DO SOMETHING AMAZING! VOLUNTEER WITH ARTPORT.

We can’t do what we do without our amazing volunteers.

If you’d like to join our Community Team, contact our new Volunteer Manager, Wendy Smith, today.

Complete the form below and she will match you up with a volunteer role at the festival and tell you all about the benefits and rewards of being part of our Festival Team!
Scroll on for more information about the benefits of volunteering with ArtPort and what’s involved. You can also sign up online and tell us which days you are available during the festival 😀
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    Can you spare 2 hours to help us as a steward during ArtPort 2023? Sign up below.

Rewards and Benefits

  • Our eternal gratitude 😀
  • A piece of art or craft, a voucher or ticket for something from our wonderful exhibitors (surprise/lucky dip allocation).
  • An exclusive VIP invitation to our evening opening event at Somerset Hall on the Friday evening
  • ‘Thank you’ drinks hosted by the Festival committee
  • If you have a business or cause close to your heart, we will give you a mention on our social media channels.
  • 16-21 year olds: Get experience for UCAS statements, Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme or work experience for your CV.
  • Meet people
  • Get to know like minded individuals
  • Your help will really make the difference in making this amazing community event happen
  • *YOU* are the difference! 

  • The bottom line? We can’t do it without you!

Sign up now and join the ArtPort family!

Opportunities to get involved - How You Can Help

COMMUNITY & VISITOR LIAISON
(in the town, outside venues, inside venues on the move)
  • Engage with the public, direct visitors to venues, advise on where things are, raise awareness.

VENUE STEWARDS & SUPERVISORS
  • Make sure the festival runs smoothly and safely, helping our visitors to find what they need and have the best festival experience;
  • Actively greet and engage with visitors entering the venue;
  • Make sure that, on entry, visitors know of everything there is to see in that venue.

TRANSPORT
  • We never know when we might have something large or unwieldy to transport around Portishead! If you can offer occasional transport in the form of a van or similar, we’d love to have your number! (Petrol costs are paid).

MUSCLE!
  • Venue set-up; moving and building our display boards; moving furniture (tables, chairs).

TRADES & PRACTICAL SKILLS
  • Do you have practical skills? - joinery, DIY, audio/visual, electrics - whatever you can do, it would be good to know who to call!