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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
The
Grace seeks docents for education team
Abilene ,
TX (July 10, 2007) - Attention everyone! Are you
interested in playing an active role on The Grace Museum's
education team? Consider joining the Museum's volunteer cadre
of docents!
"Docents help
administer our various education programs to school groups
throughout the year," said Kathryn Best, Curator of Education
for The Grace. "You don't need to have a background in
art or history to be a docent. You just need to love children
and believe in the importance of educating them about the
culture that surrounds us."
The Museum needs two
types of docents. Tour Docents give tours of art galleries,
the History Museum , and Children's Museum. The time commitment
includes two hours of training every month to learn about
new exhibits, plus time spent giving tours as needed.
Outreach Docents
go into the schools to teach art lessons to 3rd-4th grade
students eight times a year. Training varies from month to
month, and the average time spent in the schools is between
6-10 hours a month.
"All new docents
attend six orientation sessions where they receive training
in art history and art techniques. Tour docents receive training
in tour techniques, while outreach docents receive training
in hands-on classroom art instruction. New docents also observe
two tours/outreach visits before being asked to give tours/outreach
visits on their own," added Best.
"We want the experience
of being a docent to be rewarding for you. Docent training
is a form of continuing education, and we strive to introduce
you to new artists, new skills, and new experiences. We often
invite artists and local scholars to speak at docent training.
And we periodically take field trips to other museums in the
surrounding area. Plus, docent training is a great opportunity
to meet other fascinating people in Abilene."
The next docent orientation
course begins August 7 and continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for three weeks. If you are interested
in becoming a Tour Docent or Outreach Docent at The Grace
Museum, please contact Best at 673-4587 or kbest@thegracemuseum.org
before August 1.
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