One Reel is dedicated to invigorating broad and diverse audiences through imaginative and creative arts events of all disciplines in traditional and non-traditional venues. One Reel produces international, national, and regional arts events in collaboration with a wide spectrum of artists of all traditions and cultures. One Reel’s philosophy is to be the first to reach new arts audiences, to make an impact on those audiences, and to have fun doing it.

Description:
For three decades, One Reel has animated the regional, national and international arts landscape with a wide spectrum of festivals, special projects and performances. Since 1972, more than 100,000 artists have performed to more than 10 million audience members at One Reel events. A non-profit organization, One Reel employs more than 40 specialists representing every aspect of event production, including: sponsorship, public relations, marketing and advertising, booking, admissions, security, concessions, construction, lighting and sound. One Reel is also an active member and advocate for educational, literary and international cultural projects. We have spearheaded in-school educational programs, created language arts workbooks, and published two anthologies of contemporary non-fiction. Additionally One Reel has earned a reputation as one of the pre-eminent presenters of Asian arts in the United States. As we celebrate our third decade, One Reel continues to evolve, explore and redefine what artistic activism can do to enliven the urban environment.

History:
Seattle and the surrounding Northwest countryside got its first taste of One Reel in 1972 on a fold-down stage mounted to the back of a 1931 Model-A Ford. Skits like "The Nightmare Curse of the Virgin Mutant Slug from the Tomb of Blood" and "Bigfoot Bob's Wild West" performed on that stage constituted the One Reel Vaudeville Show, an enduring mobile institution of wacky summertime productions founded by current One Reel president Norman Langill. Over the next ten years, The One Reel Vaudeville Show moved from performing to producing, as the organization began booking, staging and organizing events for other Northwest arts groups, finally transitioning into one of the Northwest's most established non-profit special events companies, now known simply as One Reel.

Contact person: Craig Downing, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (206) 281-7799

Address:

1725 Westlake Ave N Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98109 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.onereel.org/volunteers

Directions:

From I-5 take exit number 167 on the left toward Aquarium/Seattle Center. Turn right onto Fairview Avenue N. Turn left onto Valley Street. Turn slight right onto Westlake Avenue N.   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus # 17, 26, 28, 74, 5 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes