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Guest post by Visual Art Exchange
Come have a blast volunteering at the 8th annual SPARKcon! This free, four-day festival (produced by Visual Art Exchange) showcases and celebrates creativity in the Triangle. You name it, we’ve got it: a fashion show; circus, dance and theater performances; live music; streetpainting; and much more!
SPARKcon is run almost entirely by volunteers, and we would love to have you be a part of it! Here’s a list of the events we need help with:
Set-up Volunteers:
- What? Help lay out the street for the street painters! Volunteers should be comfortable with physically demanding tasks such as kneeling on asphalt and bending over.
- When? Friday, September 13, 9am-12pm.
Artist Registration:
- What? Check in all street painters, including students and adults!
- When? Friday, September 13, 2-6pm; Saturday, September 14, 7:30-11:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30-5:30pm.
Info Booth:
- What? Help direct festival-goers to various events and answer questions!
- When? Friday-Sunday, September 13-15.
Photographers:
- What? Love taking photographs? Help us by taking photographs of various events at SPARKcon!
- When? Saturday & Sunday, September 14 & 15.
kidSPARK:
- What? Assist with various art activities for kids! Volunteers must love hands-on activities.
- When? Saturday & Sunday, September 14 & 15.
Clean-Up/Break-down:
- What? Don’t mind getting a little messy? Then come out to help us clean up after the event. Volunteers should be comfortable with physically demanding tasks.
- When? Sunday, September 15, 4-7pm, 7-9pm.
4 Days, 200 events, 2000 artists
SPARKcon showcases the creativity, talent and ideas of “The Creative Hub of the South,” the Triangle of NC. Thousands of visitors flock to this free four-day event to watch and participate in a huge array of creative events ranging from circus performances to visual art, music, dance and so much more. SPARKcon defies description and must be experienced to be believed.
SPARKcon is a program of Visual Art Exchange, a Raleigh non-profit whose mission is to support emerging artists and connect the community to the arts.
Join the fun today!
We’ve made registering to volunteer a piece of cake!
To best match your interests, talents, and availabilities with our volunteering needs, we developed a short, simple google survey. Please fill out and submit the survey. SPARKcon’s volunteer coordinator will be in touch prior to the event to tell you about scheduling and any training events!