Volunteer Activity Areas

Hospitality:
Participate in the hosting of receptions for museum and volunteer society events, including exhibitions openings, volunteer meetings and socials, the annual gala, and other events.  Activities include: preparing and/or providing refreshments, decorating, setting tables, and other like duties.
 
Fundraising:
Work with the Development Director in the organization of museum fundraising events.  Activities include: assisting with events such as the annual museum Gala, Off the Wall, and other fundraisers.
 
Gerrer Gardners:
Help with the care and maintenance of the museum courtyard and gardens. Activities include: planting, tending, watering, and other like duties.

Communications:
Facilitate good communications between volunteer society members and between the volunteers and the community.  Activities include: assisting with communication/correspondence between volunteers (telephone calls, e-mails, postcards, notes, etc.); working on the volunteer society newsletter, webpage, and other volunteer media; helping with volunteer society publicity (press releases and photographs); assist with the maintenance of the volunteer society scrapbook, and other like duties.

Education/Outreach:
Assist the Curator of Education in the educational & outreach efforts for the volunteers, museum visitors, and the community.  Activities include:  helping organize trips and programs, working at booths/events, working with visiting groups, monitoring visitors, assisting with the preparation of education program materials and supplies, and other like duties.

Utility:
Help with the daily functions of the Volunteer Society and the museum.  Activities include: assisting with office work including mail outs (stuffing and addressing envelopes--not bulk mail) and filing, assisting with gift shop presentation (dusting, inventory, etc.), washing tablecloths, library inventory and organization, and other miscellaneous activities.

Volunteer Support:
Contribute to the support of the volunteer society membership.  Activities include: assisting with current volunteer supplies, services, and acknowledgements (name badges, year book, handbook, plaques, and awards); participating in new volunteer recruitment and orientation; arranging volunteer greeters and mentors; and aid in assessing and maintaining volunteer satisfaction (i.e. program evaluations, strategic planning).

Registration

Register Online to Volunteer

Printable Registration Form (PDF)
Please mail to:  Attn: Volunteer Society, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, OK 74804

MGMoA Volunteer Society

The purpose of the MGMOA Volunteer Society is to provide voluntary service for the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, impacting both the museum and the community.

VOLUNTEER SOCIETY BENEFITS:

•  Unlimited free museum admission for an entire year
•  Invitations to openings, receptions, lectures and special events
•  Discount of 10% in the MGMoA Gift Shop
•  Tuition discounts on adult workshops
•  Invitations for special travel tours
•  Volunteer Society newsletters
•  Education through regular training
•  New Friends and Fun!

INFORMATION:

Monthly Meetings          3rd Monday
 • 11:00 Executive Board Meeting
 • 11:30 Refreshments/Social
 • 12:00 General Sesson
 • No meetings June, July, December
 • Volunteer Luncheon in August 

Active Member Dues: $15 annually
Hourly Committment 3+ per month

Sustaining Member Dues: $20 annually

For additional information about volunteering at the MGMoA or joining the Volunteer Society, please e-mail info@mgmoa.org or call 405-878-5300. 

Those interested in being a museum docent can learn more here.