Volunteering opportunities that bring out the artist in you

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Volunteers can help create and maintain murals and organize community events. Source: Pexels.

Despite the individuality of the creation of an artistic piece, art has a collective will. What better way than to do it directly with and for the community.

Art is an individual act of communicating with oneself and with others, of establishing dialogues and bridges of communication that go beyond what we can explain in words. The community is created around the art, the fanatics, those who reject the work and finally from this the culture is made.

The role of art as a social reconstructor and as a therapeutic act for those who need it most is well known. That is why it is not surprising that this healing and community-creating particularity of art has led to the need to offer artists the opportunity to help others through art through volunteering.

There are many galleries, museums, schools and festivals that open their doors for artists from all over the world to offer the help that best suits their tastes in relation to art. Below are 10 types of volunteering that revolve around creation, restoration, production, research and education through art.

Museums and galleries

Volunteers can work as guides, in archives, assist at events and help with conservation projects. In Galleries such as Tate Gallery, volunteers have the opportunity to help organize exhibitions and educational events.

Research and documentation

Volunteers assist with research, cataloging and preservation projects on historical documents. Volunteers assist in the documentation, cataloging, and digitization of artworks and objects in one of the largest collections in the world.