Art Show Team?

This position requires hands-on type people that like to build things (and then take them apart). Volunteers will be putting up the pipe-and-peg board displays, re-arranging tables, setting up a grid wall, unboxing and setting up computers, running network cable around the room, running electrical cords around the room, mounting light fixtures to the pipe frames and taping down any loose cables on the floor.

• Lots of walking.
• Some lifting - some of it heavy lifting.
• Tasks can be found that do not involve lifting, but volunteers will be on their feet for the entire shift.

There will be 4 shifts for this position and volunteers need to attend all 4 shifts to get their 25 hours:

• Wednesday (before the convention): 1pm - 5pm
  
• Thursday (before the convention): 8am - 7pm with 1h break for lunch
  
• Friday: 9am - 12 noon
  
• Monday: 4pm - 10pm with 1h break for Dead Dog Party

Working in conjunction with the "Set-up/ Take Down" crew, volunteers in this position will start their shift helping with the set-up. Then, once the show is ready to receive art, these volunteers will be taken off set-up and asked to hang up the art for those artist that were not able to attend in person.

In addition to being a hard working person, volunteers for this position should have a respect for other people's art, as they will be responsible for ensuring that the art is carefully unpackaged and neatly displayed before the show begins.

Then, on Monday, these volunteers will also be responsible for repackaging any remaining art into the appropriate boxes. Once all art has been put away, the volunteers will be asked to help with the remaining take-down.

• Lots of walking.
• Volunteers will be on their feet for the entire shift.
• Some lifting - some of it heavy lifting.
• Mailed-in boxes can be heavy and bulky, but there are carts, trollies and other volunteers available to help move the art from the secure office to the appropriate bay or table.
• Volunteers must be able to reach to the top of our 7' displays. Chairs are available for standing on. Ladders will likely not be available for this purpose.

There will be 3 shifts for this position and volunteers need to attend all 3 shifts to get their 25 hours:

• Thursday (before the convention): 9am - 9pm with 1 hour break for lunch
  
• Friday: 9am - 12 noon
  
• Monday: 4pm - finish with 1 hour break for Dead Dog Party

Working in conjunction with the "Set-up/ Take Down" crew, volunteers in this position will start their shift helping with the set-up. Then, once the show is ready to receive art, these volunteers will be taken off set-up and asked to start checking-in artists.

In addition to being a hard working person, volunteers for this position should have an eye for detail, as it is absolutely critical that the artist's control sheets match the art and the barcodes that are on display. Volunteers will be interacting with the artists and, thus, should present a friendly, helpful demenor. Check-in volunteers will also need to work with the Mail-in volunteers to get the mail-in art checked in.

On Monday, volunteers will be checking-out the artists - counting and verifying the remaining pieces and marking them on the control sheets. Then, once all artists have been checked-out, the volunteers will be asked to help with the remaining take-down.

• Lots of walking.
• Some lifting - some of it heavy lifting.
• Tasks can be found which do not involve lifting, but volunteers will be on their feet for the entire shift.

There will be 3 shifts for this position and volunteers need to attend all 3 shifts to get their 25 hours:

• Thursday (before the convention): 9am - 9pm with 1 hour break for lunch
  
• Friday: 9am - 12 noon
  
• Monday: 4pm - finish with 1 hour break for Dead Dog Party

The Bidder Registration position requires a people-friendly person that has basic computer skills. Volunteers in this position will be taking filled-out forms from convention attendees, entering that data into a database and then issuing a bidder number to the attendee.

For part of Sunday and Monday, the Bidder Registration volunteers will become cashiers to assist with the anticipated heavy sales volumes.

The 1st shift on Friday will be partially worked as a Check-In volunteer.

The 2nd shift on Monday will be worked as a Check-Out volunteer.

On-site training will be provided prior to the start of the first shift.

• Volunteers will be seated for most of their shifts but will be asked to do some walking during either Check-In or Check-Out.
• There will be no lifting for either shift.

There will be 2 shifts for this position. Shifts will be assigned by the Director and efforts will be made to accommodate pre-planned convention activities and the shift schedules of other Art Show volunteers with whom you are attending the convention.

