Artistic Volunteer

Overview:

Access Books Bay Area seeks ongoing volunteers for our mural painting team. We conduct 3 projects per year to refurbish a library at a local underfunded school. This includes painting custom murals, which refresh the space and make it more fun and inspiring for the children. Artistic Volunteers will do the design, planning , supervision, and painting of murals at school libraries, both indoors and outdoors. Depending on your experience & availability, you may take on the role of Artistic Director.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist with the design and execution of murals.
• Accompany our operations team to view the library, meet staff and assess mural needs.
• Develop custom mural designs.
• Help to maintain inventory of paint and other painting supplies. Assist with obtaining supplies.
• Supervise one-time volunteers in the drawing and painting of murals on the project days (three Saturdays per/year from approximately 8am - 4pm).

Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent artistic & design skills.
• Ability to use photoshop or similar to develop custom designs.
• Interest and ability to assist with managing one-time mural volunteers with a variety of skill levels, including children.
• Good communication and organizational skills, flexibility.
• Passion for improving the library experience for students at underfunded schools.

Time Commitment

We ask for a 6 month commitment. The number of hours per week varies, with more hours in the weeks leading up to a project date, and many hours on the actual project days. Project work-days occur on weekday afternoons and Saturdays, for our Fall, Winter and Spring projects. Besides scheduled workdays, the timing of volunteer work is flexible.

About Access Books Bay Area

Access Books Bay Area is a non-profit with a mission to level the literacy playing field for K-8 students living in poverty. We do this by providing high quality, high-interest, culturally relevant books, and a transformed school library space that invites students to spend time and read. For more information about our organization and team, please visit our website.