Volunteer
Become a Luminato Volunteer
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GET INVOLVED!
Do you have a passion for the arts and the city of Toronto? Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity, is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to enhance the visitor experience and to assist the Luminato staff in a variety of roles. Covering the worlds of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and visual arts and design, our aim is to have a volunteer force as diverse as our programming and the city itself.
This past year, Luminato volunteers warmly welcomed and actively engaged with over 1,000,000 guests throughout the spectacular ten days (June 6-15, 2008). Our volunteers, Luminato Ambassadors, played a vital role in our resounding success and were an integral part in Toronto's cultural history helping to create Luminato's place among the world's most vibrant arts festivals.
If you would like to be considered for a volunteer position for the 2009 Luminato Festival, June 5-14, 2009, the first step is to register online. (Please note that if you have already previously registered as a volunteer, you do not need to register again.) Please click here to be connected to our secure online registration process. It only takes approximately 5 minutes to complete the online application. If you need assistance or prefer to register via telephone, please call our Volunteer Department at 416 368-3100, ext. 230
We've also provided some more information on volunteer roles and frequently asked questions below to help you better understand the Luminato volunteer experience, as well as contact details for more information on the program.
We hope you will join us as a volunteer in 2009! Click here to register.
VOLUNTEER ROLES
While most of our volunteer force will be needed during Luminato (June 5-14, 2009), there are also additional volunteer opportunities available throughout the year on as a needed basis. Below are brief descriptions of various volunteer positions:
AMBASSADORS: The Ambassador acts as a friendly facilitator of information and assistance during the festival. Our ambassadors have a visible presence at the venues and festival sites "warmly welcoming" and "actively engaging" with our guests. Roles include greeting guests at performances and events, ushering in some venues, providing information on festival activities at venues and. All Ambassadors must attend 1 mandatory training session (dates and times to be determined) in May/June, 2009.
YEAR ROUND VOLUNTEERS: While Luminato is only 10 days each year, there is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into planning the festival throughout the year. We are looking for volunteers with strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail to assist our various departments such as marketing-media, sponsorship/development, programming, public relations, production and volunteer department. Tasks vary and volunteers will be informed of opportunities as they arise. Individuals with computer skills and web experience are most welcome!
Volunteering at Luminato provides many rewards. In 2008, our volunteers received a volunteer tee shirt and hat, Vichy sunscreen and complimentary tickets to several performances during the festival, as well as ticket offers to performances by our many arts partners throughout the year. Those worked 3 or more shifts also received an invite to a fantastic thank you party and those who worked 7 or more shifts receive a pair of tickets to an event in the 2009 festival. Most importantly, our volunteers have told us the biggest reward they received was the ability to make a difference in our visitors' lives and having a lot of fun while doing volunteer! 2009 volunteering benefits are still being determined.
If you would like to be considered for a volunteer position for the 2009 Luminato Festival, the first step is to register online. Please click here to be connected to our secure online registration process. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete the online application. If you need assistance or prefer to register to be a volunteer via telephone, please call our Volunter Dept. at 416 368-3100, ext. 230, Monday-Friday from 9am-5:30pm.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Do I need to have previous experience to volunteer with Luminato?
A: While some positions do require specific skills, our Luminato Ambassador, and Year Round Volunteer roles do not require any previous volunteer experience - they only require a passion for Toronto, the arts and your enthusiasm!
Q: Is there a minimum commitment of hours required to volunteer with Luminato?
A: Each volunteer role has different time requirements in terms of shift lengths, training and tasks being performed. More information on specific time commitments and required training for each role is located in job descriptions on the Activity Sign Up section when you register online. Please note that you cannot actually sign up for any shifts until after you have attended a mandatory training session in May/June 2009 (dates and times to be determined)
Please click here to be connected to our secure online registration process. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete the online application. If you need assistance or prefer to register to be a volunteer via telephone, please call our Volunteer Dept at 416 368-3100, ext. 230, Monday-Friday from 9am-5:30pm.
Q: Can children (under 18 years old) volunteer for Luminato?
A: As many of the venues in the 2008 Luminato Festival were licensed venues serving alcohol, it was difficult to have individual volunteers under the legal drinking age working in these environments; however, we are currently investigating the possibility of creating supervised for those under 18 in future festivals.
Q: Do I get free tickets in exchange for my volunteer hours with Luminato?
A: Every volunteer program is unique in terms of the benefits they offer to their volunteers. As over 60% of our events in the festival are free events and many of our events take place in smaller venues, we are unable to offer tickets in exchange for volunteer hours served. However, we do offer volunteers tickets to select performances.
Q: What are the steps required to become a Luminato Volunteer?
A: The first step to volunteering with Luminato is to fill out our online volunteer application. Please click here to be connected to our secure online registration process. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete the online application. If you need assistance or prefer to register to be a volunteer via telephone, please call Scott Gainsburg at 416 368-3100, ext. 238, Monday-Friday from 9am-5:30pm.