Gallery assistant volunteer
As a gallery assistant volunteer, you’ll bring our gallery spaces to life. You’ll welcome and engage visitors, sharing your passion and the stories of our exhibitions. You’ll be based in either our Main Gallery or the Stables Gallery.
Your tasks and responsibilities
- Welcoming and engaging visitors in a warm and friendly manner
- Interpreting our gallery spaces, exhibition content, the Richmond Borough Art Collection and the gallery’s history for all ages and abilities
- Being a visible presence in our galleries, ensuring everyone’s safety and the security of our exhibitions
- Guiding visitors around the gallery and wider site
- Monitoring visitor numbers and contributing to evaluation initiatives
- Representing the gallery and Richmond Arts Service
What we hope you’ll get from the role
- The opportunity to engage with people and communities from the local area, West London and beyond
- Opportunity to develop interpersonal and communication skills
- An insight into the day-to-day running of a contemporary art gallery and museum
- Opportunities to engage with artists and learn about their practice
- An understanding of the breadth of arts activity offered by Richmond Arts Service