People with a passion for performing arts are asked to join the increasing ranks of ambassadors for Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival.
Twenty fifteen was a record year for Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, which saw a massive 60 per cent rise in ticket sales and a 47 per cent increase in audience figures from 2014.
This year, the annual 10-day event, which has been running at the end of May for the past 36 years, hosted 82 events in 42 venues across the region-wide 6,426-square-kilometre stage. It supported a broader young persons’ programme, launched the premiere of an historically significant Scottish song project and helped venues and acts to bring some of the world’s top performing artists to a diverse range of stages throughout Dumfries and Galloway.
And now organisers are looking for people interested in the work of the festival to come on board and share in its continuing success by becoming ambassadors for the event.
Festival organisers will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday, 29 September, in Castle Douglas Town Hall where everyone is invited to come along and sign up to become a festival volunteer.
Festival co-ordinator Lou Davies said: “We are looking for people who have a love of performing arts and who want to share it with other like-minded people.
“Festival ambassadors can help out in a number of ways such as spread the word of our work to their networks; help to evaluate events; help run events; brochure distribution; and assisting in front of house.
“The list of work is endless but all of these roles are vital to the smooth operation of the festival.
“Our ambassadors generate new energy as well as bring fresh ideas and approaches to our work. We are looking for people who appreciate what we’re trying to do and who want to be part of it.”
The meeting takes place at 7.30pm.
For further information, contact Lou at the festival offices on 01387 259627 or email [email protected]
BECOME A DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ARTS AMBASSADOR
