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Want to be a part of Vancouver’s largest visual arts event of the year? Join our volunteer team for the 28th annual Eastside Culture Crawl!

 

Our “Crawlunteers” are crucial to the operation of our organization—this year, more than ever. We are pleased to offer an in-person Culture Crawl experience, with safety at the forefront, as we continue to connect artists, craftspeople, and designers with the community. Now in its 28th year, the Eastside Culture Crawl offers unparalleled, intimate access for artists and the community to connect through open studio weekends, exhibits, workshops & demos, and artists talks.

 

2024 Festival dates:

 

Open Studios
November 16–19 (Thu & Fri 5–10pm, Sat & Sun 11am–6pm)

 

Please note all volunteers must be 19+.

 

If you are interested please fill out the Google signup form below!

  • Connect with other extraordinary volunteers, our great artists and wonderful attendees
  • Contribute to the diversity and vibrancy of the visual arts community in Vancouver
  • Discover buildings, studios, art, artists and the art-making process in an unparalleled and intimate setting
  • Get insight into the behind-the-scenes of running an arts festival
  • Build your volunteer profile on your resume
  • Be part of a fun, engaging arts festival experience!

Volunteer opportunities

AMBASSADORS

Duties this year include:

  • Handing out programs to attendees and studios and providing festival information to attendees across the Crawl territory
  • Counting attendees at Parker Street Studio

FESTIVAL INFO TENT

Duties this year include:

  • Welcoming and directing attendees at Parker Street Studios; giving out information & maps; selling merchandise; handling lost & found items; first aid assistance as necessary

DONATIONS

Duties this year include:

  • Taking tap donations at Parker or Mergatroid Studios, sharing benefits of donating and answering questions during the festival

DISTRIBUTION

Duties this year include:

  • Distribution of save-the-date cards and posters to community gathering spaces in the weeks leading up to the Crawl (October/November)

EVENT SUPPORT

Duties this year include:

  • Support fundraising events with food and beverage service, set up and take down (early November)

“I volunteer with the Crawl simply because I love the art and the creative people of my home town. I have met many amazing people, some of whom I now call friends! It is an amazing feeling being a part of something that is so big, and so uniquely East Vancouver.”

–JUSTIN J.

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