Volunteers

Join the Volunteer Team today! Click here to fill out the volunteer application. For questions, contact the Volunteer Program Manager at 480-644-4695 or volunteers@mesaartscenter.com.

"At MAC I have met some of the nicest and most interesting volunteers, employees, instructors, and patrons. It is wonderful to share our lives, interests, and commonalities. I have learned lots of new things from our interactions.” - Louise Mueller

The mission of the volunteer office is to recognize and utilize the talents of community members to assist in expanding services to the public while economizing staff time. Whether you have an artistic talent that you would like to share or would just like to get involved, volunteering at Mesa Arts Center is the perfect opportunity to give back to the community while enjoying and supporting the arts.

“Working at the Mesa Arts Center and Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum have been the high light of my life. I have met wonderful people and fellow volunteers. Each person I have met, have a story and have experienced a life full of challenges and adventures.” - Donna Bruner

Benefits for Active Volunteers

• Gain valuable experience in the arts field
• Give back to your community while supporting the arts
• Make wonderful new friendships
• Earn points while you volunteer to redeem for Mesa Arts Center class discounts, complimentary tickets to performances, membership opportunities and more!

Volunteer Opportunities

• Special Events Aide
• Theater Usher
• Docent
• Museum Admissions Attendant
• Instructors Aide
• Store Assistant
• Tour Guide
• Administrative Aide

One-time Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer at the Día de los Muertos Festival Oct 22 & 23!

Volunteer tasks include assisting with set-up and clean-up, greeting and directing the public, line monitoring, assisting with volunteer hospitality, providing crowd control, answering questions and assisting with artist interactives.

Shifts are available between 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Click here to Join the fun!

For Current Volunteers

Click HERE to log-in to the Volunteer Website

Click HERE to download the schedule for the 2nd half of the 2022-23 Season

Become a Mesa Arts Center advocate at work! Click to learn more.

Volunteers

We provide ways for community members to artistically participate in arts activities during festivals and other community events. We are always looking for volunteers to assist in these events. 

To learn how to apply to the Volunteer Program, please click here. 

Interns

Engagement Office Internships 

Interns work directly with artists and staff of the Engagement Office department to create and implement site-specific community arts programming.

Development Internships

Internships are a way students can gain professional experience and provide a service in their community. At Mesa Arts Center, interns who work in the development department gain experience in donor-ship, non-profit development, fundraising, social networking, content creation, arts administration and event promotion. Interns become familiar with all of the internal departments of Mesa Arts Center, including Art Studios, Engagement, Festivals and Volunteers, Development/Membership, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum and Performing Live. 

To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to developmentdirector@mesaartscenter.com. Applications are welcome at any time. For more information, click here.

Bartender/Concessions Worker - Hourly Pay: $20

Essential Functions:

• Sell concessions, including soft drinks, alcohol and various food items
• Serve customers in an efficient and friendly manner
• Interact with customers and resolve customer complaints and relay relevant information to the supervisor
• Perform sales transactions in a timely fashion
• Enter sales into the register to ensure accurate sales records
• Run cash register
• Responsible for all assigned change funds and cash receipts
• Ensure cash drawer is in compliance with standards
• Perform other duties such as replenishing condiments and supplies in addition to cleaning concession area
• Comply with all sanitation and safety requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education and Experience:

• Basic working knowledge of food and beverage
• Basic math skills to accurately count and handle money
• Ability to follow instructions and perform work effectively
• Positive attitude and neat appearance
• Must have food handler's card valid in the State of Arizona
• Must have license to serve alcohol
• Must be TIPS certified

Substance Abuse Testing - Not required for the City, however, the Temporary Agency may require substance abuse testing as a condition of their employment.

Fingerprinting - Due to the safety sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to a fingerprint based criminal background check through Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Federal Bureau of Information (FBI).

To apply, please contact Marathon Staffing at 480.867.6810

MCA Docents

A Docent is a teacher who serves Mesa Contemporary Arts and the community in the field of art education. Docents are considered key volunteers and extensions of the Mesa Contemporary Arts staff. They provide public and private tours and provide auxiliary security in exhibition areas during special events and opening receptions. Docents attend bi-monthly meetings, which include lectures and workshops on current exhibitions as well as art related field trips. 

To learn how to apply to the Volunteer Program, please click here.

Museum Admissions Attendants

Museum Admissions Attendants are primarily responsible for ensuring a welcoming and positive experience for all visitors to Mesa Contemporary Arts. These volunteers manage the Admissions Desk, handle Point of Sale transactions for museum admissions, greet visitors upon arrival and on the phone, answering general questions and providing friendly customer service to all patrons. For more information, click here to view a complete job description.

To learn how to apply to the Volunteer Program, please click here.

MCA Interns

Internships are a way students can gain professional experience and provide a service in their community. At Mesa Contemporary Arts, interns are an integral part of the staff and assist with all aspects of the museum, including curatorial, objects management, exhibition installation and art education. Interns become familiar with proper museum procedures and expand their knowledge of the profession.

To learn how to apply to the Internship Program, please click here.

Call To Artists

Artists applications are accepted throught the year. 

Please download artist application here.

Mesa Arts Center Creative Economy Fund

Application Deadline: April 28

As part of a larger initiative to further activate the urban center of Mesa, to increase the growing number and variety of offerings at the Mesa Arts Center (MAC) in downtown Mesa, and to continue to build an environment of creativity and discovery in the downtown district, the CREATIVE ECONOMY FUND in-kind grant program is being continued for a tenth year. The intent of this program is: 1) to provide support to professional and semi-professional organizations who use or wish to use the MAC venues; 2) to bring new cultural offerings to the Mesa and East Valley communities; and 3) to encourage new organizations to experience presenting or producing an event at the MAC, in order to form new partnerships and relationships among and across cultural organizations in the region.

*Please note that we are no longer accepting fiscal sponsors for the Creative Economy Fund Grant.

23-24 Creative Economy Fund Application

Are you interested in having your educational or arts organization perform on one of the beautiful world-class stages at the Mesa Arts Center? Would you enjoy a day or night in the spotlight? If so, then consider applying for a Mesa Arts Center Foundation (MACF) grant awarded via the popular Arts at the Center Program.

Up to six Arts at the Center grant recipients are chosen each year to present a theater, dance, music or other types of creative performance on one of MAC’s stages. Theater seating can accommodate from 100 to 1,500 attendees, depending upon your needs. 

And the best part? An Arts at the Center grant allows presenters to (1) have the facilities rental fee waived and (2) receive up to $1,000 in financial support to offset some of the related production costs.

Arts at the Center grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 
There are still openings available and application for performance opportunities is strongly encouraged. 

KEY DATES FOR THIS CYCLE:

• The current application is for projects between July 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024.
• DEADLINE for Letters of Interest (LOI’s) by APRIL 14.
• Selected applicants will be NOTIFIED BY APRIL 26 and sent a short application, which must be returned by MAY 26.
• Award Notification: By JUNE 15.

 PLEASE NOTE both the Letter of Interest and Finalist applications are very short and easy to complete. The two part process is designed to make applying quick and painless.

For more information and to download an application, click here.

City Hall Public Art Project

The City of Mesa is seeking artists or artist teams through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) interested in participating in an exciting effort to enhance the new City Hall building to be located at Mesa City Plaza.

Plans have been developed for a new City Hall building by Mesa firm, Adaptive Architects, with completion expected in fall 2024. Multiple opportunities for public art exist in the building’s plans with three of those opportunities represented in this RFQ.

The intention for the City Hall public art projects is to celebrate our vibrant city and boldly announce Mesa as a premier location for people to live, work, and visit. The public art elements of the new City Hall should serve as a beacon to viewers communicating that Mesa is an innovative, welcoming community and authentically enrich the city’s sense of place.

This RFQ is for three specific opportunities:

• Vertical interior sculpture
• Outdoor sculpture or series of sculptures
• Digital art to be shown on an interior display screen

One artist or artist team will be commissioned for each of these opportunities. Interested artists or artist teams will submit their qualifications in response to this RFQ for review by the selection committee, which will convene to review all submissions received in response to this RFQ and establish a list of three to five finalists to create proposals for further review and consideration.

City Hall Public Art Project RFQ

Together Mesa Art in the Park Public Art Project

The City of Mesa is seeking artists, artist teams, or makers through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) interested in participating in an inspiring effort to engage the citizens of Mesa in exploring and celebrating diversity in their community/city through participatory temporary public art engagements that will result in a cumulative temporary public art installation at Mesa’s new City Hall.

The intention of the Together Mesa public art project is to acknowledge the cultural depth and breadth of our vibrant city. The public art for this opportunity should serve as a beacon to viewers communicating that Mesa is an innovative, welcoming community that places a high value on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Open the RFQ for more information on the project and how to apply.

Together Mesa Art in the Park Public Art Project RFQ

City Hall Photography Public Art Project

The City of Mesa is seeking a photographer through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) interested in participating in an exciting effort to enhance the new City Hall building to be located at Mesa City Plaza, at the heart of downtown Mesa on the northwest corner of Main and Center Streets. Plans have been developed for a new City Hall building by Mesa firm, Adaptive Architects, with completion expected in fall 2024.

The intention for this public art project is to celebrate the beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape surrounding our vibrant city, including featuring a view of iconic Red Mountain that dominates the Mesa skyline to the northeast.

One photographer will be commissioned to produce a photograph for this opportunity. The photograph will be reproduced through perforations in a metal wall treatment system located in a highly visible, public location, within the new City Hall. Interested photographers will submit their qualifications in response to this RFQ for review by the selection committee, which will convene to review all submissions received in response to this RFQ and select one photographer and an alternate for this opportunity.

The selected photographer will provide a series of images from which the final image will be chosen and may be asked to provide more images until an image meeting the project needs is produced. After selection, the final image must be provided to the city in a high-resolution digital file suitable for printing in a large format. The budget for the project and the purchase of rights to use the selected image is $5,000.00.

Open the RFQ for more information on the project and how to apply.

City Hall Photography Public Art Project RFQ