Volunteers Needed At Birmingham Art Association
(Contact Liz Reed, mail@birminghamartassociation.com)

Gallery Committee

Coordinate volunteers to staff the BAA Galleries, schedule artists to help with receiving artwork, hanging shows in various venues, arranging for refreshments for opening receptions.  Manage annual juried show in April.  Experience throwing parties helpful!  Time estimate:  2 – 10 hours per month.

Development Committee

Assist committee chairs with fundraising events, letter-writing campaigns, grant writing, and development efforts.  Time estimate:  2- 10 hours per month.

Communications Committee

Coordinate all media communication; write news and feature stories, schedule radio and television interviews.  Enthusiasm required, experience helpful but not required.  Time estimate:  8 - 10 hours per month

Historian & Archives Committee

Locate, identify, sort, classify written materials and photographs from BAA.  Love of history required, scrap booking skills helpful.  Time estimate:  variable.  Monitor and keep up-to-date all mentions of BAA in periodicals, websites, guidebooks, and other arts-friendly publications and directories.  Detail skills necessary.  Time estimate:  4-6 hours per month.

100th Anniversary Committee

Begin plans for celebrating in 2007.  Possibilities include:  documentary film, extravaganza party, etc.  Imagination and energy and enthusiasm required.  Time estimate:  2 hours per month or more during planning phase; more as date approaches.

Membership Committee

Be an ambassador for BAA, recruit new members, welcome new members with a phone call or note, help current members, encourage member participation in BAA events, plan and participate in new member orientation.  Cheerful outlook and people-loving skills required.  Time estimate:  2 hours per month or more.

Telephone Committee

Chairman needed to recruit and coordinate volunteers for Gallery sitting, welcome new members, contact members by telephone for special events.  Must be willing to talk on the phone!  Smiling voice helpful.  Time estimate:  2 - 3 hours per month or less.

Special Events Committee

Assist with Magic City Art Connection, Art in Avondale Park, Art Walk, and other special events.  Multiple talents needed!  Time estimate: 2 - 4 hours per month or more.

Program Committee

Arrange for guest speakers, workshop leaders, speakers’ gifts, thank you notes, etc.  Detail-oriented i-dotting/t-crossing skills helpful.  Time estimate: 1-2 hours per month.