Tag Team - Public Art Stewardship

POSITION SUMMARY

The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, in collaboration with San Jose Walls, is creating the Guadalupe River Art Walk; the longest public art corridor in the Bay Area! Three murals are already installed, and nine more are coming later this spring. The Conservancy is responsible for maintaining these murals, including cleaning graffiti... that's where you come in! The Tag Team will be the graffiti mitigating specialists on the GRPC and you will remove graffiti whenever you see it during your rounds when on "patrol". Not only on the murals though.. Other park features such as the Children at Play sculptures and other art, signage, benches... they all need some additional love.

View our opportunity listed on our website: https://grpg.org/get-involved/volunteer/tag-team/

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspect the Guadalupe Park and Gardens, especially in the area of Guadalupe River Art Walk from Grant Street to Coleman Avenue, to check on the status of the murals, sculptures, other art, signage, benches, etc.
• Clean any graffiti found on murals, sculptures, other art, signage, benches, etc.
• Report any significant vandalism that you cannot mitigate yourself to Conservancy staff for mitigation
• When possible, please take photos of graffiti before and after cleaning for significant (large or concerning) removals and send to Conservancy staff

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to volunteer on a consistent basis
• Minimum age 16 years old

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for public art and maintenance of our public spaces
• Knowledge of the Guadalupe River Park and surrounding areas
• Ability to occasionally assist in urgent clean ups, if large scale graffiti happens on murals

COMMITMENT

• 45 minutes weekly, minimum
• Flexible schedule, all art patrol walks can happen on your own time!
• Weekly patrols can last longer than 45 minutes if you are interested in spending more time in the park

BENEFITS

• This is an unpaid, volunteer position
• Benefits include:
  • Experience in park stewardship
  • Weekly motivation to enjoy San Jose’s great outdoors
  • The joy felt when helping to keep your community a clean, safe place
  • The opportunity to explore 9+ miles of trails and approximately 250 acres of public parkland while getting credit for volunteer hours
  • Join in a close community of volunteers
  • Satisfaction of helping to steward the Guadalupe River Park and protecting public art
  • Great, outdoor environment to work in
  • The flexibility to volunteer on your own time
  • Awesome experience to bulk up the volunteerism portion of your resume or kickstart a career in Park Stewardship