Lobby Greeter at MoMA!

I am excited to say that I am now officially a volunteer at the Museum of Modern Art! Insert fan fare.

Yesterday was volunteer orientation and I was surprised to notice that I was the youngest person in the room by at least 10 years or so! In the mix included worldly seeming college professors and working artists looking to commit some of their time to a great museum. Is it weird to say that it felt kind of cool being the only quote on quote, kid, in the room? Something about it is sort of validating, I suppose.

Anyway, we just went over the basic things- customer service, dress codes, mission statements, etc.

Yadda yadda yadda.

And holy crap- the benefits of being a volunteer at MoMA is wonderful! I'm as happy as a clam.

The position that I'm taking is the Lobby Greeter. I am thrilled to begin volunteering and contributing to such a wonderfully rich and historical monument in NYC. I am also very interested in the kinds of networks that I will form as a result of working at the MoMA. Hopefully all of this will come into fruition of some sort, be it personal fulfillment or work opportunities.

I am also going to applying to MoMA PS1's summer Warm Up concert festival as a volunteer! Warm Up takes place every year outdoors and is well, a concert festival. As if that wasn't clear enough. It's open every Saturday throughout the summer and it should be great fun.

Speaking of opportunities, I finally heard back from the art program I applied to earlier this year- Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation. I received an e-mail and I was wait listed for admission! My feathers were ruffled for make a couple of minutes but then I shrugged it off. Whether or not I get it, I'll have a blast doing other things with my time (like volunteering at the MoMA). Of course I hope that I get in, but my world is not going to fall apart if I don't.