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FotoFest 2012 Exhibitions
Welcome to FotoFest’s spring 2012 season! FotoFest is an international non-profit arts and education organization, and we are looking for interested and reliable people 18 years of age and older to participate in our 2012 Biennial exhibitions. Volunteer opportunities include everything from gallery hosting to exhibition installation and helping out with opening receptions. It is not necessary to have an art or photography background – all we ask for is your enthusiasm, support, generosity, and willingness to learn new things. By volunteering, you will have the opportunity to learn about photography and meet others with similar interests.
Please join us on January 12th from 5PM-8PM at Boheme for Cultured Cocktails! You will have the chance to find out more about our programs while meeting staff members and other volunteers.
Benefits of becoming a volunteer at FotoFest:
• Learn more about photography and art
• Volunteer Nights: Special exhibition tours just for volunteers held the Wednesday evening before Thursday exhibition openings
• Private gatherings to meet and socialize with other volunteers
• Opportunity to join FotoFest's First Look Collectors Program at a discount rate (available after 8 volunteer shifts)
Feel free to contact Marianne Stavenhagen at info@fotofest.org or 713-223-5522 x19 if any of the following volunteer positions interest you:
Opening Night
Friday, March 16th, 6-9PM and 9-12AM 60 volunteers
Join the festivities! Volunteer for the Opening Night Party at Vine Street Studios. Greet guests, check-in VIPs, assist with VIP buses, notify FotoFest of the arrival of city officials and consular corps.
Gallery Hosts
Friday, March 16th –Sunday, April 29th 162 Shifts
The exhibitions can only open with the presence of a gallery host – they are the backbone of FotoFest! You don’t have to be a photography expert to be a gallery host; a friendly face and an interest in photography is all that is required. FotoFest offers volunteer previews of each exhibition, and an information sheet is handed out for each exhibition. If you cannot make the preview an information sheet can be emailed to you.
Gallery hosts greet guests, answer questions, and suggest the next gallery stop from the FotoFest map/calendar.
We have three gallery spaces that require hosts.
March 16, 2012–April 8, 2012. The galleries are open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There are 2 gallery hosting shifts: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• FotoFest Headquarters, 1113 Vine St, Houston 77002
• Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St., Houston 77008
Closed Monday and Tuesday 4/9/12–4/25/12
• Spring Street Studios, 1824 Spring Street, Houston 77007
Closed Monday and Tuesday 4/9/12–4/25/12
Exhibition Installation
Work with the FotoFest curators and staff moving framed photographs to exhibition sites and around the site during installation.
Docent/Tour Guide
Present exhibitions to school children and other special groups. Training required.
Opening Receptions–FotoFest Curated Exhibitions
Wednesday, March 21st; Saturday, March 24th; Tuesday, March 27th; Saturday, March 31st;
Tuesday, April 3rd
Celebrate the artists! Help with reception set-up, visitor surveys, and bartending at Spring Street Gallery, Winter Street Gallery, Williams Tower, and the Allen Center.
Housing/Lodging Hosts
FotoFest 2012 needs places for several Russian and other international artists to stay. If you would like to share your home, please let us know. Convenient access to Metro is helpful.
Bike Scramble
Saturdays (2) in April 2012 5-6 volunteers
Tour exhibition sites with FotoFest staff. Shepherd riders through Houston and monitor riders’ needs. A sag wagon will follow the group.
Office Administration Team
Work with FotoFest headquarters Office Team to greet FotoFest guests, cover phones, photocopy, handle inquiries, and help with general support.
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