Arts Associates

Purpose:

Provide volunteers to assist the Arts Center staff with activities such as mass mailings, ushering at performing arts events, preparation of Christmas displays, assisting in the Children's Museum, staffing the Ryals Library, working in gift shops and helping with tours and large groups.

Arts Center Associates dues are $10 per year plus the membership level of your choice to the Arts Center

Meetings:

Meetings are held 9 times a year from January to May and September to December. Regular meeting time is the 3rd Monday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at various locations in the Arts Center. Exception: January and February meetings are on Tuesdays.

Enjoy:
• Refreshments
• Short business meeting
• Program—given on some aspect of a current display—usually by an artist

JOIN US! upcoming meetings will be listed here and in the Pueblo Chieftain

 

Get Involved Volunteer

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If you are familiar with the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center and are interested in donating some of your valuable time to the institution, please consider joining the Arts Center's Docent Program.

Share your passion for art with children and adults alike! Spend time leading groups of adults, students, and families through the Arts Center. Docents give introductions to, and facilitate discussions of, exhibitons and the building. Museum docents learn a variety of techniques that encourage the growth of their audiences through analyzing and discussion. Docents use creative and unique ways to share the information about each exhibit.

To sign up for the Docent Program, please contact Gary Holder at 719-295-7210 or email him at gary@sdc-arts.org

Buell Children’s Museum (Working with both children and adults…)

» Tuesday volunteers-assemble supplies for museum
» Tuesday-Friday volunteers help children during tours with costumes and activities
» Saturdays-ushers, programs for Children’s Theater Series

Contact:  Joleen Ryan, Asst. Curator, 295-7210 or joleen@sdc-arts.org

Helen T. White Galleries (Working with adults)

Monday-Friday-help with collections management; help install and de-install exhibits, database management; painting galleries with changes; Ryals Library volunteers oversee the library 11:00am-4:00pm

Contact:  Karin Larkin, Curator, 295-7216, Karin@sdc-arts.org

Education Department (Working with both children and adults)

» Docents for exhibits-mini training given, shadowing other docents, leading school tours of galleries
» Help prepare supplies for workshops in weaving, water color, etc.

Contact:  Gary Holder, Curator of Education, 295-7210 or gary@sdc-arts.org;
Diane Pirraglia, Asst. Curator of Education, 583-6217 or diane@sdc-arts.org

 

Museum Gift Shop (Working retail with both children and adults)

Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm

Contact:  Julie Gallery, coordinator, 295-7213 or Julie@sdc-arts.org