Docent Training Program

2024-2025 Season

Are you an art lover, history buff, public speaker, or people-person? If you answered yes, then we invite you to apply for our upcoming Docent Training Program. When you train to become a docent, you’ll enjoy a mini-art history course with our Curator of Education, Martha Underriner, who has an MA in Art Education and an MFA in Studio Art. The training program will be an 8-week class, meeting on a select Wednesday each month from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Docents are a vital link between what’s displayed in the Museum and how visitors respond to what they see. Our docents are a diverse group of volunteers who share a passion for art and the community. They are active, enthusiastic, imaginative, and knowledgeable. Historically, a docent was a tour guide who talked while visitors listened. Today, docents do so much more than just talk.  Our docents help visitors of all ages discover the world of art by creating inquiry-based field studies and tours centered on the art.

To qualify as a docent you should have:

• • • An abiding interest in the visual arts
    • Good public speaking skills
    • Ability to work well with children and adults
    • Flexibility, dependability, time, and commitment

2024-2025 Docent Training Program Dates

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

To apply, click the link HERE and follow the application instructions.