We invite volunteers to lend a hand at our opening event of the 2023 season, Wheaton Springs! Various shifts and activities are available.
Volunteers can choose to assist with:
- Children's art activities
- Zip code collection at the front gate
- WheatonArts information table
Students and new volunteers:
- Please complete the waiver/permission form attached (students (ages 13-17) MUST HAVE the permission form, signed by their parent/guardian).
- Letters verifying hours volunteered available upon request.
Event Description: Celebrate the start of WheatonArts’ creative season with this free kick-off event highlighting our many daily offerings and hands-on programming! Explore thought-provoking exhibits in the Museum of American Glass and Down Jersey Folklife Center, showcasing glass collections and the complexities and values of traditional arts through modern-day times. Experience various artist demonstrations throughout the campus, including glassmaking, pottery, paper art, broom-making, large-scale murals, and more. Discover a series of hands-on projects to create, including pine-needle basket making, coffee filter butterflies, and glass-fused magnets in the Education Studio. Enjoy a bite to eat from food vendors and listen to live music by the Ceremonial Brass Band and soft jazz with Gil Thompson & Chris Angelino.
Wheaton Springs offers every visitor the chance to explore, experience, and create across a campus that inspires and heals the senses. Admission to all Wheaton Arts exhibits and artist studio demonstrations are FREE and open to the public, part of “Family Days! Presented by PNC Arts Alive!”
