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Summer is fast approaching and so is our project Red Stage by Rashid Johnson.
Now, more than ever, public art provides us a means to gather in care, and we are pleased to have an opportunity to call for volunteers to join us on Astor Place this June 5–July 4. Red Stage is a new work of monumental scale that functions as a literal and metaphorical platform for artists, makers, and passersby to reclaim space through performance and experimentation. You can read more about the project here.
VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Site duties will include assisting our site team with stage management, assisting artists, helping reset materials on and offstage, fielding questions from the public, greeting attendees, and more. Volunteers get an insider’s view of a major public art installation at an iconic location in New York City, behind-the-scenes access to producing and organizing, an opportunity to gather in care, and be a part of a project that aims to thoughtfully think through what it means to reemerge into the city at this moment.
COVID-19 AND ACCESS NOTES
Safety is our utmost concern and we will follow best practices for preventing the spread of COVID-19. PPE and sanitation will be available on site for volunteers and audiences, and a mandatory health questionnaire will be required before every shift. You can read more about how we are handling COVID-19 on our website here.
Please note this project is outdoors and exposed to all kinds of weather. Volunteers will be asked to stand for long periods of time, and may be asked to lift light stage objects. If this poses any challenges, please let us know and we are happy to adjust duties accordingly.
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We ask volunteers to commit to at least three 4-hour shifts during the project’s run. Once we have reviewed your registration information, we will send you a calendar where you can select from the following: Morning shifts: 9:30 am–1:30 pm; Afternoon shifts: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm; Evening shifts: 5:30 pm–9:30 pm the run of the project, June 5–July 4.
If you are interested and available to volunteer for Red Stage, please fill out this form and we will be in touch with more information. Thank you!
Lead project support for Red Stage is provided by Max and Monique Burger, Burger Collection Hong Kong; Molly Gochman; The O’Grady Foundation; and an anonymous donor. Red Stage is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The project would not have been possible without site support and collaboration from the NYC Department of Transportation’s Temporary Art Program (DOT Art) and the Village Alliance.
Major Creative Time programming support for 2021 has been generously provided by Arison Arts Foundation, the Charina Endowment Fund, The David Teiger Foundation, the Destina Foundation, The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Open Society Foundations, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and The Willem de Kooning Foundation. We are also grateful for the support of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with the City Council; and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.