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OPPORTUNITIES

to GET INVOLVED

The Ankeny Art Center values all our dedicated volunteers! Volunteering is a wonderful and fulfilling way for individuals and organizations to give to the arts and to the community. We have many different events and opportunities to volunteer at to help support a local non-profit!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:​

  • Offsite Events

    • Handing out brochures and helping with kids crafts in Uptown and the District​

    • *Students under 16 may not volunteer for offsite events unless accompanied by an adult. 

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  • Gallery

    •  hanging new shows

    • help at receptions to greet people, food       replenishment, or bar tending

    • help with Spring Cleaning in May by           spackling and sanding walls, taping             off doors and outlets, general cleaning and organizing. 

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  • Summer Camp

    • ​watch students in the gallery in                               between classes

    • assist teachers with their classes

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  • Santa’s North Pole Village

    • ​ support staff, admissions support, bus donation attendee

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Art Class

TEACH

We are always looking for artists and teachers who wish to share their skills with others. Classes cover 2D and 3D media, and a wide variety of ages.

The following are the classes we offer:

Kindergarten-8th Grade

Art Exploration                        Pottery Sculpture

Pottery Wheel                         Drawing

 

Adults

Drawing                                   Watercolor

Pottery                                     Various Workshops

Weaving                                   Acrylics

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INTERN

The Ankeny Art Center is a non-profit Art Gallery with rotating art exhibits and classrooms for drawing, painting, and ceramics. Interns will learn how to hang a show, how to run classes and the day-to-day operation of an Art Center.

 

Our Summer semester is June 1 - August 4.

SUMMER INTERNS:

  • Apply by April 7th, Internship awarded May 1st and send the finished application to our Education Director Lindsey Harrison at lindsey@ankenyartcenter.com

  • Assist with Summer Camps

  • Assist with gallery duties

  • Paid $1,500 at the end of the semester

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