Volunteer Opportunities

For over four years, Urban Arts Outreach has been working in collaboration with artists in downtown Santa Ana in developing an open arts community. Come fellowship with us through the elements of rapping, deejaying, graffiti, and break dancing. You don’t need to know Hip-hop to help out, just got to be open to get to know people. But if you do have any interest, we also teach!

Here are some specific needs at Saint City Session during the event (see calendar for event times).:

Mentoring Elements – Be available for the community in the areas of all the arts (dancing, visual, music, and vocal). This can be as simple as doing what you love to do on a regular basis, to interacting, teaching, and facilitating other people's expression.

Prayer team & Information Table – Greet, direct, and be available for prayer. Our information table is the center of communication at the events and help us keep record of what the people want through surveys, guest book, and inputting data.

Tear down/Setup Crew
– We need people who can come 5 or 6 p.m. to setup lighting, tables, chairs, and art areas. Likewise, at 10 p.m. to put everything back the way it was in the venue. This is a greatly appreciated need.

Donate Art Supplies/Goods – We go through supplies fast with the amount of talent we have at every event! Below is a list of things we could use right away:

  1. Paper Towel Rolls & Cleaning Supplies for the venue
  2. Sketch Pads (black books) or Canvases for painting
  3. Paint (acrylic), Primer, and Markers
  4. Drop Cloths or Tarps for painters
  5. Duct Tape
  6. Hip-hop CDs, gear, or magazines for giveaways (We can suggest places to acquire these)
  7. Snacks, Food, & Drinks (food is something we call have in common!)

Promotions (Street Team) – This can include printing our black and white flyers, cutting them, and distributing them to key areas like schools, music stores, and churches. Online promotion is also helpful. 

Documentation – Photographers! Writers! Videographers! We need people to document what happens during the Session for purposes of recording the history, promoting, and getting future individuals and local businesses involved. We also sell photos for raising art funds.

Observe – Just come over, you'll find opportunities for sure, we're open to ideas!

For more information or to offer help, email dan@urbanartsoutreach.org.