Art UK Sculpture Volunteers
Volunteering roles available
What are the benefits?
- Get involved in a national project contributing to the UK’s digital arts and heritage
- Develop new skills and knowledge
- Enhance your CV
- Meet new people (some as part of an online community)
- Travel costs and agreed expenses will be paid
How much time do I need to commit?
From as little as four hours per week up to full-time, dependant on available tasks.
How can I get involved?
Contact
Volunteering roles available
Volunteer Researcher
Volunteer Researchers help record the details of public sculpture found outdoors in town
This role suits people who…
- are interested in art, local history, biography or heritage
- would like to learn more about sculpture, sculptors and their subjects
- are keen to delve into a range of online resources in search of facts
- can keep accurate records
- will follow instructions carefully
- enjoy being part of a team and who will liaise with staff and volunteers with courtesy and diplomacy
Requirements
To be a Volunteer Researcher, you will need to have and be relatively proficient at using Microsoft Excel and Word on your computer/laptop. You will also need to have internet access and be proficient at searching for information online.
Training
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Some Volunteer Researchers begin their tasks before they have attended a workshop and, in the interim, are provided with email and telephone support.
To apply
Contact
You will be asked to complete an application form. When you have returned this, you will be given more information about volunteering with Art UK.
Volunteer Photographer
Volunteer Photographers take images of outdoor sculptures in public ownership in their local area. They record sculptures in parks, town
This role will suit people who…
- are interested in art, photography, heritage or local history
- would like to learn more about sculptures and photographing them
- own, or have access to, a digital SLR camera of at least 12 megapixels that can take images in RAW format, and have a good working knowledge of the camera, lighting, etc.
- have a good eye for detail and can produce professional looking photos
- follow instructions carefully and ensure the photographs meet the criteria and procedures set by the Art UK Public Sculpture Manager
- can keep accurate records of the sculpture’s location, title
and other specific information and ensure the associated photographs are numbered appropriately - are happy working independently
- enjoy being part of a team and who will liaise with staff and volunteers, and with courtesy and diplomacy
- will treat members of the public and sculpture owners (e.g. local authority officers) with courtesy and diplomacy
Requirements
Volunteer Photographers will need to travel to sculpture locations. In a town or city this may be possible on foot or by public transport, but in rural
To be a Volunteer Photographer, you will need to have and be relatively proficient at using Microsoft Excel and Word on your computer/laptop. You will also need to have internet access and be proficient at searching for information online. In order to process RAW images, you will also need to own, or have access to, image processing software such as Adobe Camera RAW.
Training
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Volunteer Photographers take part in a
To apply
Contact
You will be asked to complete an application form. When you have returned this, you will be given more information about volunteering with Art UK.