Art in the Park Job Descriptions
Concessions:
1. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of your shift. Check-in with the Volunteer
Coordinator in the Main Information Booth (large white tent at the entrance to the artist village).
Pick up your name tag and Art in the Park complimentary t-shirt (if you haven’t already picked it up
at CAL.
2. Your principal volunteer location will be at the Concessions Stand in the Main Information Booth.
3. Volunteer Coordinators are Mellodie Wilson and Jane McElroy. They will oversee all activities in
the Main Information Booth, so please speak to them if you have any questions during your shift.
4. There are five items for sale at the Concession Stand – Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, and
Fanta Orange. All drinks are $1. Water is available for sale at the Boone County National Bank
Water Bar adjacent to the Main Information Booth.
5. We only sell Coke products since Coke/MU Athletics department have kindly lent us the Coke
coolers for the festival.
6. We will have limited free bottled water available for volunteers and artists ONLY. We also give
water to the police officer who assists with the traffic and pedestrian crossing on Old 63 at the park
entrance.
7. Our goal is to cut down on plastic waste this year. To accomplish this, we are giving each artist a
16 oz tumbler, which we will refill throughout the weekend with iced water from our big 5-gallon
containers. Inevitably some artists will lose/leave the tumblers in their car. If this happens, have
them see Mellodie or Jane.
8. When you need extra ice, ask Mellodie to radio Tommy, the ice man.
9. We only take cash for concessions. Keep all money in a cash box at the Concessions Stand.
10. You may be asked to run errands to Children’s Art Spot, Tie Dye Tent or another area. Make sure
you wear comfortable walking shoes for your shift.
All Volunteers:
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You are the face of the festival to visitors and the face of Columbia for out-of-towners. Your smile,
friendliness and willingness to help are what have given Art in the Park such a great reputation.
In advance of your shift, please familiarize yourself with the festival information page on the Art in the
Park website since one of your jobs will be to answer guests’ questions.
Make sure too that you have had a quick look over the Columbia Art League website to familiarize
yourself with the organization.
Any lost and found items should be taken to the Main Information Booth. If something valuable such as
a wallet or mobile phone is handed in, make sure you inform Mellodie or Jane. We will have a Lost and
Found box for items such as sunglasses, children’s toys, etc.
Bring any “found” children to the Main Information Booth. (Children are never lost; it’s their parents
who are lost!) Look around the area first to see if there’s any sign of a parent. If not, staff at the Main
Information Booth will look after the child until the parent can be located.
If a situation arises where someone needs medical or emergency assistance, inform your area
manager or someone in the Main Information Booth immediately. They will be in radio contact
with the festival director and trained CERT staff who will be on hand at the event all weekend. Make
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sure you note the place of the incident and the nature of the incident so they can deal with it as quickly
as possible.
In the case of severe weather warning, a bullhorn announcement will advise people to leave the park
immediately. If there is a sudden lightning storm, DO NOT shelter under a tree or in a tent.
Advise guests to move to one of the toilet blocks, their vehicle or to the Boone Medical Plaza garage.
Boone Hospital Center is the nearest large building in the event of a tornado.
Checklist of things to bring with you for your shift:
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Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Hat
Water in a refillable water bottle (we’ll have iced water on tap all weekend).
A snack if you suffer from low blood sugar
Your Art in the Park t-shirt!
A lightweight folding chair (for slow times)
Comfortable shoes
Key Festival facts:
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Festival hours are 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday.
Strolling musicians will perform at various times and locations throughout the festival.
There are 110 artists from across the country.
Activities for children include:
o Children’s Art Spot, where children can create their own art project at no charge.
o Tie Dye Tent, where kids or adults can tie dye a t-shirt for $10.
o Young Collectors’ Tent, a kids-only tent for ages 5-14 where they can purchase their own
original artworks for $5. Hours are 10 AM – 3:30 PM on Saturday; 10 AM – 3:00 PM on
Sunday.
o And yes, you can buy funnel cakes and kettle corn!
Thank you SO much for being one of our Art in the Park volunteers. We could not put on a festival
of this size without your help!