Greet visitors, provide information, and monitor visitor safety.

We train volunteers to provide educational tours for children and adults. Tours focus on the conservatory, nature hike, ponding, and other seasonal attractions at Hidden Lake Gardens.

Assist with seasonal special events. We need volunteers to greet visitors, serve refreshments, guide children’s crafts, sell plants, and more.

Greet visitors, provide information, and collect admissions. Volunteers are needed weekdays from April to October.

Work with staff and other volunteers to help maintain plant collections, demonstration gardens, greenhouse displays, and hiking trails.

Learning + Creativity Program volunteers are friendly, outgoing, and enjoy working with children and families in art-making activities. Help with gallery activities, such as Drop-In Studios, and other art-making workshops in the GRAM Studio. There are also studio organization, inventory, and clean-up shifts. Drop-in Studio shifts are typically on Saturdays from 11 am — 3 pm.

Sometimes we need help with one-time events or special projects that don’t fit neatly into any of the other volunteer categories. Activities may include: delivering promotional materials for GRAM events and exhibitions around Grand Rapids; stuffing envelopes or prepping materials for new programs or events; and administrative tasks for departments that need help.

There are many opportunities for corporate and school volunteer groups throughout the year.

A Special Events volunteer greets and helps guests during special events at the museum such as exhibition openings, Gala, GRAM on the Green, ArtPrize, Project 1, Festival of the Arts, and other similar events. Special Events volunteers may be required to dress in attire suitable for the event (both indoors and outdoors). For example, a…

Assist with mailing and other office tasks.

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