IRVING ARTS CENTER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 2008 – Dec. 5 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.: This year’s theme is a Celtic Christmas! We need volunteers for a variety of activities including Balloon Assistants, Artist Helpers, Performance Ushers and much more! For more information contact Mary Carrol at the Arts Center at 972-252-7558 x1221 or e-mail mcarrol@cityofirving.org.

Other Information:
When & where to report:
Volunteers should report one hour prior to the start of the event to the Volunteer Check-in Station.

What to wear:
Costumes reflecting this year’s theme are encouraged! Holiday Open House is a Cajun Christmas and Spring Fling is Wild About Art. Otherwise, comfortable shoes, khakis, dress pants, dress jeans, skirt, polo or dress shirt. The Arts Center provides volunteer badges for you to wear.

Where to park:
Please park in the north parking lot of the Irving Arts Center , 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.

 

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THE IRVING ARTS CENTER
The Irving Arts Center houses two state-of-the-art theatres, four galleries, facilities for meetings, reception, classrooms or rehearsals, as well as an outdoor sculpture garden all on a six-acre site. More than 300 performances are held annually at the center including a full range of performing arts activities, receptions and corporate meetings. The galleries annually host more than 20 rotating exhibitions. The Irving Arts Center is always looking for volunteers to help with various activities throughout the year. Opportunities include:

KidsArts
   help prepare snacks
   assist interns with clean up, etc.

Holiday Open House
   inflate & hand out balloons
   face-paint
   usher
   assist patrons

Spring Fling
  inflate & hand out balloons
  face-paint
  assist patrons

Application for Volunteering (PDF)

Please contact Marcie Inman at 972.252.7558 ext. 225 or by email at minman@ci.irving.tx.us.  For ushering opportunities at performances and special events, please contact Sharon Lambright at (972) 252-7558 or email at slambrig@ci.irving.tx.us

To volunteer with one of the Irving Arts Center’s resident arts groups, please contact the following groups directly:

RESIDENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

Lyric Stage

            Lyric Stage is Dallas County’s only locally produced professional musical theater company.  They are in need in volunteers that can provide general production help such as backstage crew, sewing for costumes, light-board operators, carpenters and follow-spot operators.  Please contact Steven Jones at 972.594.1904.

ICT MainStage

            Irving Community Theater has grown to be one of the largest volunteer-based theatres in Texas. ICT has a variety of volunteer needs ranging from actors, fund raising, stage help, box office staff and ushers to scenery builders and sewing costumes.  Please contact Jill Stephens at 972.594.6104 or email at info@irvingtheatre.org.

Irving Art Association

            The Irving Art Association, Irving’s oldest art group, strives to promote visual arts through meetings, demonstrations, classes, exhibits and community service projects. For volunteer opportunities, please contact the Jaycee Center for the arts at 972.721.2488 or email at www.irvingart.org

Irving Chorale

            The Irving Chorale is a community chorus of singers from Irving and the surrounding areas of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.  For volunteer opportunities, please call 972.416.1465 or email at info@irvingchorale.org.

Irving Symphonic Band

            The Irving Symphonic Band is a volunteer organization that offers annual children’s concerts, holiday concerts, and free summer concerts.  For volunteer opportunities, please contact Lola Brown at (972) 252-7558 ext. 325 or email lola.brown@irvingsymphonicband.com .

Irving Symphony Orchestra

            The Irving Symphony Orchestra, one of Irving’s oldest arts groups, continues to gain accolades under the baton of Music Director and Maestro Hector Guzman.  For volunteer opportunities, please call 972.831.8818 or send an email to irvingsymphony@irvingsymphony.com.

Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra

            The Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Irving’s largest arts group, offers an array of internationally acclaimed artists performing under the baton of Maestro Robert Carter Austin.  For volunteer opportunities, please call 972.580.1566 or email lcso1991@yahoo.com.

Academy of Bangla Arts & Culture

            ABAC has been serving the DFW Metroplex since 1989 to encourage people with roots in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India to participate in cultural, artistic, and academic events.  For volunteer opportunities, please visit their website for more information at www.abac-usa.org/index2.html.

Entertainment Series of Irving

            For more than 47 years, the Entertainment Series of Irving has featured some of the world’s best entertainers.  For volunteering information, please call 972.790.0705 or visit www.entertainmentseries.com.

Irving Black Arts Council

            IBAC promotes and encourages cultural enrichment and activities for individuals and families through art shows, musical concerts, poetry readings, theatrical productions, seminars, and youth programs.  For volunteer opportunities, please call 214.993.8444 or email irvingblackarts@hotmail.com.