For over twenty-five years Allied Arts of Whatcom County has been a principal driving force in cultivating the local arts scene, serving more than 50,000 people annually. Through its sponsorship of exhibits, events and programs focused on local artists, its delivery of arts education to the local schools, and its public advocacy for the arts, Allied Arts has improved the cultural health and quality of life in our community. 

Allied Arts is primarily supported by volunteer efforts.  If you are interested in the arts of this region, you will find this an exciting, vibrant organization with ties to all aspects of what is happening in this area!

If you a student who is interested in non-profit organizations or art galleries, most college students can arrange for school credit.

Overview

Allied Arts is committed to making the arts a vital, inspiring part of life throughout Whatcom County.

We accomplish this by:

• exhibiting local artists in our gallery
• art festivals like Bellingham Arts Festival:La Bella Strada and Chalk Art Fest, Children’s Gallery Walk, and The Holiday Festival of the Arts
• inspiring young artists by bringing local artists into area schools to teach their technique

General Volunteer Needs

Allied Arts greatly relies on volunteers to help with all of these activities. We try to cater to the needs and wants of our volunteers.

• Gallery: need people to watch the gallery when the staff is not able to, answering questions from the public, performing simple office tasks, promoting upcoming shows.
• Festivals: need people for hanging posters/promotion, setting up and taking down equipment, assist in organizing vendors/artists, answering questions from the public.
• Education: need people to assist teaching artists with classroom workshops, performing simple office tasks, greeting card production and inventory, special project assistance.
  

Internship Opportunities

There are a wide variety of on-going opportunities for college students to gain invaluable experience with hands-ion non-profit arts management type projects including:

• Board Development
• Marketing
• Art Education
• Fundraising
• Grant Writing
• Graphic Design
• Event Panning
• Community Development
• Technology: Social Media, Web Page Entry, Data Base Work,
  

Our informative Volunteer Brochure provides the basics about our great opportunities.

Let us know what you're interested in buy submitting a Volunteer Application.

For more information or to either intern or volunteer, please contact our Executive Director, Kelly Hart at: kelly[at]alliedarts[dot]org, or call 360-676-8548, x4.