Creative Spirit Volunteer Store Associate 

Up to 30 hours available weekly 

This unpaid volunteer position is available to anyone interested in serving their community, spending time engaged in the arts, or looking to gain experience in a retail setting. Volunteer hours are on-site but can be flexible enough to be worked around a job or class schedule. Availability for 4-6 hour time blocks is preferred. Internship credit may be available to eligible students upon advance request. 

Description: The Creative Spirit Volunteer Store Associate will assist the SLC Arts staff with tasks revolving around the store and programs. Our volunteers are an essential component of running daily operations and allow staff to continue applying focus on our organizational growth and development. Projects and duties may include: 

• Store: enter new inventory into Shopify Point of Sale (POS) system, accurately barcode artwork, greet customers and handle sales, maintain general store cleanliness, and answering the phone 
• Display: arrange store and window displays, switch displays monthly to have a fresh store appearance, and prepare space for new inventory arrivals
• Programs: assist in preparation and clean up for community programs
• Marketing: distribute marketing materials and fliers around town, update chalk sign 

Successful applicants will be comfortable using an iPad, handling cash and card transactions, communicating clearly in person and on the phone, and demonstrate a professional and welcoming attitude. Retail experience is not required, and ample training will be available. SLC Arts strives to provide an accessible volunteer environment; please reach out to us if you have specific accessibility requirements. 

SLC Arts is a nonprofit organization that strives to provide Local Art for Everyone by connecting community members and arts organizers with local, contemporary artists and fostering community partnerships to serve underserved populations. SLC Arts is located in Potsdam, NY, and primarily serves St. Lawrence County in New York State, offering exhibits, classes, performances, art sales, and organizing community festivals and cultural events. In St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties, SLC Arts distributes state grant funding for community arts programming and offers consultation to organizations. Please visitwww.slcartscouncil.org.

SLC Arts plans to expand their educational programs in 2023, offering more class workshops, developing longer-session classes, and creating new opportunities for our community to engage and strengthen their creative skills. As a part of their new, accessible pricing model for classes, the organization has set a standard Guest Instructor rate at $30 per instructional hour, and SLC Arts will purchase all required materials. 

We want to hear what ideas our community has for teaching a class, workshop, or hosting a demonstration. Proposals may include a class you have taught before, or a new class idea. If you have more than one class proposal, please fill out an additional submission form per proposal or contact lacy@slcartscouncil.org. 

Please note, submitting a class proposal does not automatically guarantee that class will be selected to schedule. If your proposal is accepted, our Arts Center Manager will reach out to coordinate plans and scheduling. Please be prepared to submit a completed W9 form and sign a SLC Arts Guest Instructor Letter of Agreement upon request. 

For the purpose of creating small workshop groups, please fill out this form. Everyone is welcome, and no one will be turned away. We will create groups will similar goals and interests. Please submit up to two pages of work samples in your genre. 

This unpaid internship is intended to result in academic credits earned towards a degree through a partnership with the applicant's college or university. Applicants should speak with their academic advisor about the process for registering for an internship through their college or university. Internship hours are onsite but can be flexible enough to be worked in around a job or class schedule. Some nights and weekends may be required. Students may work anywhere between 8 and 32 hours per week for this internship.

Description: The intern will assist the Executive Director with program and event planning and implementation for the current and upcoming seasons. The primary objective of the internship is to complement the student's academic studies with professional work experience, and SLC Arts is committed to our interns' intellectual and cultural development. 

Successful applicants will be comfortable using computers for a wide range of tasks and writing for a public audience, communicate clearly in person and through email, and demonstrate consistently professional conduct in on-line interactions including utilizing social media etiquette. Basic spreadsheet experience required. 

 To apply: Submit the following application materials:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. List of 3 professional references
4.  (recommended)  Please choose one of the following application projects to submit with your application:

• Create a planning document for holding a social party at your (or your parent’s) house. You choose the format.
• Create a directory of all of the college professors you’ve had thus far to help potential incoming students get to know professors. You choose the format.

