Passionate about the arts and culture?

Arts organisations can provide the ideal outlet for you to practice or develop your creative skills be it in dance, drama, literature, media, music, visual arts, crafts or festivals.

The following links may help to provide some background information to volunteering within arts organisations

• The Voluntary Arts Network
• The Arts Council

For information on specific opportunties:

• Search the do-it.org.uk national database of volunteering opportunities and specify 'arts and culture' as your 'interest'
• You may also try contacting directly local amateur drama groups, choirs, music societies, brass bands, arts and crafts groups, museums/galleries and festival organisers.