Volunteer Nicole Pollard, ArtServe President and CEO Jaye Abbate and volunteer Xiamara Owens.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – ArtServe recently held its annual volunteer appreciation reception to thank the nearly 90 volunteers who donated their time last season to Broward County’s premier arts service organization.
Volunteers enjoyed the elegant cocktail reception presented by the evening’s generous host, The Atlantic Hotel & Spa, and vied for door prizes provided by reception sponsors that included Elements Massage, Cinema Paradiso, ArtBlend Magazine, Slow Burn Theatre Company and Winterfest Boat Parade.
ArtServe volunteers greet gallery and exhibition visitors, assist at receptions and with gift shop sales, help administrative staff answer phones, do mailings and minor clerical work and coordinate service hours for volunteer students. Student volunteers are eligible to earn community service hours toward their graduation requirement.
ArtServe offers individuals and businesses a wide range of services, events, affordable facilities and collaborative opportunities that enrich our community, strengthen our economy, foster entrepreneurship and help artists have successful, sustainable careers.
To become an ArtServe volunteer, visit ArtServe.org or call 954.462.8190. ArtServe is located at 1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
About ArtServe
ArtServe is an award-winning arts incubator, one of the original six created in the U.S. with a mission of
developing programs that support artists and cultural organizations as a means to creating vibrant, economically viable communities. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, ArtServe offers individuals and businesses a wide range of services, events, affordable facilities and collaborative opportunities that enrich our community, strengthen our economy, foster entrepreneurship and help artists have successful, sustainable careers doing what they do best: turning their passion for the arts into their profession. Or, as we like to say, we help artists and cultural organizations turn their art into business.
ArtServe also manages and programs ArtsBunker at Equality Park, an 8,000 square-foot collaborative art space on the Equality Park/Pride Center campus in Wilton Manors. Recognitions include the Salute to Business and Innovation Award for Arts/Culture from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, the 2015 Brazilian International Press Award, the Doyle Award for Non-Profit Excellence and the 2014 Nonprofit Academy Award for Best Non-Profit Arts Organization. Programs are supported in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs.
