Art Hop Volunteer Opportunities

  • As an exhibit welcome volunteer, you will be participating in one of the most critical roles in Art Hop:  providing a warm and helpful reception for artists who will be delivering their art for showing in the exhibit.  For many of the artists, this will be their first face-to-face interaction with HCAF, the group that is honoring them with a month-long showing of their work.

    Volunteer Duties

    As an Exhibit Welcome volunteer, you will:

    • Greet artists as they arrive to deliver their artwork for showing in the the exhibit

    • Direct the artists to the check-in their artwork and verify the information for their work.

    • Provide general information and answer questions the artists may have.

    What We’re Looking For

    • Friendly and dependable individuals

    • Ability to stand and walk for an extended period.

    • Comfortable interacting artists and the public.

    • No previous art experience is necessary.

    Time Commitment

          Shift Length: 2 – 4 ½ hours

          A number of shifts are available on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep. 29.

    Benefits

    • Meet local and regional artists.

    • An on-the-ground experience of how a nonprofit art exhibit is brought to life.

    • Support the arts in our community.

    • Receive volunteer recognition from Hill Country Arts Focus.

    About Art Hop

    Art Hop is a month-long juried exhibition featuring outstanding artwork by Texas artists. The exhibit attracts artists and visitors from throughout Central Texas and provides opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell work, and connect with the community. Join us in helping create a welcoming and professional experience for participating artists,

  • As an Art Hop Art Intake volunteer, you will help perform a vital quality control and logistics function for the exhibit. 

    Your work will help reduce the chances for mix-ups, damage, or loss while the artists’ works are in our custody.  Without this formal check-in process, problems discovered later will become much harder to solve.

    As an Exhibit Art Intake volunteer, you will assist in:

    • Confirming that the correct artwork arrives.

    • Documenting the artwork’s condition by quick visual inspection.

    • Making sure that the artwork is ready to hang.

    • Confirming with the artist and the Exhibit Art Hanging volunteer where the work will be placed.

    What We’re Looking For

    • Friendly and dependable individuals

    • An ability to communicate clearly and respectfully

    • Ability to stand and move easily in different postures

    • Attention to detail and documentation

    • Comfortable interacting with artists and the public

    • No previous art experience is necessary.

    Time Commitment

          Shift Length: 2 – 4 ½ hours

          Two shifts are available on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep. 29.

    Benefits

    • Meet local and regional artists.

    • Get an on-the-ground experience of how a nonprofit art exhibit is brought to life.

    • Support the arts in our community.

    • Receive volunteer recognition from Hill Country Arts Focus.

    About Art Hop

    Art Hop is a month-long juried exhibition featuring outstanding artwork by Texas artists.

    The exhibit attracts artists and visitors from throughout Central Texas and provides opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell work, and connect with the community.

    Join us in helping create a welcoming and professional experience for participating artists.

  • As an Exhibit Staging Volunteer, you will work with the curators and the artists to move the artwork from the intake stations to the gallery locations where they will be hung. For some works that will not or cannot be hung immediately, you will help place the pieces for overnight storage.

    As with others who handle the artworks directly, you must approach your responsibilities with a strong sense of personal responsibility and care.

    Volunteer Duties

    • Use the pre-planned wall layout map to determine the hanging location of artworks.

    • Move artwork from the intake stations to their hanging locations, some times in a moving team for awkward pieces

    • For works that will not be hung immediately, help set them up for overnight storage in the library.

    • If you have appropriate transportation, you may be asked to help support works to our second venue where they will be hung there

    What We Are Looking For

    • Cheerful, dependable individuals who enjoy working with others in a team

    • A strong sense of personal commitment and the and duty of care

    • Ability to stand and walk for an extended period.

    • Capacity to occasionally lift and carry artworks up to 25 pounds.

    • No previous art experience is necessary.

    Time Commitment

    • Shift Length: 2 – 4 ½ hours

    • Two shifts are available on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep. 29.

    • There should be at least 2 staging volunteers on duty during all shifts.

    Benefits

    • Meet local and regional artists.

    • Get an on-the-ground experience of how a nonprofit art exhibit is brought to life.

    • Support the arts in our community.

    • Receive volunteer recognition from Hill Country Arts Focus.

    Equipment, Tools & Supplies We Will Provide

    • Art Hop name tags

    • Thematic map and indexof volunteer stations, gallery and art locations

    About Art Hop

          Art Hop is a month-long juried exhibition featuring outstanding artwork by Texas artists. The exhibit attracts artists and visitors from throughout Central Texas and provides opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell work, and connect with the community. Join us in helping create a welcoming and professional experience for participating artists.

  • Your efforts will be at the heart of the exhibit development process for Art Hop 2026. Building on the work of the Exhibit Intake and Staging Volunteers,  you will assist our curators in the actual hanging of the accepted artwork based on a pre-developed wall layout plan and the labeling of the work for review by our in-person panel of awards judges.

    Volunteer Duties

    • Work with the curator to hang the artworks in the appropriate location in the exhibition.

    • Help document this step in the installation process, to ensure that works are mounted in accord with the artwork layout plan.

    • ·Assist the curators with help in retrieving works still in staging and in ensuring that all the necessary hanging hardware is on hand.

    What We’re Looking For

    • Friendly and dependable individuals

    • Ability to stand and walk for an extended period.

    • Ability to manipulate small tools such as pliers

    • Can occasionally assist with artwork weighing up to 25 pounds

    • No previous art experience is necessary.

    Time Commitment

    ·         Shift Length: 2 – 4 ½ hours

    ·         Two-hour shifts will be available on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep. 29, and during business hours of Monday, Sep. 30.

    Benefits

    • Get an on-the-ground experience of how a nonprofit art exhibit is brought to life.

    • Support the arts in our community.

    • Receive volunteer recognition from Hill Country Arts Focus.

    Equipment, Tools & Supplies We Will Provide

    • Art Hop name tags

    • All necessary equipment, including sturdy stepladders, pliers and other small tools, and artwork labels.Item description

  • Operations Support Volunteers help ensure that Exhibit Delivery Day runs smoothly by providing assistance wherever it is most needed. These volunteers work closely with the Exhibit Lead and may assist with artist check-in, wayfinding, artwork staging, installation support, supply distribution, and problem-solving throughout the day.

    Volunteer Duties

    Over the course of the artwork delivery day, exhibit operations volunteers will be called upon to do any – and perhaps all – of the following activities.

    • Welcoming arriving artists

    • Directing artists and artwork to the correct locations

    • Delivering supplies and materials to installation areas

    • Assisting volunteers in other roles during peak periods

    • Helping resolve logistical issues as they arise

    • Supporting the Exhibit Lead with special projects and urgent needs

    What We Are Looking For

    • A flexible and positive attitude

    • ·Strong willingness to help

    • ·No previous art or other specialized experience is necessary.

    Time Commitment

    • Shift Length: 2 – 4 ½ hours

    • Two shifts are available on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep. 29.

    Benefits

    • Get an on-the-ground experience of how a nonprofit art exhibit is brought to life.

    • Support the arts in our community.

    • Receive volunteer recognition from Hill Country Arts Focus.

    About Art Hop

    Art Hop is a month-long juried exhibition featuring outstanding artwork by Texas artists. The exhibit attracts artists and visitors from throughout Central Texas and provides opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell work, and connect with the community. Join us in helping create a welcoming and professional experience for participating artists.

If you are interested in how you can volunteer for our current exhibit - which runs Oct. 4 - Nov. 2 - or for our other open volunteer opportunities , click the link below to send us an email.

Please be sure to include your prior volunteer experiences in your note.