The Flint Institute of Arts is looking for dedicated volunteers to assist with key tasks such as coat check, guest registration, pouring wine, and guarding artwork, at this year's 21st Annual Wine Tasting on Saturday, April 30th.
The Wine Tasting is presented by the Flint Institute of Arts and the Junior League of Flint every spring to raise funds to support museum programming and outreach programs for PreK-12 students, as well as the Junior League of Flint and its community partners.
We ask that volunteers wear nice black pants and a top, or dress if you prefer. Volunteers arrive at 5:30 pm to enjoy pizza and water prior to the volunteer orientation at 5:45 pm. Please note that volunteers may not partake in any wine or food consumption at the event.
The lobby houses permanent installations by Calder, Chihuly, and Pfaff. Our primary directive is to protect the art displayed and stored in the museum. If you enjoy people watching and don’t mind tactfully reminding guests not to stand too close to our photorealist painting by Yigal Ozeri then we would love to have you join our volunteer team.
If you have further questions please don't hesitate to reach out to Lauren Watkins, Events & Beverage Assistant, lwatkins@flintarts.org. We appreciate your support, let me know if you have any questions.
Overview:
The 21st Annual Wine Tasting will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2022 with the theme ‘wine flight' and we are in need of volunteers! The sponsor only VIP is from 6:30pm-7:30pm with the Main Event overlapping from 7:00pm-9:30pm. Volunteer orientation will take place at 5:45pm in your assigned area. We are asking for help in the following areas:
REGISTRATION
Retrieve physical tickets from guests (or look up guest list), process payment at the door for ticket sales, provide wine tasting materials.
COAT CHECK
Take coat from guest and provide coordinating coat tag, retrieve and return coats as guests exit.
POURING WINE
Pour 1oz wine samples at distributor table for the wine representatives, interact with guests - must be 21+.
GUARD ARTWORK
Stand near Lobby artwork to ensure guests don’t touch/run into paintings. Alert staff to any potential safety issues or problematic situations with guests
BREAKDOWN
We ask all volunteers to assist in cleanup at the end of the evening. This involves collecting all trash, emptying wine discard buckets, collecting centerpieces, etc.