SLC Arts is a nonprofit organization that strives to provide Local Art for Everyone by connecting community members and arts organizers with local, contemporary artists and fostering community partnerships to serve underserved populations. SLC Arts in located in Potsdam, NY and primarily serves St. Lawrence County in New York State, offering exhibits, classes, publications, rentable workspace, and organizing community festivals and cultural events. In Jefferson and Lewis Counties, SLC Arts distributes state grant funding for community arts programming and offers consulting support to organizations. Please visit www.slcartscouncil.org.

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• Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence Counties | NY
• $300 - $5,000 grants to artists or organizations for K-12 In-School Projects, as well as After-School or Community-Based Learning.   
• Free informational workshops September - November, 2022.  For projects taking place January - December, 2023.   
• Application Deadline: Thursday, December 15, 2022, 4:00pm.  We recommend that you submit early, in case of unforeseen circumstances.
  
• BEFORE Submitting: Please read the complete GUIDELINES for this grant.   
• Questions about the grant?  Please contact Grant Coordinator, Alicia Murphy, at grants@slcartscouncil.org.  
  
• Technical questions about Submittable.com?  Please click the "Help" button at the bottom of the page.    *You must create a user account to submit an entry; it's easy and free. Draft copies of your application can be saved for 21 days after your last saved copy.     
  
• “Made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.”

• Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence Counties | NY
• $1,000 - $2,500  grants to individual artists for creation of new work that engages a segment of the community through a public program, such as a public exhibition or performance, and/or the inclusion of community involvement in the project’s development and creative process.  
• Free informational workshops September - November, 2022.  For projects taking place January - December, 2023.  
  
• Application deadline: Thursday, December 15, 2022, 4:00pm.  We recommend that you submit early, in case of unforeseen circumstances.
  
• BEFORE Submitting: Please read the complete GUIDELINES for this grant.   
  
• Questions about the grant?  Contact Grant Coordinator, Alicia Murphy, at grants@slcartscouncil.org.
  
• Technical questions about Submittable.com?  Please click the "Help" button at the bottom of the page.    *You must create a user account to submit an entry; it's easy and free. Draft copies of your application can be saved for 21 days after your last saved copy.
  
• “Made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.”

Panel nominees should:

• be reliable,
• have a commitment to the arts, 
• be able to articulate their opinions and be open to the ideas of others,
• be comfortable with group decision making,
• have a knowledge of Northern New York communities, and
• expertise in an artistic discipline, arts administration, community arts programming, community development, or financial expertise.  

SLC Arts strives to appoint panels which are diverse in terms of ethnicity, gender, age, culture, geographic representation*, and artistic focus.  Because of the need to form well-balanced panels, we may not be able to consider all the qualified people who are nominated. However, it is very helpful to have a pool of candidates for future years. Thank you for your assistance in this process!

*At this time we are especially seeking potential panelists from Jefferson or Lewis counties.

To nominate someone, please complete this form. You may self-nominate.

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Please complete and submit this form within 30 days of the completion of your project, no later than December 15, 2022. Failure to submit this report may render you  ineligible for future funding.

The final report is intended to verify that you have:

• Used all grant monies exclusively on the project as described in the grant application budget
• Prominently credited SLC Arts and the New York State Council on the  Arts Decentralization Program on all publicity, advertisements, and  acknowledgements related to the project
• Informed SLC Arts of any  changes in the project as originally described in the grant application  immediately upon making decisions that would affect the project

 
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Made possible with funds from the State Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts,  with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by SLC Arts.

Each year the St. Lawrence County Arts Council recognizes someone in the North Country for their dedicated service to the Arts in our region. 

These individuals don't have to be artists themselves, but their passion, devotion, and work may have made the North Country a better place for artists to live, work, and create.

To nominate someone for this award, please complete this form. Nominations will be considered by SLC Arts' Board of Directors.

*You must create a user account to submit an entry; it's easy and free.