FIRESTATION PRINT STUDIO

Volunteer program

We offer on-the-job training for a diverse range of people. We give the opportunities to develop new skills or use old competencies for new tasks in a friendly and supportive environment. Skills we seek include the following:

• Printers / would-be-printers /letter press. We have a new letter press and need interested or experienced lithographers / printmakers/ would-be-printers to learn about the use of the press and maintenance of the equipment. Training given by experienced printmaker who has used this equipment for the past 40 years before selling this to us.
  
• Accountant for 1-2 consultations.
  
• Hanging art works / assisting with exhibitions / events management/ catering etc.
  
• Technician / printmaker in the workshop. Access to the print work shop is available in exchange for time given if wanted.
  
• Maintenance work; Access to the print work shop is available in exchange for time if wanted.
  
• Administration tasks including particular skills like bookkeeping/developing resources/ archiving.
• Desktop publishing / marketing skills. Lots of scope to make flyers / and on-line promotions.
  Conveners of community arts projects that interest you / approved by the management committee. Example we are targeting artists from new settlers communities / refugees with the aim of providing access with community grants to over come the barriers of cost.
  
• Fund raising. If you have skills or would like to develop skills fundraising, securing financial support for a small arts community with the use of prints, exhibitions, a community arts space for hire, or other sponsorship relationships please contact us. Examples of fundraisers we want to run include international exchange portfolio’s, art auctions, combined projects. Example an environmental theme for an exchange portfolio to be exhibited here / auctioned / sold through relevant environmental groups.
  
• Volunteers interested in a post-digital print revolution.
  
• Volunteers able to negotiate funding for and develop public promotions/ poster advertising. Example, public advertising for a group / organization where the materials for printers to develop posters / Billboards on a theme for public viewing to be distributed.
  
• Art Anarchists wanted to look at different models for promotions / distribution / sales of work rather than the old model of scarcity / limited supply translating to greater value.
  

We give references for university interns, placement requirements, Centrelink requirements and work experience. The manager is a certified supervisor of university placements c/o Melbourne University (2002 in social sciences) that extends to recreation, community arts, community work, and special projects.)
Please contact the manager of the Firestation Print Studio on 95091782 between 11-5 Wednesday to Friday

E-mail firestat@firestationprintstudio.com.au  or www.firestationprintstudio.com.au