Arts volunteer opportunities in Dallas–Fort Worth
50 open volunteer roles from 37 organizations across Dallas–Fort Worth.
Come help with Games, Arts and Crafts at our communities Retirement Homes in Plano!!!
Kindful Health is a privately owned hospice company that is focused on providing patients and their families with the full promise of the hospice benefit in the State of Texas. We are quickly growing and in need of volunteers like you to help us…
Come help with Games, Arts and Crafts at our communities Retirement Homes in Fort Worth!
Kindful Health is a privately owned hospice company that is focused on providing patients and their families with the full promise of the hospice benefit in the State of Texas. We are quickly growing and in need of volunteers like you to help us…
HOSPICE ART THERAPY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Kaufman County Patients
Those Who Can, Do - Those Who Can Do More, Volunteer Art Therapy is a creative intervention that helps individuals express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. If you love to utilize your creative and artistic abilities in a positive and powerful…
Museum Volunteers Needed
Help local history come to life as a Tour Guide at the Interurban Railway Museum in downtown Plano! Volunteer Tour Guides greet scheduled groups and walk-ins, keep accurate visitor records and educate on museum exhibits and railway travel history.…
Life Enrichment Activity Leader
Assist memory impaired adults with reminiscence, art, storytelling, and sensory stimulation. Takes place at nursing home or assisted living locations in Dallas and surrounding area. Materials provided, suggestions welcome as well.
Powwow Volunteer
IndigiCommunity presents, "North Texas Powwow." The North Texas Powwow is a celebration of Indigenous culture, community, and tradition, bringing together tribal nations, families, veterans, artists, educators, and community supporters from across…
Can you play an instrument? Play for our Hospice Patients!
We are seeking musicians to volunteer their time and talent to perform for hospice patients residing in a local assisted living facility. Music therapy benefits hospice patients by reducing pain, anxiety, and depression while increasing relaxation,…
Mesquite volunteers: kids impacted by chronic illness want to learn from you (Arts, Sports and S.T.E.M.)
CoachArt matches kids impacted by chronic illness with volunteers like YOU who provide 1-on-1 introductions to arts and athletics hobbies. The most requested activities are: 🎨 Creative & Artistic Acting/Theater, Animation, Ceramics/Sculpture,…
Volunteer Musicians — Bring Live Music to Our Community Table
Share your music in a place where it can help someone feel welcome, relaxed, and cared for. The Gracefull Table Community Kitchen is seeking volunteer musicians to provide live music during our first-Sunday community meal events in Garland. We…
HIGH PRIORITY NEED! Art with Unhoused Children (Fridays, Dallas)
You don't need to be an artist to volunteer for this opportunity! We are a nonprofit organization that helps children facing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) realize their dreams through the power of art. They can be anything they want to be!…
Love Music? Share your musical talent with a Hospice patient
Are you interested in singing or playing the piano, guitar, violin, or other instruments to our patients? If so, please let me know! I am looking to recruit volunteers who can give a two to three hours a week or every other week to brighten up…
Event Support for Horizon Harvest: A STEAM Fall Festival
What is Horizon Harvest? This isn’t just any fair. Horizon Harvest is a celebration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) with a cozy fall twist! Our programmatic partners will…
Bring the Joy of Art to Seniors in Dallas County
What you’ll do: As an Art Angel, you will lead one‑hour, group‑based therapeutic art experiences in senior communities, using beautiful digital images of artwork to spark stories, memories, and…
Bring the Joy of Art to Seniors in Collin County
What you’ll do: As an Art Angel, you will lead one‑hour, group‑based therapeutic art experiences in senior communities, using beautiful digital images of artwork to spark stories, memories, and…
Bring the Joy of Art to Seniors in Tarrant County
What you’ll do: As an Art Angel, you will lead one‑hour, group‑based therapeutic art experiences in senior communities, using beautiful digital images of artwork to spark stories, memories, and…
Walking Tour Docents
The Museum of the American Railroad offers walking tours to students during school tours, as well as to the general public. Each tour lasts around an hour and it does involve walking on railroad tracks and climbing into train cars.
Tulip Bulb Planting in November at the Heard Craig Center for the Arts
Hi dear Volunteers Needed: multiple volunteers who are flexible between NOV 13th, 14th, and 15th to help beautify our garden Resposilbility is to help plant 2500 tulip bulbs. Coming in a group or in 2s is preferable. One can dig and one can plant…
Texas Youth Ballet Board Member
If you are passionate about the art of ballet thriving in McKinney, we share a vision! Texas Youth Ballet is looking for board members who want to help grow our conservatory into a regional arts establishment that can support a strong conservatory…
STEAM Specialist
Top Achievers Foundation is seeking passionate volunteers to serve as STEAM Specialists and help students explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics through engaging, hands-on experiences. Volunteers will help facilitate…
Run for Hope Volunteers: Face Painting
Face Painting & Temporary Tattoo Station Volunteer Shift Location Location Dot Shift Bonnie Wenk Park Amphitheater 2996 Virginia Pkwy McKinney, TX 75071 Shifts
Monthly Volunteer Needed to Help Hang Banners at the Heard-Craig Center
Hi Volunteer! The Heard Craig is seeking a volunteer to check in with us the first of each month to see if we have banners to hang. Respondents should consider their height for this opportunity as the banners sit high. We will then select a mutually…
Love Painting? Come Serve with Individuals with Special Needs in Art Class!
