Teen Camp Assistants | Volunteers

River Arts seeks camp assistants who will work alongside instructors to help with our full lineup of summer camps. This opportunity will help grow a variety of skills working for a nonprofit organization centered on community and art education. Assistants will gain real-world experience while enriching and mentoring the lives of young campers.

Assistant duties in this program include but are not limited to the following:

•  Assisting with the daily management of youth summer camps. Provide a healthy and inclusive River Arts camp environment through positive interaction with youth and instructional support in the classroom.

•  Assisting with classroom clean up, lunchtime, and recreational time with campers

•  Photographing camp moments

*Teens willing to volunteer for two camps are eligible to attend one camp for free!

Please send an email to stephanie@riverartsvt.org with the following information:

• Letter of Interest, including preferred camp & relevant

Teaching Artists

River Arts is always looking for experienced teaching artists for both ongoing classes and one-day workshops. We want to hear what ideas you have for an adult class, a kid’s summer camp, an after-school class, or an adult workshop. We welcome teaching artists of all experience levels and backgrounds.

Please send an email to info@riverartsvt.org with the following information:

• Artist CV

• Samples of your work/ student work

• Types of mediums you teach/ class ideas

Performing Artists & Musicians

Musicians, comedians, dancers, and any performing artist are encouraged to reach out to us! We are always interested in booking small concerts and other live events for our Folley Hall Gallery. We welcome performing artists of all experience levels and backgrounds.

Please send an email to info@riverartsvt.org with the following information:

• Artist CV

• Samples of your work (we prefer links to the video/audio rather than receiving large files.)

• Details about your performance (space requirements/ sound equipment/ setup/ duration etc.)

Exhibiting Artists

River Arts features two distinctive gallery spaces located within its historic building on Pleasant Street; the Folley Hall Gallery and Copley Common Room Gallery. River Arts also curates a number of other spaces in the Morrisville downtown including a space in the Morrisville Post Office, the Morristown Town Offices, and local business spaces.

Interested in exhibiting in one of our spaces? We accept exhibition submissions on a rolling basis. All of our submissions are juried by the Rivers Arts Gallery Committee, who welcome all mediums, subject matters, and levels of making.

Please send an email to info@riverartsvt.org with any questions about our submission process.

Volunteering

Events

• ART100 & Viva in the Garden fundraising events- help us plan, set-up, run, and clean up!

Youth Programs

• Help us facilitate youth experiences like our BIG & Messy ART Space. We are seeking volunteers to help set up, clean up, and assisting during this weekly family art space.

• Help us with facilitating public art projects during our summer Wednesday Night Live Art Tent. We are seeking volunteers to assist our teen facilitators with set up, art activities, photographing the event, and breaking down.

Maintenance

• Do you have carpentry, woodworking, painting/spackling, handy-man skills? We are seeking volunteers to help lend us a hand periodically with specific maintenance needs.

• Individuals with clay experience are encouraged to reach out to info@riverartsvt.org if they are interested in helping to clean the clay studio, mix glazes, glaze youth work, or load and fire the kiln.

Office & Marketing

• Help us catch up on administrative work, organizing, and filing or help us with outreach through marketing and social media. This position is ideal for someone who has availability Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, and has experience working in an office or is tech savvy.

Internships

• Internships at River Arts are designed to help young adults gain the educational work experience they need to succeed in the future. River Arts Staff work closely with interns to develop a set of goals for the internship. River Arts has worked with many Northern Vermont University students to complete academic requirements for graduation.

Please send an email to info@riverartsvt.org with the following information:

• Letter of Interest

• CV (optional for teens under 18)

• Specific areas of interest for internship

We look forward to hearing from you!