FotoFest is a Houston-based contemporary arts organization co-founded by photojournalists Fredrick Baldwin and Wendy Watriss. FotoFest is dedicated to advancing photography and visual culture through the presentation of exhibitions, public programs, and publications. The examination of social, cultural, and political histories and contemporary life through the lens of photography and related media is central to FotoFest’s mission. A platform for art and ideas since 1983, FotoFest is committed to promoting lasting international dialogue, cultural exchange, scholarship, and community enrichment by working with artists, audiences, academics, curators, and influential figures in art, culture, and society.
The FotoFest Biennial 2022 will take place September 24–November 6. This six week long event requires volunteers for several events as well as gallery hosts for four exhibition sites all in the Houston Arts District/Sawyer Yards area for our Biennial exhibitions, If I Had a Hammer. The FotoFest Biennial 2022 central exhibition, If I Had a Hammer, considers the ways artists utilize images to unpack the ideological underpinnings that inspire collective cultural movements around the globe. Together, the twenty-three included artists propose alternative techniques of seeing and engaging with the world, working with both conventional and new media to shed light on the systems that encourage social theories and political imaginaries to become dogma at the click of a shutter or tap of a button.
Volunteer options include: The Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews, The Fine Print Auction, Gallery Hosting, Opening Night and other programming and events. Visit the links below to learn more about volunteer opportunities and to register.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- September 9-24: Gallery Hosts for Auction Preview Exhibition
- September 18-October 8: The Meeting Place
- September 24: Opening Night at Silver Street Studios
- September 24-November 6: Gallery Hosts in Sawyer Yards: The Silos, Winter Street, Spring Street, and Silver Street
- September 27-29: Fine Print Auction Preview at The Whitehall Houston Hotel
- September 29: Live Auction and Gala at The Whitehall Houston Hotel
- October 7: Youth Open House at Silver Street Studios
- October 15: FotoFun at Sawyer Yards
You may also BRING A FRIEND to volunteer with you during your shift! Attire: Neat and Casual. Direct questions to volunteers@fotofest.org. For solo volunteering, you must be 18 or older. For volunteers under 18, bring a friend or family member to pair with on your shift.
*All FotoFest exhibitions are free and open to the public.
