Fire Artist’s Association was founded to raise awareness of Fire Arts, to offer everyone a chance to learn and perform with any kind or type of Fire Art and to show that it can be much more than a primitive street arts. Association also promotes good standards of Fire Safety for fire artists cooperating closely with local rescue department. One of the largest projects is organizing Fire Artist’s competitions, which started off as a small event for local artists but quickly became the international one. Every year in winter the International Fire Artist’s Competition takes place in Estonia. This event is organized by a small community of the Fire Artist’s Association and right now there are just not enough people to get everything done for the event. And international volunteers are invited to help it out. The next International Fire Artist’s Competition will takes place in February 2019 in the historical baroque Kadriorg Park of Tallinn, and the headline will be “The meeting place cannot be changed”.
Work:
During the week, you will be doing some practical tasks for the Kadriorg Park as well as help preparation to the competitions. You have to be creative, ready to generate ideas and take part in cultural and art solutions, be quick on your feet and able to find solutions on the spot. You will be involved in preparing the technical side of the event but also communicating with people, so please expect anything from decorating the area, carrying necessary equipment, etc. to meeting and welcoming guests, showing directions and so on. Please consider that Estonia is a Nordic country and the camp takes place in winter time which means cold and snow. So do bring enough warm and waterproof clothes with you!
Accommodation:
Volunteers will live in the large studio of the Fires Artists Association situated not far from the Park. There are several rooms, little kitchen, toilet and shower there. Please bring a sleeping bag. Some meals will be made for volunteers while some will be cooked by you in teams. Please be ready to experience foreign, maybe strange to you, food habits.
Location:
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. You can get a lot of information on Tallinn on www.tallinn.ee and www.visitestonia.com. Tallinn has a medieval Old Town with rich history and many sights. Kadriorg Park just celebrated its 300-year birthday, its long history goes back to the Russian tsar Peter the Great. Estonian President’s residence is situated in this park. It has several art museums, it is a venue for many cultural events and it is simply a favourite place to walk for inhabitants of Tallinn. For more information visit http://www.kadriorupark.ee/en
Terminal:
Airport, bus station, harbour in Tallinn. Exact meeting point will be communicated later.
Special requirements:
Be brave, open and communicative, be ready to take initiatives independently, find solutions for different situations and take different tasks. Please be respectful to the local customs and traditions. We ask you to send a motivation letter on base of which we will decide your acceptance. Experience in volunteering, travel, arts, events organizing is an advantage. Please bring a sleeping bag. Camp language is English.
Leisure time:
You will spend time in a beautiful park, get to know its history and have a tour there. You will learn a lot about Fire and fire safety having a short Fire safety training. You will be able to see artists’ rehearsals and performances. Besides, there are generally a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities since camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, where one can find attractions for all tastes: sightseeing and museums, festivals, concerts, live music, pubs, etc.
Participation fee:
Since EstYES and its partner Fire Artist’s Association do not receive any financial support for the camp neither from municipality nor from private sources, we have to charge participants extra fee of 100 Euro. It has to be paid by volunteers on arrival to the camp to cover food, accommodation and transport costs.
During the week, you will be doing some practical tasks for the Kadriorg Park as well as help preparation to the competitions. You have to be creative, ready to generate ideas and take part in cultural and art solutions, be quick on your feet and able to find solutions on the spot. You will be involved in preparing the technical side of the event but also communicating with people, so please expect anything from decorating the area, carrying necessary equipment, etc. to meeting and welcoming guests, showing directions and so on. Please consider that Estonia is a Nordic country and the camp takes place in winter time which means cold and snow. So do bring enough warm and waterproof clothes with you
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will live in the large studio of the Fires Artists Association situated not far from the Park. There are several rooms, little kitchen, toilet and shower there. Please bring a sleeping bag. Some meals will be made for volunteers while some will be cooked by you in teams. Please be ready to experience foreign, maybe strange to you, food habits.
Location & leisure:
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. You can get a lot of information on Tallinn on www.tallinn.ee and www.visitestonia.com. Tallinn has a medieval Old Town with rich history and many sights. Kadriorg Park just celebrated its 300-year birthday, its long history goes back to the Russian tsar Peter the Great. Estonian President s residence is situated in this park. It has several art museums, it is a venue for many cultural events and it is simply a favourite place to walk for inhabitants of Tallinn. For more information visit http://www.kadriorupark.ee/en Leisure timeYou will spend time in a beautiful park, get to know its history and have a tour there. You will learn a lot about Fire and fire safety having a short Fire safety training. You will be able to see artists rehearsals and performances. Besides, there are generally a lot of possibilities for leisure time activities since camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, where one can find attractions for all tastes: sightseeing and museums, festivals, concerts, live music, pubs, etc.
Requirements:
Be brave, open and communicative, be ready to take initiatives independently, find solutions for different situations and take different tasks. Please be respectful to the local customs and traditions. We ask you to send a motivation letter on base of which we will decide your acceptance. Experience in volunteering, travel, arts, events organizing is an advantage. Please bring a sleeping bag. Camp language is English.Participation feeSince EstYES and its partner Fire Artist s Association do not receive any financial support for the camp neither from municipality nor from private sources, we have to charge participants extra fee of 100 Euro. It has to be paid by volunteers on arrival to the camp to cover food, accommodation and transport costs.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Tallinn
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
As there will be the 14th international Marjamaa Folk Dance Festival and The Days of the Village on 01.-04.08, volunteers are asked to help it out doing various practical jobs related to its organization and running. This will definitely involve a lot of cleaning and manual work But it is also expected that volunteers contribute to the festival by introducing their national culture, music, also food to locals as well as organizing games and fun activities for local children during the Day of the Youth and Children in the frame of the Festival. Be ready to work for some hours on the weekend
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will have simple accommodation in the rooms of the Marjamaa Youth Centre right in the middle of the village, sleeping on beds and mattresses. Please bring a sleeping bag. Toilets and showers are available. Volunteers will have lunches and dinners in the local canteen and breakfast prepared by themselves at the accommodation.
Location & leisure:
LocationMarjamaa is a village with over 4000 inhabitants on the half way between Tallinn and Parnu. Distance from Marjamaa to Tallinn is 66 km. Being an administrative centre of community with 7000 inhabitants Marjamaa has several shops, department stores, culture house, cinema, several pubs, etc. Larger city nearby is Rapla (25km), an administrative centre of the county, with a population of about 8000 people. Marjamaa has a very good connection to Tallinn and Parnu. More information on www.marjamaa.ee and www.raplamaa.eeLeisure timeYou can enjoy performances of the Festival, of course. During the international Folk Festival volunteers can join diverse activities and parties with the international participants and locals such as Festival Club every evening. Besides there is a possibility to do sport at the school stadium, swim in the local swimming pool; also go to excursions to the ancient settlement in Varbola, Sillaotsa Farm Museum and other places of interest of the area.
Requirements:
Special requirementsPlease bring sleeping bag and pillow. It will be great if you could think about your contribution to the festival and bring some materials, music, games as well as national food/ drinks for it. If you can present folk songs or dances from your country or teach others it you really should not hesitate to do it English is the camp language.Participation feeDue to the lack of financial support for the project the participation fee of 100 Euro is requested from volunteers to cover the costs of board, leisure activities and administration. This fee has to be paid by bank transfer before the beginning of the camp. If you cannot make bank transfer please contact your sending organization for solution.
Age:
17-88
Location:
Marjamaa
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TLL: Tallinn (Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia)
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