Artistic Volunteer Gifts

No matter your skills, there's something you can volunteer to do.

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

"I'm afraid you were drawn too big and not centered on the page."

"Could you keep still?"

I'm looking forward tot he day we can afford some real statues for this place.

'Shouldn't we spend a little time on the ARTS?'

"For my next trick, I'll need a volunteer, a fake knife, and a mirrored box with a secret compartment."

"Hey, there's Sara, padding her college-entrance résumé!"

"We can't actually pay you, but your work will get a lot of exposure."

'I told you Nick's an absolute scream.'

'Today we will lock the monkey in a room...' 'Why do I volunteer for this?'

Son, I don't think this was how Whistler painted HIS mother.

Please Give

Interning in D.C. Volunteering in Seattle. Trekking in Nepal. Lucky ducks! I'm stuck here working 2 jobs! Wow! You're getting paid?!! Who knew? Employment is this summer's must-have status symbol. Some parents envy you.

'Could you tone down the smile just a little?'

'While they're still enthusiastic do you think we could get them to take on climate change and the war on drugs as well?'

Bake Sale! To benefit our town animal shelter

"I volunteer for the Samaritans. I tried to phone in sick this morning but they talked me out of it."

'We're a voluntary organisation John, they're not meant to pay for it.'

"It's a cautionary tale about why we shouldn't cut arts funding in schools."

Please help: National Endowment for the Arts

"Let's try one with your hand tucked into your shirt."

"Daddy will give back your paintball gun as soon as he’s made his definitive statement on the nature of existence."

"I know it's only a thumbnail sketch, but I quite like it!"

David Cameron: 'Is there a volunteer in the house?'

'They're all hoping Kate Middleton will help them to cross the road.'

Professional Fund Riasers

'Let me introduce my biggest supporter, a real whale of a guy, a huge fan..'

'Supporting the arts'

'Dad, have you ever thought about retiring and going in for volunteer work?'

Charity mugger

A Low Budget Philharmonic Orchestra

"Oh, hello darling..."

'Er...any chance that when you've finished with the kids, the cooking and washing up you could help us develop a new waste management recovery system for the borough?'

Useful vs. Wasteful Spending . . . Arts Programs and Missile Defense Programs.