Volunteer & Internship Opportunities
“I’ve been around unhoused people when serving them food and talking to them, but I’ve never had an experience like this where I get to see their talents.”
— Daybreak Arts Volunteer
Art Education
Art Education volunteers help in a myriad of ways including serving on our Art Education committee, teaching a group workshop to our artists, or working one-on-one with an artist in our studio.
Delivery
Delivery volunteers are responsible for transporting payments, artwork, and various supplies to and from Artist’s homes / place of habitation and the Daybreak Arts Studio. This position was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we hope it will increase accessibility for our artists.
Event Sales Team
Event Sales Team volunteers are critical in providing our artists an opportunity to gain exposure, connections, and sales by transporting, setting up, and selling our artists work at festival and market vendor booths around town. Read more about the position HERE.
Studio & Office
Studio & Office volunteers help with hands-on and virtual administrative tasks. This volunteer position is ongoing with work scheduled as needed.
Social Media
Social media volunteers help our artists and organization raise awareness and increase sales and revenue by developing compelling content for online platforms utilizing pre-existing and new visual and written collateral material.
Internships
Daybreak Arts Interns gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a social enterprise non-profit, as well as make connections with Nashville homeless and arts organizations.
Become a Daybreak Arts Volunteer
Our volunteers help us keep our studio & gallery running and allow us to make a big impact with a small staff. Daybreak offers several types of virtual and in-person opportunities to get involved. To get started, please download and read our Volunteer Orientation Presentation below to learn about our current opportunities and the resources you will need to get started. After you have viewed the volunteer presentation, please complete the Volunteer Application, and we will follow-up with you within one week of completion to discuss next steps.
Email the volunteer@daybreakarts.org with any questions.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Purchase Daybreak artwork for yourself or a loved one
Follow us on Social Media @daybreakarts
Attend an art show or event around town
Subscribe to our email newsletter
Purchase Daybreak Arts tees, sweatshirts, mugs, and more here
Become a Board Member
Serve on a standing committee (i.e. Finance, Marketing, Development, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Programs/Eval, Grants)
“If there is no friendship with the poor and no sharing of life with the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love only exists among equals.”
—Father Gustavo Gutierrez, In the Company of the Poor
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“Being on disability, I have a very limited income. Being able to make a little bit of extra money, even if it’s $25, $50 or a $100 a month, that can sometimes be food the last week of the month that I might not normally have. When a piece sells, I often have just enough to do little bit extra. It’s life altering.”
—Tré “Deuce” Ronin
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