Get involved in an exciting new community arts project based in an old chapel

Axe Vale Arts Charitable Trust

Volunteer Recruitment Campaign

• Are you passionate about the arts as a creator, performer, participant or as all of them?

• Do you want to get involved in a new exciting, dynamic and bold community arts project? Over the last 6 months we have put on a range of music and theatre performances, art exhibitions and have a comprehensive art, creative writing and music workshop programme planned for the Spring and early Summer. 2026.

• Are you comfortable working in a constantly evolving environment where each day brings new questions and challenges?

• Our journey is not for the faint-hearted. You will need to be resourceful, resilient, bold, committed and able to work as part of a supportive team of volunteers to help realise the vision.

• Do you have a few hours a week to devote to help to scope, develop and run wide range of performing and creative art activities and to assist with all the administrative aspects of the project?

• Are you able to get to the Axbridge area of Somerset where we are based in a glorious old Methodist Chapel?

These are the broad areas where you might get involved:

Commissioning and/or coordination or assisting with art events events (music, theatre, spoken word, Literary, etc)

General Front of House role

Bar and Refreshments

Communications (Social Media, Website, Poster and Flyer distribution)

Exhibitions Co-ordination (Gallerist/Curator, Assistant)

Technical (Sound/Lighting)

Website management

Finance and book keeping

Fundraising

Venue Management (Maintenance/Housekeeping)

Workshops Development and Support

If anyone is still with us and wants to know more about our journey to date, our thoughts for the future and how you might get involved please contact us through our axevalearts website volunteer form or email address.