The 2025 Whyte Avenue Art Walk takes place July 11-13, 2025 and we can’t wait!

We’re hoping that most of our volunteers are ready to come back and participate in our outdoor extravaganza. In the meantime, here are some of the opportunities for volunteers.

7-10 am setup shifts

Volunteers will help direct traffic as artists park and unload, provide parking information if required, and help set up street signage. Artists set up between 7 am and 10 am, we want to help make this run as smoothly as possible, while keeping everyone safe. There might be circumstances where you see an artist struggling and it is appropriate to help. Many artists will unload and leave to park their vehicle, so we do our best to keep an eye on their gear.

9 am – 1 pm shifts

Volunteers on this shift might help with putting out signage, but the primary focus will be on the promenade. Volunteers are assigned to a zone for the duration of a shift. You stroll the zone, sit for artists who need a washroom break or make a run for food. You will not sell art, rather, you’ll let patrons know when to expect the artist to return, perhaps offer them an artist card. Artists will either flag you down, or text me to request help. I’ll text you to ask if you’re free to sit for an artist and share the location.

1 pm – 5:15 pm shifts

The primary focus will be on the promenade. The responsibilities are similar to the morning shift. Volunteers on this shift are asked to help bring street signage back to volunteer central.

Pre-festival: Art Walk engages with Whyte Avenue businesses prior to the festival, and just before the festival we put up posters throughout the neighbourhood. The city requires us to drop event notices off at affected businesses as a reminder of Art Walk, and to inform new businesses. We do this in the month before the festival and again in the week before. I always partake in this activity and we do it together, usually hopscotching businesses as a team. I schedule these days for agreeable weather and work with volunteers to schedule a time that works for everyone.

Questions? You can email me at: terry@activateartsab.ca