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SUMMER 2026 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Summer is around the corner and it’s going to be hopping at the Glen Arbor Arts Center! Help make it an amazing summer … give an hour or two … make some appetizers for an exhibit opening … serve at our info table during Tuesday’s Farmer’s Market … join the Plein Air Weekend team … we soooo need our members!
Last year we were bursting at the seams. More gallery visitors, more classes, more students, more creative exploration than ever before. This year we expect no less.
Browse the summer’s volunteer opportunities below and please sign up to help where and when you can.
We need you! You help make the Arts Center thrive!
HOSPITALITY
@ Exhibit Openings
American Tree Exhibition
Friday, June 5, 5–7pm
Main Gallery
Take Flight Exhibition
Friday, August 14, 5–7pm
Main Gallery
Volunteers needed at each opening:
2 Appetizer Contributors
(food for 75 people)
2 Greeters
USHERS
@ Concerts
Cerus Quartet Culminating Concert
Friday, June 19, 7–8:30pm
Township Hall
5 Greeters, 2 Ticket Takers
(free admission)
A Brush with Music:
Celebrating Harvey Gordon
Sunday, July 26, 6–7pm
Main Gallery
2 Ushers, 1 Ticket Taker
HELPERS
@ Plein Air Weekend
August 6–8
It truly takes a village to host this landmark event Now in its 18th year—greeters, furniture set up workers, food prep helpers, and more are needed. The weekend long event runs like a well-oiled machine with return volunteers who know the ropes, but there’s a need for more. Join the team who make this happen!
HELPERS
@ Youth Plein Air Month
July 1–31
This month long activity encourages children to explore the world of plein air painting. It includes special mentoring days, a special exhibition and awards ceremony.
Volunteers are needed at the events to help with set up and greet participants.
ASSISTANTS
@ YOUTH CAMPS & CLASSES
June 15–August 14
With more than 30 youth programs in 7 weeks, many that sell out, teacher assistants are essential. Parents and grandparents who love creativity, current or former teachers of ages 6–18 with creative leanings, adults looking to support creative exploration of youth … you might be a fit to assist our instructors for a camp session or two or three.
PHOTOGRAPHERS & VIDEOGRAPHERS
Capture events in photos and videos and share on your social media, hashtag #glenarborart, or email them to us.
Videographers to film full events are also needed.
Fourth of July Parade
Help Katie Dunn represent the Arts Center at this year’s Fourth of July parade.
Reach out to us and we’ll put you in touch with Katie!
TUESDAY INFO TABLE
Come serve at our info table out front of Inn & Trail during Farmer’s Market Season. Engage with passersby and share what you love about the Arts Center.
Tuesdays, June 9–August 18, 10–11:30 am
Serve once or as many weeks as you like. Artists giving demos welcome!
Flier Distribution
Give us one hour/week (or every other week) to post fliers and restock program guides around Glen Arbor and Empire. Set the time that works best for you.
Grocer’s Daughter and the Post Office are always needing to be restocked!
Office Support
Help in the office for a few hours a week answering phones, helping with preparations for Plein Air Weekend, youth classes and more.
Office Hours: Mon–Fri 9–3
Greeter
Serve a couple hours once a week, every two weeks or once a month! Welcome students coming to class. Greet gallery visitors and guests as they arrive for presentations.
Gallery Hours:
Mon–Fri 9–3, Sat–Sun 12–4
Facilities
Help us spruce up for summer and stay looking good! There are lots of little projects—from leaf raking, mulch spreading, jet washing the back deck, assembling picnic tables, planting & watering flowers, lawn mowing, and more. If you have a few hours and feel the need to put on your work gloves, we sure could use you!
Teach
Share your creativity and inspiration with others! At the Glen Arbor Arts Center, we believe in the power of teaching to spark imagination and connect people through the arts. With more than 100 classes offered year-round, there are plenty of opportunities to guide others in the joy of creating.
FYI — Each fall (usually in the September-October time frame) we look ahead and plan the next year’s class schedule. New teacher inquiries and class proposals are welcome at any time of the year, and some classes are added during the year, but the bulk of the class schedule for the coming year is set in the fall season preceding the calendar year.
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New Teachers
If you have never taught with GAAC before, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us about yourself, your background, and the types of classes you’re interested in leading.
Returning Teachers + New Teachers Ready to Submit a Proposal
Returning Teachers: If you’ve taught with GAAC before, thank you for continuing to share your gifts with our community! Please use this form to submit new class ideas.
New Teachers: If you’ve already completed the New Teacher Form and have connected with our Program Manager, you’re welcome to submit your class proposal here.
Your ideas help us continue to offer a wide range of creative experiences for our community.
Perform
Musicians seeking information about booking concerts for Manitou Music or other performance opportunities are welcome to contact us.
JOIN / DONATE
Thanks to our donors the arts in Glen Arbor thrives!
Annual membership dues and other special donations finance extraordinary feats, like year-round exhibitions, art classes for adult and youth, and all sorts of programs.
Learn more about membership (beginning at $50/yr) and other ways to give.
