| Art on the BeltLine - Artists' Support |
Agency: Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
Description:
Would
you like help make history as a part of Atlanta’s biggest temporary art
project and one of the largest transportation projects in the country?
Art on the BeltLine would love your help in a variety of ways! We have special volunteer positions that offer our artists direct and on-going support.
In order to effectively support our artists
and the project, we have divided the trail into eight sections and
encourage you and your neighbors to get involved along the BeltLine
where it runs through your community (in one or multiple adjoining
sections!). Please email Jenny at volunteerart@beltline.org for more details.
The eight sections are as follows:
* Lena Street south to I-20 on the west side
* I-20 to Gordon White Park on the west side
* Gordon White Park to Lee Street on the west side
* 10th / Monroe south to the Ponce de Leon Avenue bridge on the east side
* Ponce de Leon Avenue bridge south to the Freedom Park bridge on the east side
* Freedom Park bridge south to Lake Avenue / Irwin Street on the east side
* Lake Avenue / Irwin Street south to DeKalb Avenue on the east side
* Wylie Street to Memorial Drive on the east side
On-going volunteer support is needed for the following positions:
- Artists’ Liaisons:
- We
are looking for one Artists’ Liaisons per segment who will serve as
team leaders responsible for being the point of contact for volunteers
within that segment, to include clean-ups and installation support.
- Artists’
Liaisons will help communicate information from our Installation
Manager to artists and volunteers, as well as relay any issues within
their section to the Installation Manager for support.
- Artists’
Liaisons will be needed on an on-going basis from mid-April through the
last weekend in June; intermittently throughout the summer; again in
October for deinstallation.
- We have filled our Artists’ Liaisons positions with the exception of one section on the west side – please email volunteerart@beltline.org for more details!
- Artists Support / Installation Crews:
- Once
the master schedule of artists’ installations is established, we will
determine the specific times and locations where volunteers will be
needed to be on-hand to help install works of art.
- Installation volunteers will be needed in May and again in October for de-installation.
- Installation volunteers could also participate in site clearing during preparations and security walks throughout the event.
- Performance support:
- Volunteers
dedicated to stage construction and tear-down / clean-up; would bring
necessities to performers and musicians who remain in one location for
an extended period of time
- Security / check-ups:
- A
small group of volunteers who walk sections of the corridor once every
week or two in order to check for damage, vandalism, trash dumping, etc.
- Volunteers would also check the status of the temporary history signs to see if any need to be replaced.
- Volunteers needed from the end of May through the end of October.
- Stage Manager:
- One
volunteer dedicated to the performance and musical acts happening on
one stage; keep performers informed of audience coming in; liaison
between performers and technical crew; possibly run between performers
to keep things in sequence (in the case that there are performers along
a path where timing is a factor).
- We anticipate having a few stages.
- Stage events will take place during weekends in June.
- Map / Program / Poster Distributors:
- A
group of volunteers who can hang up posters in (willing) local
businesses as well as distribute the maps and programs for the event
- Volunteers would check back periodically to make sure there are still enough maps and that the poster is still hanging up
- Volunteers
needed in May for the big push to get information out and then
throughout June to October to replenish maps and programs.
- History signage:
- Volunteers would be needed on May 15th and 22nd to help install numerous temporary history signs along the path
- Information tables / ushers:
- We
will potentially have information tables manned by one or two “ushers”
at significant access point during peak hours on weekends in June, when
performances are going on. These volunteers would have a table and
chair with the Art on the BeltLine maps and programs and can help
answer visitors’ questions, can direct people to performance events,
help coordinate parking, assist with communication between audience and
performers, etc.
- BeltLine walks:
- We would love to have several volunteers willing to be trained to conduct regular BeltLine walks.
- A schedule would be determined so volunteers would rotate the weekends they hosted walks.
This project is approved for volunteers with the following restrictions: Allow Pending Members
Impact Areas: Arts and Culture, Community Enrichment
Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Civic Engagement, Arts and Enrichment
Skills: There are no skills specified for this project.
Location: Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton - Central) |
