Opportunities

The 100th Monkey Studio

http://the100thmonkeystudio. com/index.html

The 100th Monkey Studio is a community space that encourages creativity in all people.

The 100th Monkey Studio is unique in it’s supportive environment filled with opportunities for any person of any age and any background.

Volunteer opportunities to assist in classes, organize art materials, set up for events and classes, set up for art shows and help out at first Friday art openings.

Contact: bethann@the100thmonkeystudio.com or joy@the100thmonkeystudio.com

Zimbabwe Artist Project

http://www.zimbabweartistsproject. org/

ZAP celebrates the artistry and accomplishments of women from rural Weya in eastern Zimbabwe. Through education, sale of their art in the U.S., and special projects, ZAP helps women become economically self-sufficient. Women of Weya are subsistence farmers, mothers, and householders as well as artists. Most women live on their own, providing for families. Some are widowed, others are single heads of households, since throughout Zimbabwe men leave the rural areas to seek work in cities. Women's income from agriculture is unpredictable and limited. Sales of their art helps women afford food, clothing, school fees, medicines, transport, seeds and fertilizer. Since the market for Weya art in Zimbabwe is extremely limited, sales in the U.S. are critical. ZAP pays more than twice as much per piece as any other buyer, delivering cash at the time of purchase.

Volunteer opportunities include work on preparing the art for shows after it arrives from Zimbabwe.

Contact: Jessica@zimbabweartistsproject.org

Art on Alberta

http://www.artonalberta.org

Art On Alberta is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the Alberta Art District's distinct cultural identity through art and educational activities.

P:EAR

http://www.pearmentor. org/

p:ear builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth, ages 15 to 23, through education, art and recreation to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives. Each year our programs serve more than 350 homeless and transitional young people.

p:ear staff and volunteers serve as mentors, friends, and role models, while p:ear's unique programs create opportunities for young people to grow intellectually, express themselves constructively, communicate in positive ways and engage in meaningful interactions with the larger community of Portland.

Contact: info@pearmentor.org

Y Arts Center

http://www.yartscenter.org

The Y Arts Center is a program of the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, which provides services in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington regional area. Our goal at the Y Arts Center is to enrich the lives of people in the community through affordable art classes. We have a variety of art classes for both children and adults. Y Arts is a nationally recognized program, growing locally.

Contact: 503.265.1438

Portland Art Center

http://www.portlandart.org

The Portland Art Center is a nonprofit exhibition space and resource center for the contemporary arts. Its mission is to cultivate informative and innovative interactions between the art world and the public. Portland Art Center serves as a support network and information hub for the contemporary arts in Portland, Oregon and the Northwest. Our dynamic programming offers unique opportunities to contemporary artists whose work is outside the commercial gallery system.

PAC offers unique opportunities for volunteers to look into the inner workings of a young, non-profit, contemporary arts center.

Contact Kelly Rauer, kelly.rauer@portlandart.org for a list of available positions and a volunteer application.

Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

http://www.ifcc-arts.org

The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) is a multidisciplinary arts center that awakens cultural awareness by creating an environment for artists and audiences to explore, honor, and celebrate diversity.

The IFCC is interested in taking on a student intern who would be involved in loading exhibits in and out of the gallery space, acting as a gallery curator, and working directly with and supporting the artists.

Contact: Kimberly Howard kimberly@ifcc-arts.org or call 503.823.4322.

Portland Children’s Museum

http://www.portlandcm.org

Volunteers play a critical part in delivering the Museum's mission: to inspire imagination, creativity and the wonder of learning in children and adults by inviting moments of shared discovery. At Portland Children's Museum volunteers play with children, ensure their safety, help to build and maintain exhibits, explore art with families, read stories, welcome people to the Museum, help in the offices, and offer their time and skills in many other ways. Most importantly, they have fun!

Contact: volunteer@portlandcm.org

Grace Institute

http://www.grace-institute.org

Grace Institute, a non-profit organization, was established in 1996 by Grace Memorial Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to creatively engage the challenges and changes facing the city and its neighborhoods. This mission is grounded in a vision for the city which is reflected in our programs and projects.

Volunteers and artists are an invaluable resource and integral component of Grace Institute. Both serve as positive adult role models providing youth with opportunities to enhance their artistic knowledge, skills, confidence, and connection with the community.

Contact: Rev. Esme Culver at esme@grace-memorial.org or Suzanne Lange at artcamps@grace-institute.org

Multnomah Arts Center

http://www.multnomahartscenter.org

Contact: Jaye Campbell, Hayec@ci.portland.or.us

ORLO

http://www.orlo.org

ORLO's Mission Statement:

Since 1992, Orlo has been an innovative voice in the ongoing cultural dialogue about the environment through provocative outreach, education and media productions.

Orlo is a nonprofit organization using the creative arts to explore environmental issues.

Over the years, Orlo productions have fallen into four main categories: art exhibitions, live performance work, publications, and public awareness campaigns. These productions use the powerful medium of the arts to explore controversial and typically polarized social and ecological themes and issues. Orlo's focus is on fresh, often ironic approaches to the these themes and the search for elusive common ground. Orlo is developing programs that encourage understanding of cultural and social difference, and that promote dialogue concerning pertinent ecological issues.

Currently, Orlo’s focus is publishing The Bear Deluxe Magazine, facilitating visual art at the Orlo Exhibition Space and elsewhere and providing leadership in the field of environmental art.

Volunteering:

Orlo is and always has been a volunteer-run organization. Our success is due to the inspiring level of participation by volunteers. Orlo has many different ways of involvement. We are always looking for help with our events and artist openings. Our office is in consistent need of extra hands, too.

If you are interested in volunteering, please let us know and you will be put on a monthly volunteer update. bear@orlo.org