Port Arts Festival (formerly the Home Port Block Party) was established on June 15, 2018 as an annual community-wide event. It’s a celebration of the vibrancy of the Port community and of the families and neighbors who live here. The Port has historically been one of the most culturally rich and diverse areas in Cambridge. In the Port, one can overhear languages spoken from around the world, enjoy foods from every part of the planet, and see beautiful public murals that help to identify this unique stretch of neighborhood. Port Arts Fest is an opportunity to interact with our community through art-making, activities, music, and food. Three blocks of Windsor Street are closed down so that Community Art Center's Teen Public Art Crew can paint it’s Port Ground Mural, building on the national trend of establishing “neighborways” to increase physical safety in urban neighborhoods. Port Arts Festival

 

📅 Saturday May 30 (rain date: Sunday May 31)

📍 119 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

Volunteer Positions:

 

Set-Up Volunteers (8 AM-10 AM)

• Overview of Responsibilities: Put up barricades/tents/tables/chairs in the street, Set up attractions including: Mural Masters painting stations, face painting table, audio/visual system, MM participant refreshment station in CAC corner classroom, information station, CAC merch vending station, hanging signage etc. Assorted lifting and moving.

• Special Requirements: Must be able to handle heavy lifting. Bring work gloves if you have them. Wear good shoes and check the weather report before you leave your house!

• Supervised by: Sarah Winter and Shayla Young

Audio/Visual Assistant Volunteers (10 AM- 6PM)

• Overview of Responsibilities: Provide support for the video team, including but not limited to: technology monitoring (batteries/memory cards/ etc), create a welcoming space (cleaning up trash, refreshing sunscreen, water, food). May service as videographer, interviewer, or event photographer at times.

• Special Requirements: Knowledge of photography equipment and/or audio equipment. Able to pay close attention to details. May be asked to assist with set up and/or tear down.

• Supervised by: Lionel Blaise Jr.

Vending Volunteers (10 AM-6 PM)

• Overview of Responsibilities: Oversee the Community Art Center merchandise table. Process customer transactions using a Square credit card device. Support staff in passing out free cupcakes and Italian Ice.

• Special Requirements: Knowledge or experience in customer service and using Square credit card system. Able to pay close attention to details.

• Supervised by: Michael Matfess

Painters Assistant Volunteers (10 AM- 6PM)

• Overview of Responsibilities: Provide support for Mural Masters Visiting Artists, Mural Masters Teen Team-Members, and Port Arts Ground Muralists. Floater between teams & projects. Help replenish supplies and provide support for artists (sunscreen, water, etc). Painters assistants may be asked to help paint Port Arts Ground Murals.

• Special Requirements: Ability to move between teams and projects. Sitting/standing while painting for extended periods of time. May be asked to assist with set up and/or tear down.

• Supervised by: Pheebz Warner and Jada Alleyne

Tear-Down Volunteers (5 PM-7 PM)

• Overview of Responsibilities: Carefully dissemble Mural Masters murals from painting stations, taking down barricades/tents/tables/chairs in street, dissembling outdoor photography studio, dissembling audio/visual system, cleaning sponsor-room in CAC gym, cleaning up Windsor Street, Cherry Street, and CAC parking lot from all festival-related materials and/or trash.

• Special Requirements: Must be able to handle heavy lifting. Bring work gloves if you have them. Wear good shoes and check the weather report before you leave your house!

• Supervised by: CAC Staff members

Sign up Here!

Visit the Port Arts Fest page for more information

For questions, please reach out to:

Shayla Young | shayla@communityartcenter.org | 6178687100 ext. 123

Sarah Winter | sarah@communityartcenter.org | 6178687100 ext. 114