Volunteer

Directly contribute to the success of our programs, special events, and behind-the-scenes.

Give back to the Briscoe!

Ready to ride into the West and give back to your community by sharing art, culture and fun?

Our volunteer opportunities include a variety of tasks that require outstanding customer service, office work, or assistance with various activities. If you are a student needing volunteer hours or someone who enjoys meeting and working with others, we have something for you!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Hospitality for Night of Artists 2025 (FRIDAY)

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is excited to share some new opportunities to help make our annual art sale, Night of Artists, even more magical.

Do you like being social and interacting with guests? We would love to have you help show glamourous guests the way around during the party of the year.

We would love for 20 volunteers to assist as:

Greeters: Welcome guests as they arrive

Goodie Bag Distributors: Help hand out goodie bags to guests

Way Finders: assist guests with directions throughout the museum. Located on the ground floor at the REGISTRATION STATION, on the 2nd floor of the museum & on the 3rd floor of the museum.

Door holders: Will be located on the ground floor entrance, on the 2nd floor skybridge & on the 3rd floor skybridge.

Night of Artists 2025 Small Works Luck of the Draw

Purpose: To serve as a representative of the Briscoe Western Art Museum during the 2025 Night of Artists Small WorksLuck of the Draw event.

You will get familiar with your assigned artists and their work, answer general questions, assist guests in the bidding process, monitor and keep time on bidding periods, and assist in the sale of exhibited artwork.

March

Hospitality for Night of Artists 2025 (SATURDAY)

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is excited to share some new opportunities to help make our annual art sale, Night of Artists, even more magical.

Do you like being social and interacting with guests? We would love to have you help show glamourous guests the way around during the party of the year.

We would love for 20 volunteers to assist as:

Greeters: Welcome guests as they arrive

Goodie Bag Distributors: Help hand out goodie bags to guests

Way Finders: assist guests with directions throughout the museum. Located on the ground floor at the REGISTRATION STATION, on the 2nd floor of the museum & on the 3rd floor of the museum.

Door holders: Will be located on the ground floor entrance, on the 2nd floor skybridge & on the 3rd floor skybridge.

Night of Artists 2025 Luck of the Draw

Purpose: To serve as a representative of the Briscoe Western Art Museum during the 2025 Night of Artists Small WorksLuck of the Draw event.

Hospitality for Night of Artists 2025

March

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is excited to share some new opportunities to help make our annual art sale, Night of Artists, even more magical.

Do you like being social and interacting with guests? We would love to have you help show glamourous guests the way around during the party of the year.

We would love for 20 volunteers to assist as:

Greeters: Welcome guests as they arrive
Goodie Bag Distributors: Help hand out goodie bags to guests
Way Finders: assist guests with directions throughout the museum. Located on the ground floor at the REGISTRATION STATION, on the 2nd floor of the museum & on the 3rd floor of the museum.
Door holders: Will be located on the ground floor entrance, on the 2nd floor skybridge & on the 3rd floor skybridge.

Code Adam training will be provided.

Parking validations will be given for Riverbend Garage directly across the street from the Briscoe Western Art Museum.

Please, no large family groups with small children or nursing babies.

All volunteers must be 18 years old or older.

FRIDAY Sign Up to Volunteer

SATURDAY Sign Up to Volunteer

Docent Volunteer

Saddle up and join the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s volunteer docent team. Briscoe Docents – specially-trained museum volunteers – help share the art, artifacts and story of the West with museum visitors year-round, providing guided tours of the museum and its collection.

And thanks to the museum’s fun and educational training program, no previous museum, art or history experience is required – but you do need to register to join the volunteer team.

Please contact Melanie Schwebke in our Education Department at mschwebke@briscoemuseum.org or by phone at 210.507.4866.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Docent Application Form

“Docents help bring museum collections to life, connecting our visitors more deeply with the stories shared through Western art and artifacts. They are key to helping everyone from visiting schoolchildren to adults enjoying the museum understand not just the art, but the history of the American West,”

Liz Jackson

President and CEO of Briscoe Western Art Museum

Events Volunteer

From roping and wrangling fun at the Briscoe’s annual community days like National Day of the Cowboy, Yanaguana Indian Art Festival and the Wild West Wildlife celebration to assisting during the museum’s annualNight of Artists Exhibition and Sale, there’s always fun to lasso at the Briscoe.

Volunteers must be 18 or older.

If you would like to volunteer for an upcoming event, please fill out the form below. If you have any questions, please contact our Education Department at mschwebke@briscoemuseum.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteer Application Form

“Many think the American West is just the stereotypical ‘Cowboys and Indians.’ But the truth is that the story of the West is a unique part of American history. And it’s still alive today. That’s what the Briscoe – and our volunteers – help museum visitors see in greater detail. We look forward to sharing engaging Western history content and interpretation with our volunteers and viewing and interpreting the art of the American West together.”