Get Involved

Volunteer

Join a dedicated group of volunteers that contribute to a vibrant creative community on Salt Spring Island.

As residents of a small yet rich arts community, our members enjoy getting involved in Salt Spring Arts Council activities, as participants and as volunteers.

Salt Spring Arts Council is a volunteer driven organization. Add your passion, skills and experience to support the arts on Salt Spring. Our volunteers bring professional expertise, community knowledge and passion to our programs, governance and events.

Volunteer opportunities range from helping occasional events, gallery sitting, to lending your expertise to one of our programming, governance or ad hoc committees.

CURRENT

Join our mail list for upcoming volunteer opportunities!

OCCASSIONAL

  • Volunteering at events including exhibits, performances, receptions and openings, community projects, workshops
  • Gallery Attendants and Docents
  • Bar attendants at special functions: Serving It Right required
  • Handyman or gardener / landscaper for Historic Mahon Hall
  • Represent SSAC in the community events or at the Saturday Market Booth (currently on hold)
  • Photographer at SSAC functions

PROGRAMS + COMMITTEES

Our Program committees oversee the delivery of our longstanding community programs. Most committees meet on a monthly basis, while others meet occasionally throughout the year responding to program cycles. These include:

  • Artcraft
  • Artist in the Class
  • Grants & Awards
  • Spring Art Show

Our governance committees ensure that the arts council functions efficiently, strategically and with a best practices. We are especially keen to hear from community members with proven experience in legal, HR, policy development, fundraising, and financial for our governance committees:

  • Governance: policies, HR
  • Strategic Planning
  • Finance
  • Mahon Hall Committee: preserving, restoring and caretaking the Hall

THE BOARD

Salt Spring Arts Council is a registered Society and a volunteer driven organization. Our volunteer Board of Directors provides guidance, oversight and promotes our work in the community. From time to time, we have openings for new members to join our Board of Directors.

We strive to strike a balance of representation on our Board: professional expertise, community interests, representation of the diversity of our community, artistic practice, and those both new and experienced in serving on Boards.

VOLUNTEER

Want to join a community of like-minded volunteers? Fill out the Volunteer Application Form below: