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1 person is interested
School Tour Docent/Gallery Teacher
ORGANIZATION: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
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1 person is interested
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art is recruiting volunteers to conduct school tours that provide meaningful learning experiences for students of all ages.
Gallery teachers/volunteers should be curious about art and ideas, comfortable working in an indoor/outdoor environment and available to volunteer weekdays during the day. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to apply. Conversational Spanish or other languages is helpful but not required.
Training will be held on seven consecutive Tuesdays, January 8 through February 19, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The training program will include an overview of the di Rosa collection and upcoming 2019 exhibitions, viewing strategies for looking at art, mini-workshops for guiding hands-on gallery activities and engagement, management, and teaching strategies for students in galleries and museums. New volunteers are expected to make a two-year commitment to the program, participate in monthly training sessions and be available to instruct a minimum of two gallery lessons per month.
Applications are due by December 21, 2018. For more information, or to apply, contact Hugo Corro at hugo@dirosaart.org or call 707-226-5991.
ABOUT DI ROSA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art presents contemporary exhibitions and educational programs for all ages and maintains a permanent collection of notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. A wide range of styles, media and subject matter provides an overview of the creative energy and freedom to experiment that characterize this region of California. di Rosa features multiple galleries, a sculpture park and a 35-acre lake, all located on 217 scenic acres in Napa Valley’s famed Carneros region that are protected in perpetuity under the Napa County Land Trust. For more information, visit dirosaart.org.
More opportunities with di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Location:
5200 CARNEROS HWY, NAPA, CA 94559, US
Mission Statement
di Rosa is a place that provokes the imagination and creative spirit of our time and place through celebration of the art and artists of Northern California in an extraordinary landscape.
Description
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art offers visitors refuge to view the art of Northern California in a singularly unique setting. Protected in perpetuity under the Napa County Land Trust, the site features multiple galleries, a sculpture park, and a 35-acre lake, all located on 217 scenic acres in Napa Valley’s famed Carneros region.
Today di Rosa presents contemporary exhibitions by Bay Area-based artists and an array of educational programs for all ages, in addition to maintaining a permanent collection of notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from the mid-twentieth century to the present day.
Volunteer benefits include opportunities to attend curator and artists presentations, arranged field trips to bay area venues and specialized lectures with behind-the-scenes, fun, social gatherings. Volunteers serve on minimum a twice-a-month basis and have plenty of opportunity to become engaged in greater ways. No experience is required but a healthy sense of curiosity and collaboration is helpful and full training is provided. Spanish speakers and all bi-lingual speakers are encouraged to apply. Our audience is both national and international. For more information, please send all inquiries to hugo@dirosaart.org or call 707-226- 9390 xt. 24
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5200 Napa Sonoma HighwayNapaNapa, CA 94559
DATE POSTED
October 24, 2018
SKILLS
- Exhibition Arts
- Teaching / Instruction
- Child Development
- Visual Arts
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Lead a minimum of two tours a month, for two years
- Must attend orientation/training sessions.