Presence Exhibition Volunteers
Contemporary Calgary
Application deadline: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Commitment: August through November 9, 2025
We’re excited to announce that we are seeking volunteers for our new group exhibition, Presence, featuring Abbas Akhavan, Ghazaleh Avarzamani, Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal, Christine Howard Sandoval, Jayce Salloum, Linda Sormin, and Badlands Art Residency x Lindsay Sutton.
Presence is a powerful group exhibition that brings together the different perspectives of each artist to explore how we live in and shape the spaces around us, and how those spaces influence our sense of community. Through diverse artworks reflecting on placemaking, collective experience, and the evolving definitions of community, the exhibition invites visitors to engage deeply with the everyday ways we exist within and transform our environments. As an exhibition volunteer, you’ll help support the show and make sure visitors have a great experience exploring these important ideas. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful and connect with art that speaks to everyday life and community.
What will your role involve?
As an exhibition volunteer, you will play a key role in enhancing the visitor experience. You will assist visitors by engaging them in conversations about the artworks, helping them connect with the exhibition, and answering general questions. Your responsibilities will also include offering friendly guidance—such as clarifying which works are interactive and which are for viewing only—ensuring a welcoming atmosphere, and providing support as needed throughout the space.
What are the requirements?
We ask for volunteers to commit to at least one shift per week from August through November 9. Shifts are available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon – 7pm, and Sundays from 12 noon – 5pm.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please submit your interest at contemporarycalgary.com/opportunities by Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Note: Volunteer Training will take place on Friday, August 29, 2025, 3 – 4pm. All Volunteers must attend.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Beth Kane Manger, Visitor Experience at beth@contemporarycalgary.com and Sabine Levesque at sabine@contemporarycalgary.com.
Contemporary Calgary is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful volunteer community and encourages applications from all individuals.
About Contemporary Calgary
Contemporary Calgary provides Calgary and its visitors with a significant visual arts destination dedicated to contemporary art. We believe that art can foster conversation, encourage the exploration of new ideas, and ultimately transform the places where we live and the lives we lead.
