Three calls.
One island.
Which one is yours?ECHO hosts European Solidarity Corps volunteers in San Nicolas, Aruba. Pick the call that fits your life: one festive month building the Christmas Fair, three weeks in the middle of Art Week, or a whole year inside ArtisA's galleries, programs and festivals.
San Nicolas.Christmas Fair · Promenade San Nicolas · December
Christmas Fair crew
A short, festive month on the island. You help build the Christmas Fair on the San Nicolas Promenade, the community night where local makers, families and visitors come together, with the Youth Art Fair on the same night.
What you do- Build, light and decorate the Christmas Fair
- Welcome visitors and help the makers at their stands
- Support the Youth Art Fair on the same night
- Photos, stories and social media
Good fit if you like building things, big nights and meeting people.
Register for Christmas Fair crew
A year at ArtisA
A year at ArtisA means joining our projects: the three galleries every day, MiSO and Art-X-Plosion all year, workshops and outreach, and the festivals that fall in your months: Art Week in September, the Christmas Fair and Youth Art Fair in December. See all projects.
What you do- Gallery life: hang shows, welcome visitors, sell art
- Artwork inventory and sales
- Photography and social media
- Workshops in schools and the gallery
- MiSO workshops at KIA
- Art-X-Plosion after-school programs
- Festivals in your months: Art Week, Christmas Fair, Youth Art Fair
Good fit if you want to grow in arts management, education or content creation.
Register for A year at ArtisA
Art Week crew
Three weeks in the middle of the island's biggest art week. You join a team of volunteers and help run all four events: the Mural Festival, ArtTable, Art Fashion and the Aruba Art Fair, which celebrates its 10th edition in 2027.
What you do- Paint support and photos for the muralists
- Canvases and paint at ArtTable
- Backstage at Art Fashion
- Booths, artists and visitors at the Aruba Art Fair
Good fit if you love big events, teamwork and working with artists from many countries.
Register for Art Week crewYou bring the energy. The rest is covered.
Accommodation
A shared apartment with the other volunteers.
Food & pocket money
A food allowance and pocket money, by European Solidarity Corps rules.
Travel
Your round trip, up to the ESC amount for your distance band.
Is this you?
- 22 to 30 years old
- EU citizen or from an ESC-eligible country
- A valid passport
- Available for the whole period of the call
You are not on your own
Someone from our team supports you from day one.
A certificate that records what you learned.
Online language courses through the European Solidarity Corps.
From application to the main street
Pick your call
Read the open calls and choose the one that fits you.
Register & meet us
Fill in our registration form; we meet online.
Pack for the Caribbean
Your travel is arranged with you.
Leave your echo
Real work, new skills, a mark on the main street.
What will your echo be?
Pick a call, send your application and we will meet you online.