Volunteer Opportunities
Please email volunteer [at] clevelandart.org for more information regarding the volunteer opportunities listed here. Thank you!
MIX Hosts
The place to be on the first Friday of every month is at a MIX at CMA event. These themed-based happy hour events feature nationally and internationally acclaimed musical performers and DJs, dancing, cocktails, and gallery tours. The evening begins at 5:00 p.m. and kicks off the weekend for thousands of Clevelanders each month! Volunteers are needed to greet and direct attendees.
Usher Corps
If you enjoy world-class music, performance, and film, this opportunity might be something for you. A seasonal listing will be sent to you so you can sign up for what best fits your schedule. Volunteers are asked to offer their assistance for at least six programs per year. Free tickets are available for active ushers. Training provided.
Exhibition Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer during our busy exhibition times, you might want to consider signing up as an Exhibition Volunteer. Duties include hosting at exhibition events and assisting with the audio tours and/or assisted listening devices. Active Exhibition Volunteers receive free exhibition tickets.
Museum Store
Outgoing individuals are needed in the Museum Store. A customer service or retail background is desirable. Volunteers are asked to assist on a weekly basis.
Survey Volunteers
Your job would involve intercepting our Museum visitors for the purpose of conducting an interview or survey. This intercept gives visitors the opportunity to share their thoughts and experience while here at the Museum. Surveys and interviews are conducted frequently during special exhibitions.
Chalk Festival
Held in September
Individuals, families, schools, and neighborhood groups are all invited to participate at this Community Arts event. Featured chalk artists will demonstrate their creativity to a captive audience and the sounds of musical groups Moko Bovo and Gato’s Gullah Gumbo will be heard throughout the event. Volunteers are needed to assist check-in at our registration table, help direct participants to their squares, and sell t-shirts and posters. Guaranteed fun for everyone! Free parking provided in the museum garage.
Winter Lights Lantern Festival and Annual UCI Holiday Circle Fest
Held on the first Sunday in December
Volunteers may take part in the fun and excitement of our annual Winter Lights Lantern Festival by helping visitors make lanterns in our family workshops, greet visitors in the lobby, assist as way finders, and help at the volunteer sign in table or the lantern ticket table. 60 volunteers are needed to help make this event a success.