Cornerstone Ranch is looking for ongoing volunteers to serve in our painting class every Thursday from 10am-12pm. We have some amazing artists, however, our volunteers are a crucial part of art class to help guide and befriend our friends with…
Leaf Blower Volunteer | Help keep our beautiful garden clutter free
Hello Volunteer The Heard Craig Center for the Arts is seeking a person who can come anytime they may be available during the week to blow leaves. gather and dump in can.THURSDAYS (Saturdays if called to help) would be best but we can discuss when…
FALL VERANDA AND GROUNDS CLEAN UP HEARD CRAIG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
HI volunteers Another season and I am hoping you can help out again or if its your first time to help us clean up the verandas and sweep the grounds. If you like fresh air and physical work to keep the Heard Craig center for the Arts looking…
Donor to supply dehumidifier to cover an area of 2200 sq ft for Carriage House
Hi charitable donors, We are in need of a dehumidifier for our Victorian Carriage house. We hold multiple events for the community in this carriage house. During the summer time moisture gathers in the house and portable 2200 sq foot coverage…
Docents-Tour Guides for Chestnut Square Home Museum on Thu. and/or Sat. @ 11:00am
To volunteer, please sign up using this link . Do you love history? Do you wish to keep it alive? Do you like storytelling? Come join us and tell about the oldest house in McKinney, share the history of Collin County and McKinney through our weekly…
Docents, Grounds Guides and Guest Services Staff Needed
The Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano is needing docents for our historic houses, Grounds Guides, and Guest Services staff. We are open Thursday-Saturday, 10 am - 2 pm. Weekend volunteers are especially needed. Training for docents for the historic…
Blackbox Theater Cleanup - NTPA Fairview
We are going to be cleaning our blackbox theater to prepare it for the upcoming show season. It will involve moving chairs/risers and sweeping and moping of the theater.
Arts and Crafts-Youth- Coordinator
A program focused on using artistic expression to help the residents of Cumberland use their strengths in creating arts and crafts. The ultimate goal is to help residents by allowing them a venue to express themselves. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES •…
Art Supplies
Young At Art Children’s Creative Center is committed to providing a nurturing and positive atmosphere in which children can express themselves freely while engaging in the arts. Please help us to Inspire, Encourage, and Provide by helping us meet…
Cultural Arts - Join Volunteer Usher Team
Organization: City of Garland – Cultural Arts Department Location: Granville Arts Center & Plaza Theatre Garland, TX About the Opportunity: Love the arts? Want to be part of something meaningful, fun, and community-driven? The City of Garland…
Family Fiesta DIY Sugar Skull Piñatas
Teens can earn community service hours by volunteering at the North Garland Library. Help us at our Family Fiesta DIY Sugar Skull Piñatas. Costumes are welcome but not required. Duties include: Program set up and clean up. Keeping craft supplies…
Plaza Theatre - Volunteer Ushers
Volunteer Ushers – Plaza Theatre Location: Plaza Theatre, Garland, Texas Hosted by: City of Garland – Cultural Arts Department Love the arts? Enjoy working with people? Join us as a Volunteer Usher at the Plaza Theatre and help create an…
Plaza Theatre - Volunteer Ushers
Volunteer Ushers – Plaza Theatre Location: Plaza Theatre, Garland, Texas Hosted by: City of Garland – Cultural Arts Department Love the arts? Enjoy working with people? Join us as a Volunteer Usher at the Plaza Theatre and help create an…
Become an Irving Arts Center Docent
Train to provide educational tours at the Arts Center.
Teen Ambassador for the Arts
High school students can become leaders in promoting the arts.
Visual and Performing Arts help
Support visual and performing arts programs in the school.
Art Class Volunteer
Assist in setting up and supporting guests during art classes.
Facilitate Arts and Crafts
Lead arts and crafts sessions, engaging seniors in creative activities.
Share Musical Talents
Perform music for residents, enhancing their social experience.
General Volunteer Opportunities
Support various activities at the Creative Arts Center as a volunteer.
Group Volunteer Projects
Groups can assist with service projects at the Creative Arts Center.
Common questions
Where can I volunteer for arts causes in Dallas?
There are 50 open arts volunteer positions across Dallas–Fort Worth right now, spread across 37 organizations, with Heard-Craig Center for the Arts currently posting the most (5). They're concentrated in Dallas, McKinney, and Garland.
Do I need to sign up in advance to volunteer?
Almost always, yes. Every listing links back to where it was posted — the organization's own site, or a portal like Idealist or Voly — and you register there. Some roles ask for an orientation or a background check first, especially those working with children or in healthcare settings. Good Deeds Dallas doesn't take signups itself; it points you at the source.
How current are these arts listings?
Every source is rechecked weekly, and one-time events are removed the day after they happen, so what you see is what was live as of October 19, 2026. Listings also pass a quality check that removes duplicates, paid positions, and donation drives that aren't actually volunteer roles.