Volunteer Art Gallery Assistant, Weston Park
Role Title: Volunteer Art Gallery Assistant
Reporting to: Curatorial & Learning Administrator and Security Supervisor
Accountable to: Curator & Head of Learning and Chief Executive.
Purpose of Role:
Weston Park’s Granary Art Gallery opened in 2009 following the conversion of the 18th Century Granary building with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This beautiful new space features monthly selling art exhibitions from contemporary artists around the country, as well as displaying a handful of historic paintings on loan to Weston Park from private collections. The Art Gallery plays an important role in supporting the charitable aims of the organisation, as all commission received from sold works goes towards providing materials for more than 6000 school children who visit Weston Park every year. Weston Park are looking for Volunteers to work within the Gallery, to assist visitors and sell works.
Main Responsibilities:
- To welcome visitors who are visiting the Art Gallery
- To provide information about Weston Park, current and future exhibitions in the Gallery
- To assist customers choosing to buy pieces and process any sales
- To make sure works are safe, responding calmly and professionally to any unexpected issues that may arise
- To be clean and enthusiastic, dressing appropriately
- To assist at Gallery private view events, welcoming guests and promoting the artists work
- To be positive about all exhibitions irrespective of personal likes or dislikes
Volunteer Specification:
Skills and interests needed
- Good communication skills
- Ability and willingness to learn about Weston Park and the exhibitions in the Art Gallery
- Health and Safety aware
- Excellent level of commitment
Desirable skills and interests
- An interest in contemporary art
- Good sales skills
Hours of involvement
The Gallery is open seven days a week. Duties are split into two sessions every day; 10:45 until 1:30 and 1:30 until 4pm. The amount of duties and days when a volunteer would like to work is flexible.
Visitor Experience Volunteer, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Visitor Experience Volunteers provide a warm and friendly welcome to visitors at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG). They offer directions around the museum building, share their knowledge of the collections and exhibitions and help to ensure everyone who visits SM&AG has a wonderful experience.
SM&AG is open Monday to Sunday (March – October) and volunteering takes place in two shifts 9.45am – 1.30pm and 1.15pm – 5.00pm.
If you are friendly, would like to work as part of a team and would enjoy helping people to have a lovely visit to the museum then this could be the volunteer role for you.
You will receive ongoing support from Shropshire Museums Volunteering Officer and other staff and volunteers during your volunteering, access to training and resources as required and an induction to welcome you to the team and get you ready to start volunteering.
