience with membership development: WE NEED YOU!

Newsletter. Add to our newsletter if you have items to be included, get them to her by the 20th of each month. Articles for the newsletter are always welcome. 

Website and Social Media. Let webmaster know if you find errors, typos or links that don't work. We also have member pages and blogs available.

Scholarship Committee. This committee is active in the spring. Members change from year to year. 

Social Media. Do you have a gift for attention grabbing community building ideas lets work together.  

Staffing: Do you love puzzles and time management he gallery staffing needs you to keep things moving a backbone of gallery life. 

Gallery Building: Are you hands on a builder or love to make things we have things to keep you busy
Special Events or Projects:  Have an event you love or one you like to start or any special project lets talk  

Join the Board: Ready to take your membership to the next level with leadership position bring your skills, talents and passion.