Shift 1

• Friday**: 10am - 4pm
• Saturday: 10am - 4pm
• Sunday: 10am - 4pm
• Monday*: 10am - 4pm

Shift 2

• Friday: 2pm - 8pm
• Saturday: 2pm - 8pm
• Sunday*: 2pm - 8pm
• Monday**: 2pm - 8pm

* - Indicates shifts that will be worked in part or in whole as a cashier

** - Indicates shift where volunteer will be checking-in/out artists

The Cashier position requires a people-friendly person that has basic computer skills and should be determined to be 100% accurate in everything they do. Cashiers will take art from customers, use a barcode scanner to enter the piece into the computer invoice and verify/enter the correct price for the piece.

Cashiers will bag smaller pieces of art but will not be asked to wrap pieces against breaking (we will have a station with newspaper where customers can wrap their own art, once they've paid for it).

Cashiers will be responsible for the funds in their register and will be asked to verify their float at the beginning of their shift and to count and justify their registers against the shift's sales before they leave.

Smaller Print Shop items will be kept behind the counter and the Cashiers will be asked to retrieve a requested item for an interested customer.

Parts of the 1st shift on Friday and the 2nd shift on Monday will be worked as a Check-in/Check-Out volunteer.

On-site training will be provided prior to the start of the first shift.

• First shift volunteers will be seated for most of their shifts but will be asked to do some walking for the Friday shift.
• Second shift volunteers will be seated for most of their shifts but will be asked to do some walking for the Monday shift.
• There may be some minor lifting of artwork to position it so the hand-held barcode scanner can read the barcodes. Customers are usually willing to help with heavier pieces of art.

There will be 2 shifts for this position. Shifts will be assigned by the Director and efforts will be made to accommodate pre-planned convention activities and the shift schedules of other Art Show volunteers with whom you are attending the convention.

Shift 1

• Friday*: 10am - 4pm
• Saturday: 10am - 4pm
• Sunday: 10am - 4pm
• Monday: 10am - 4pm

Shift 2

• Friday: 3pm - 9pm
• Saturday: 3pm - 9pm
• Sunday: 3pm - 9pm
• Monday*: 3pm - 9pm

* - Indicates shift where volunteer will be checking-in/out artists

Bid Monitors assist with security by being a continuous visible presence around the Art Show. Bid Monitors will walk around the show making sure customers are not stealing or damaging artwork, taking pictures inside the Art Show and are behaving properly. Bid Monitors will not have to confront customers directly, but will have a radio to call the shift manager should an incident arise.

Bid Monitors will assist customers by providing information on the bidding process or directions around the Art Show room.

Bid Monitors will also keep an eye on the bidding, marking out "Quick Sale" pricing as bidding begins on each piece. Bid Monitors will also regularly check bid sheets for scratched-out bids, invalid bids, missing bid sheets or art that has received 5 bids, sending it to voice auction.

Bid Monitors will assist with bagging loose cameras as customers enter the Art Show. They will also put zip-ties on open bags to reduce the chances of theft.

• Bid Monitors will be walking around the Art Show room for their entire shift.
• Bid Monitors should be able to reach bid sheets that range in height from 3' to 6'.

There will be 2 shifts for this position. Shifts will be assigned by the Director and efforts will be made to accommodate pre-planned convention activities and the shift schedules of other Art Show volunteers with whom you are attending the convention.

Shift 1

• Friday: 10am - 4pm
• Saturday: 10am - 4pm
• Sunday: 10am - 4pm
• Monday: 10am - 4pm

Shift 2

• Friday: 2pm - 8pm
• Saturday: 2pm - 8pm
• Sunday: 2pm - 8pm
• Monday: 2pm - 8pm

Programming staff assist with setting up the programming rooms for the next panel. This may include transporting and plugging in a television (it will be on wheels), setting up/ cleaning up art supplies, re-arranging chairs and cleaning up garbage from the previous panel.

• Progamming staff will be asked to do some walking but may be permitted to sit during the panel, if no other task arises.
• There may be some light lifting.

There will be 2 shifts for this position. Shifts will be assigned by the Director and efforts will be made to accommodate pre-planned convention activities and the shift schedules of other Art Show volunteers with whom you are attending the convention.

Shift 1

• Friday: 10am - 4pm
• Saturday: 10am - 4pm
• Sunday: 10am - 4pm
• Monday: 10am - 4pm

Shift 2

• Friday: 2pm - 8pm
• Saturday: 2pm - 8pm
• Sunday: 2pm - 8pm
• Monday: 2pm - 8pm