Volunteer Posting: Alberta Culture Days (September 28 & 29)
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: SUPPORT ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS AT EPCOR CENTRE!
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts (ECPA) is a not for profit charitable organization that welcomes over 600,000 Calgarians annually into our facility. The mission of the EPCOR CENTRE is to ignite imagination, provide the public with cultural experiences that exceed expectations, assist artists in realizing their visions and to enable the artistic expression of all citizens.
Alberta Culture Days
We are seeking reliable, enthusiastic volunteers to fulfill the role of sound art installation invigorator during Alberta Culture Days. There will be one project/location within the Centre that will require invigorators.
About the Sound Art Installation: ECPA, Arts Learning Centre
Gary James Joynes
12 TONES combines iconic Cymatic sound wave sculpture (documented/exhibited as photography) and interactive (generative) sound composition into an immersive environment exploring the relationship between sound waves and their visual counterpart. The exhibition offers a portal to escape the world of the everyday. No two participants ever have the same sonic experience. Courtesy of dc3 Art Projects.
Reporting to the Visual and Media Arts Programmer and the Programs Coordinator, the volunteer Sound Art Installation Invigorators will be responsible for performing the following tasks in a professional and conscientious manner:
Meet with the artists and Visual and Media Arts Programmer fifteen minutes before they are scheduled to begin so that they have an opportunity to learn about the sound art installations and how they work
Welcome members of the public to the Centre and answer questions about the installations and Alberta Culture Days
Demonstrate how each installation functions to individuals who wish to engage with the sound art installation. Regularly animate the installations by moving around the Arts Learning Centre
Be an ambassador for the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
Contact security at the end of each shift and ensure all equipment and locations are properly secured Other tasks as required
We are looking for individuals 18 years of age and older who are available during the following times: