Special Events

Each year, GAC hosts eight art exhibition openings during ArtWalk, a number of parties and fundraiser events.   Help prepare materials, set up, greet guests, manage crowds, serve refreshments, and clean up to ensure everyone has a great time. Volunteers also help GAC staff and teachers host art activities and information booths at local festivals, trade shows, and community functions such as Dickens on the Strand, The Grand Kids Festival, and Mardi Gras, to name just a few. Lend a hand and gain free admission to the event!

Desk Team/Gallery Monitors

Members of our Desk team come in once a week to greet visitors at the front desk, keep an eye on the galleries and help us catch up on general administrative work such as data entry, answering the phone, and helping with bulk mailings. Tasks vary from week to week; for example, you might enter emails from our guest book to our mailing list or update online calendars with our upcoming events.

Shifts available Tuesday through Friday between 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

Weekend Docents

Docents are volunteer educators who guide visitors through Galveston Arts Center’s exhibitions and help control traffic. They facilitate dialogue that helps visitors find connections between themselves and a wide variety of concepts and themes in contemporary art.

No visual arts background is necessary, however, docents should at least appreciate contemporary art and believe in GAC’s Mission. Docents must attend a scheduled orientation for each exhibit, attend or watch a video of the artists’ talk at the opening reception (which is during ArtWalk.)

Shifts available every Saturday and Sunday between 12:00 - 5:00 PM, we ask that weekend volunteers commit to a minimum of two hours per shift.

Street Team

Members of the Street Team will help out once or twice a month by distributing brochures, flyers, and generally spreading the word around town about the great things going on at GAC.

Handy Volunteers

Do you have skills in carpentry, woodworking, painting, licensed plumbing or electrical wiring? Perhaps you enjoy cleaning, organizing, or have experience installing artwork. Lend us a hand by coming in at regular intervals to keep our building looking great, or periodically as needed for special projects.

Interested In Volunteering?

Fill out this quick form and our volunteer coordinator will be in touch with you soon.. Your information will not be shared with the exception of adding you to our newsletter mailing list. For more information, you can also contact us by phone at 409.763.2403 or by email.

Exchange your Volunteer Hours for:

• Classes | For every 10 hours of volunteering, you can earn a free class at GAC!* Check our Education page for information on classes.*

• Discounts | After earning 20 hours in one 12-month period, take 10% off on consignment items in the ArtWorks Museum Store

• Ticketed Events | For every 30 hours of volunteering, gain free admittance to a ticketed GAC event.

Note: Volunteers must sign-in to the volunteer log during their shift to earn hours.  (Off-site shifts and Special Events, including ArtWalk, are credited automatically; no need to sign in!)

Hours are non-transferable to family members, children, etc. 

*Good for one day of class; multi-day classes and workshops are considered separate classes. Workshops lasting longer than 2.5 hours are subject to different exchange rates.  Materials fees may be still apply in some cases; please check with our education director.