Volunteer at the Clay Studio of Missoula
The Clay Studio of Missoula has a small staff, but a big mission! As a nonprofit we are grateful for every helping hand who pitches in. The Missoula clay community is growing all the time, and helping our studio can keep it a functioning haven for the artists and students we support with our programs and services.
Our caring community and volunteers are the fire at the heart of the Clay Studio of Missoula!
Join Team FIRE to be a part of the studio's volunteer team and earn rewards for your service!
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The application to join the volunteer team is below.
For Current Volunteers
Looking for the Studio Monitor application? Follow this link.
The Clay Studio depends on members of our community: students, board members, renting artists, resident artists, and more to give us a hand to keep things running smoothly. There's lots of opportunities to help!
Here are some common tasks we need extra help with:
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Preparing materials and activities for outreach events
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Outreach tabling and activities
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First-Friday studio cleanup help
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Wrapping pottery during the Holiday Sale
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Volunteering during events like Potsketch and High Tea
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Weeding the garden in the spring and summer
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Snow removal and de-icing in the winter
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Studio cleaning tasks between scheduled cleanups
Can't fit formal volunteering into your schedule? No worries! If you use the studio, you can be a volunteer without any formal commitment. Every small act in the studio makes a difference! Doing a little extra mopping when you clean up after a making session, asking an instructor or the studio manager if they need a hand with anything, or even just telling your friends about the Clay Studio: it all makes a difference and helps the community.
If you want to help but don't know how, just ask the staff!
Team FIRE Rewards
Volunteers are a big part of the glowing FIRE that keeps the Clay Studio of Missoula running! We are so grateful for your help and want to show our appreciation for those who log hours with us via Volunteer Missoula or our studio tracking sheets.
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Logging for rewards is not mandatory by any means. We also massively appreciate the kind folks who volunteer just to provide needed help.
Log Your Hours to Claim Cool Rewards
Team FIRE rewards are based on logged volunteer hours! Whether you help at the outreach booth during events, or request a volunteer task from the office staff, it can count toward rewards! The incentive program is run on a yearly cycle, beginning in January.
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Whenever you fill hours into your log, have a staff member (or booth buddy if you're on outreach) initial the sheet to certify, and you're on the way to rewards! You can also use the tracking feature on Volunteer Missoula to log hours with us.
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Receive rewards for your logged hours by contacting Volunteer Coordinator Kelly Seitz.
Flicker - 3 Hours
Holographic Vinyl TEAM FIRE Sticker
Show your volunteer status with pride! This HOT high quality vinyl sticker can add a pop of style and CSoM pride to water bottles, bumpers, and more!
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Flame - 6 Hours
Coupon for $20 off a CSoM *Workshop
Embrace your inner clay artist! We want you to have the chance to enjoy the educational resources you help us with and spread the word about. Get a big discount on a workshop of your choosing. *This discount cannot be applied to visiting artist workshops.
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Star - 12 Hours
Clay Studio of Missoula Signature T-Shirt or Apron
Pick your very own CSoM swag from our array of available limited edition t-shirts or aprons. Show your love for the studio in style! If desired, you'll also get a social media shout out on our Facebook and Instagram pages, thanking you for your service!
Current Rewards
All volunteers are invited
to our annual volunteer appreciation picnic as well as the winter chili luncheon!
Volunteer Email List
Currently, we contact volunteers through an exclusive email list, in addition to putting opportunities on VolunteerMissoula. You can join the email list by following the link and entering your full name and email address, so you'll be contacted with new opportunities.
If you'd rather, you can follow us on VolunteerMissoula.org or the Causer app to see when we post volunteer opportunities to the general public.