Be a part of the 2025 Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival

We are looking for passionate volunteers to bring this vibrant celebration to life! Discover how to get involved in bringing people together through a diverse range of arts and cultural events and activities.

Whether you’re an art enthusiast or a budding storyteller, our varied volunteer roles at the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival (RAIF) can provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills and gain enriching experiences for a career in the creative sector, meet new people and enjoy your time in a friendly environment.

Our fantastic RAIF volunteers are an integral part of Orleans House Gallery as valued members of our team. You will assist with event set-up and stewarding, support artists and performers, engage audiences, provide behind-the-scenes festival support and more.

With your support, we can continue to share and promote arts and culture within the community, as well as provide a high-quality visitor experience.

Apply now to help make this festival flourish.

In the application form, please select the 'Events and Festival Volunteer' role and include Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival within your personal statement.

Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival

Running 13 to 29 June 2025, RAIF will feature a line-up of events responding to Cultural Reforesting, a growing movement that asks how we can repair our broken relationship with nature and with one another.

In line with Earth Day 2025’s global theme – Our Power, Our Planet – RAIF harnesses the creative power of communities to spark dialogue, renew hope and imagine more sustainable futures. Across parks, theatres, galleries, libraries and unexpected spaces, the borough will become a place where climate ideas take root and grow. 

Find out more.