Volunteers help a non-profit arts organization bring the community together with free art making activities and in producing WAP's signature event that takes place annually on a Sunday in late September. The Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival welcomes artists of all kind to parade their artwork along the Wheaton triangle and to gather at a day-long community festival in the town plaza. The annual celebration begins in early spring with a poster contest with a cash prize to the county resident with the winning design. Follow us on Instagram @wheatonartsparade.
Volunteers may have the opportunity to work alongside WAP artists conducting free public workshops and art pop-ups or in managing the WAP gallery that exhibits the work of dozens of artists from the DMV area. At the annual parade and festival, student volunteers may assist with check-in and set up of the exhibits and assist participants getting ready at the parade staging area, assist stage managers at the two performance stages, and staff the information booth. In weeks leading up to the parade, students may have the opportunity to help artists run the workshops that create the community float or the yarn bomb.
