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27 people are interested
Docent (Tour Guide)
ORGANIZATION: Tacoma Art Museum
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27 people are interested
Love Art? Teach and Learn as a Volunteer Tour Guide
Tacoma Art Museum is accepting applications for outgoing, art-loving volunteers to train as tour guides (docents). Share your passion for arts education with students and adults in this interesting, vital role. Join Us Today!
What does a docent do?
- Docents lead conversation-based tours and inspire creative thinking.
- Docents empower visitors to consider their own lived experiences and draw personal meaning from original works of art.
- Docents meet the diverse needs and interests of our community, and have a profound impact on the museum experience.
- Docents learn about and see amazing works of art, meet artists, curators, and other experts!
- Many of TAM’s docents lead hands-on art-making lessons for students in K-12 school groups, too!
We are currently seeking applicants particularly interested in working with youth audiences in the galleries and in TAM’s classrooms for related studio art lessons. Regarding schedules, please note that the majority of Guided School Tours and accompanying art-making lessons occur Tuesday through Friday, 10 am - 2 pm.
TAM seeks tour guides who are:
- Comfortable speaking in front of groups
- Enthusiastic about working with youth
- Interested in teaching studio art activities (hands-on art making)
- Eager to dedicate time to tours, research, and training related to exhibitions and in-gallery activities
- Willing to contribute at least two years to the program
- Available to attend trainings held on Wednesday afternoons, approximately two times per month, and lead tours during museum hours, most often Tuesday through Saturday between 10 am and 2 pm
Museum educators, curators, and scholars help docents learn methods for engaging visitors in robust conversation, close-looking, and creativity. New docents will begin a yearlong training course in early 2017. Docents participate in ongoing trainings related to exhibitions and best practices in arts education.
Interested?
Please submit a volunteer application noting your interest in the Docent Program. Tacoma Art Museum strongly encourages applications from members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.
The application deadline is Thursday, December 15, 2016.
Join Us Today!
Questions? Email Ashley Hosler, Educator for Adult Learning, at AHosler@TacomaArtMuseum.org
More opportunities with Tacoma Art Museum
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Tacoma Art Museum
Location:
1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402, US
Mission Statement
Connecting people through art. Tacoma Art Museum serves the diverse communities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest, and broader western region.
Description
Tacoma Art Museum connects people and builds community through art. The museum serves the diverse communities of the region through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest and broader western region. The museum's five galleries display an array of top national shows, the best of Northwest art, creatively themed exhibitions, and historical retrospectives. In addition, there is an Education Wing for children, adults, and seniors with an art resource center, classroom, and studio for art making. Tacoma Art Museum is located in Tacoma's Museum District, near the Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum, and historic Union Station.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1701 Pacific AvenueTacoma, WA 98402
DATE POSTED
May 9, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Teaching / Instruction
- Critical Thinking
- Visual Arts
- Youth Services
- General Education
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Approximately 8-16 hours/month for at least 1 year