We encourage you to join one of our active committees! Most have a regular meeting time and meet in our kitchen. Interested in learning more? Give us a call–we’d love to hear from you. Committees include Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Finance, and Development.
Do you like paperwork? Assist staff with various mailings and miscellaneous projects.
PGT is our annual plein air painting festival held in Traverse City. We have many volunteer jobs, including event ambassadors, photography, artwork hanging, event help, and more!
Do you want to use your handyman skills? Paint galleries, un-crate artwork and assist with facilities.
Are you “hands-on”? Do you like to fix or maintain? Facility volunteers help with facility maintenance, do light carpentry, maintain grounds water plants, change lightbulbs. These volunteers like to “do.”
Do you love being a host or hostess? Help set-up, host, prepare food or greet at an upcoming Coffee @ Ten or Summer Lecture Series. Do you enjoy being a guide? Become a docent: learn about the current exhibits, give gallery tours and demonstrate hands-on projects for area schools and select adult groups.
Assist the shelter by helping plan or coordinate fundraising efforts. Or spread the word in the community by assisting with marketing.
Like working with people? Like to cook? Our events are volunteer-staffed, and we couldn’t host them without the help of many hands. Duties might include greeters, event set-up and clean-up, refreshments, photography, or committee involvement.
Want to learn more? Have an interest in art? Want to get your hands in the “art”? These volunteers may assist with adult or children’s classes, help out at Thoreson Farm, act as a docent for various exhibits, help out in the gallery, or serve on a committee.
Fostering cats in your home. If you can provide a wonderful, temporary home for cats and kittens, FCS also uses foster homes for cats.