Get Involved
Connect by Canvas runs on volunteers, partner centers, and a small amount of money for art supplies. There are four ways to help, starting with joining the team, and every one of them begins with a short message.
Join the team
We're a small team and we're growing.
These are volunteer roles for now, with real responsibility and a direct line to the founder. Students, retirees, and everyone in between are welcome.
How to apply: email connectbycanvas@gmail.com with the role you're interested in and a few lines about yourself. No résumé required.
- Marketing Coordinator
Instagram, photos, and telling the story of each workshop - Outreach and Partnerships Lead
Senior centers, schools, and neighborhood organizations - Board Members
Guidance on nonprofit structure, fundraising, and growth - Workshop Facilitators
Run sessions using the open curriculum - In-person Volunteers
Middle and high-school students at workshops - Community Partners
Senior centers and event hosts
Donate
Every workshop is free for participants. Supplies are not.
Connect by Canvas is currently seeking fiscal sponsorship so that donations can be tax-deductible. Once that is in place, a secure donation link will appear right here. Until then, the most useful thing you can do is leave your email so we can tell you the moment it opens.
Donation link coming soon
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Volunteer
Sit at the table, or run one.
Middle and high-school students join our in-person workshops at senior centers to make art alongside participants and keep the conversation going. No art experience is needed; showing up and being curious is the whole job.
If you'd like to go further, you can facilitate a workshop yourself using our open curriculum. We'll pair you with someone who has run one before.
Volunteer with usPartner
Senior centers, neighborhood groups, and new chapters.
We currently work with two senior centers in Los Angeles and are looking for more. If you run a center, a library, a community garden, or a neighborhood event and want an intergenerational art workshop as part of it, we'll bring the supplies and the volunteers.
Live somewhere else? The curriculum is open source for exactly this reason. We'd love to help you start a chapter.
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