Contemporary Arts Center Docents

The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati is now recruiting docents for 2011 training. Applications are due January 10, 2011. Those selected would be required to meet once a week for 16 weeks to complete training. Perks include free museum publications, upgraded membership, access to events and docent trips and of course, learning about and being part of what's going on in contemporary art.

What exactly is a docent you ask? We are volunteers who guide visiting groups through the museum. Serving as part of the education department, our role is to make art accessible to the widest possible audience and engaging them in a dialogue about art.

Docents are obligated to give a minimum of 24 tours per year and attend all exhibition orientation sessions. Since the CAC is not a collecting institution, exhibition orientation is vital. The ever-changing artwork is also part of what keeps being a docent a wonderful learning opportunity.

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