FESTIVAL HISTORY:
The African Festival of the Arts, presented by Africa International House USA, Inc., takes place Friday, September 2, through Monday, September 5, 2011 (Labor Day Weekend). The Festival transforms Washington Park (Chicago), located at 51st Street to 55th Street (Cottage Grove to King Drive), into an authentic African Village complete with spectacular entertainment, pavilions, food, and more.
The African Festival of the Arts is the flagship program of the Africa International House. The Africa International House is committed to creating and keeping African culture, art, music, history, and activities that appeal to all communities and ages.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Volunteers are the essential ingredients of the African Festival of Arts. They bring an array of talents and expertise. Volunteers assist festival coordinators with a multitude of tasks such as: flier distribution, the pre festival gala, on the grounds assistance, vendor support, assisting festival patrons, answering questions, and much more! Festival volunteers are highly visible & valuable, and the Africa International House, USA, Inc. sees its volunteers as active participants in the success of the Festival.
To register to volunteer, please complete the application on the following page. All volunteers must attend one of the orientation sessions that will be held on July 19th & 25th, August 3rd, 9th, 10th, and August 16th.
Orientation will begin promptly at 6:00 pm and last approximately for an hour. The training will be held at the Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture located in the Harris YWCA/Chicago Park District at 6200 S. Drexel.
Please complete our volunteer application by selecting a date to attend orientation, time range you are available, write down a area you would like to work in. (If you don’t know of an area to volunteer that’s okay to we will assign you something to do)! .
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of our team. We are excited to have you join the AFA village.
For more information about volunteer opportunities, contact Lavon Pettis at volunteer@aihusa.org or contact office 773-955-ARTS (2747)
