TULCA Volunteer Programme | 3-19 November 2023
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is now accepting applications for its 2023 Volunteer Programme.
TULCA is a multi-venue, artist-centered festival of contemporary art that works with Irish curators to present innovative exhibitions that provoke and energise audiences into the world of the visual arts. This years TULCA programme is curated by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais and is titled; honey, milk and salt in a seashell before sunrise. The festival will run from 3 - 19 November 2023 across multiple galleries in Galway city and county.
TULCA Volunteer Programme
Every year our volunteers form a core part of our team. Participating in the TULCA Volunteer Programme gives you first-hand working experience of the time,energy and ambition that goes into the production and running of a contemporary visual art festival. We seek to provide an enriching, educational, and uplifting time for all of our volunteers.
Tasks Include:
Invigilation of TULCA Festival art galleries
Assisting with the delivery of programme events
Supporting education tours and workshops
Benefits: Participating in TULCA Festival gives you hands-on experience of the time, energy, drive and ambition that goes into the production and running of a contemporary visual art festival. TULCA Festival values those that volunteer with us as most of the TULCA team started out as volunteers. We seek to provide an enriching, educational, and uplifting time for all of our volunteers.
Gallery Assistant Duties: Art Gallery invigilation, ensuring the safety and security of artworks on display, providing a warm and welcoming environment for our visitors, point of contact for gallery visitors, ensure audience are adhering to latest HSE safety guidelines.
Live Event Duties: Event venue invigilation, assist production team with delivery of event, providing a warm and welcoming environment for our visitors, point of contact for event visitors, ensure audience are adhering to latest HSE safety guidelines.
Educational Duties: Represent TULCA, meet and greet, support/assist with art gallery tours, usher groups between venues, support/assist workshop facilitators, supervision support, ensure groups are adhering to latest HSE safety guidelines.
COVID-19 Safety Measures: The safety of our volunteers and audiences are our top priority. We plan to keep a safe environment by strictly adhering to HSE safety guidance as they pertain to venues and indoor gatherings.
Interested in joining the TULCA Volunteer Team?
If you have a love of the arts and want to be part of an energising team then TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is the place for you! Volunteer shift hours are from 12pm-3pm or 3pm-6pm everyday during the duration of the Festival.
We ask volunteers to commit to at least 2 shifts over the festival run. If there is a particular area of interest you would like to work in, TULCA will do our best to accommodate!
Join our Volunteer Team!
volunteer@tulca.ie
www.tulca.ie/volunteer
Full festival programme and a commissioned publication will be announced in early October.
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
honey, milk and salt in a seashell before sunrise
Curated by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais
3 - 19 November 2023
Galway, Ireland
Photo: Soft Day Media