Docents
Group visitors form a lasting impression of MOCA Jacksonville through their docent tours. In this high-visibility capacity, a docent’s qualifications, training, and performance are extremely important. A docent must enjoy working with people of diverse interests, backgrounds, and ages and be able to conduct tours with flexibility, diplomacy, and a willingness to accept new challenges. In this, our inaugural year as an affiliate of UNF, Docents will have the additional benefit of lectures provided by Art History Professors from the UNF Department of Art and Design.
MOCA Jacksonville is seeking volunteers who are interested in being trained as docents to present tour experiences for our visitors. The tour program is visitor-centered and requires facilitation as opposed to lecture skills; no prior knowledge of art or art history is required.
Persons who have an interest in community service, the arts, and the general public are welcome to apply. Individuals are especially encouraged to apply who have done undergraduate or graduate work in Education or Art Education, Early Childhood or Elementary Education, or classroom teaching experience, as well as those individuals who have professional or volunteer experience in nontraditional education but possess a knowledge of facilitating or have an interest in inquiry-based learning.
Docent Training 2010 – Fall Classes
Wednesdays, September 22-November 17
10am-12noon
Click here to download an application.
Attendance is mandatory. For more information, please call the MOCA Education Department at (904)366-6911 extension 212 or email LSpencer[at]mocajacksonville.org. Space is limited.