trip to SAM July 19

Dear Docents,

 

We have the chance to see the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibition Van Gogh to Mondrian: Modern Art from the Kroller-Mueller Museum as a group on Monday, July 19^th, at 4:00 p.m. They are allowing us the special opportunity to come in on a Members-only Monday so that we can come at a (relatively) less crowded time, and they are also extending us the greatly reduced price of $5 per person (regularly $15). We will meet at SAM downtown at 3:45 that day. Transportation/parking will be on your own. Feel free to organize carpools from TAM if you’d like.

Afterwards, we will have an (optional) no-host dinner at a restaurant near the museum. Stay tuned for more info on this from the Docent Special Events Committee!

 

(We can also try to fit in a quick trip to the Central Library for those of us who haven’t seen it.)

 

To reserve a spot please bring or send in your payment of $5 to Tara. Docents are welcome to bring one guest each. Payment must be made by Wednesday, June 16. After that date, all open spots will be offered to the rest of the Tacoma Art Museum volunteer pool.

 

This is a great opportunity to see this very popular exhibition at a reduced price and at a less-crowded time. I hope you all can make it.

 

Thanks

 

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

 

 

Visual Thinking Workshop

Hi All,

Just a reminder that you are more than welcome to attend the Visual Thinking Workshop that Anna will be doing next Wednesday, June 9, with the new docent class from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a great workshop. If you missed it last time or if you’d like to brush up, please plan to come.

 

Thanks,

Tara

 

 

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

 

 

Re: continuing education certificate

Certificate from the University:

Sounds good. Makes it a little formal.

Is this something you would have been interested in when you were a new docent:

Sure; as continuing education - a certificate from the UW formalizes
the training and the reading we do. The Art History course can easily
be a UW continuing ed course by itself.

What would you think about making the certificate mandatory for new docents?:

Some new docents will see it as a positive (formal education) while
others might see it as "too much course work". The "Graduation
Project" caused some people to be extremely worried and tense - for
that set of people the UW connection will sounds like a full fledged
course with grading and all. We don't want prospective docents to get
the incorrect work/study idea. Some might not like the $30 fee.

Regards,
Sanjeev

----- Original Message -----
At the end of the program the museum would certify to the University
that you finished the required number of hours, and you would then
receive the certificate. We could potentially offer two separate
certificates, one for docents-in-training and one for active docents.

We would like to have this in place for September. Please let me know
what you think—is this something you would have been interested in
when you were a new docent, or that you would be interested in as a
continuing docent? What would you think about making the certificate
mandatory for new docents?

continuing education certificate

Hi Everyone,

(This is also posted to the blog—twice! Sorry for the repetition but I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to respond.) We are working with the University of Washington Tacoma’s Professional Development Center to offer a noncredit certificate through UWT for the docent training program. I wanted to get some sense of whether this appeals to people. The way it would work would be that you would register through UWT and pay a $30 fee. At the end of the program the museum would certify to the University that you finished the required number of hours, and you would then receive the certificate. We could potentially offer two separate certificates, one for docents-in-training and one for active docents.

We would like to have this in place for September. Please let me know what you think—is this something you would have been interested in when you were a new docent, or that you would be interested in as a continuing docent? What would you think about making the certificate mandatory for new docents?

 

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks

 

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

 

 

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

 

 

Continuing Education Certificate--UWT

Hi Everyone,

We are working with the University of Washington Tacoma’s Professional Development Center to offer a noncredit certificate through UWT for the docent training program. I wanted to get some sense of whether this appeals to people. The way it would work would be that you would register through UWT and pay a $30 fee. At the end of the program the museum would certify to the University that you finished the required number of hours, and you would then receive the certificate. We could potentially offer two separate certificates, one for docents-in-training and one for active docents.

We would like to have this in place for September. Please let me know what you think—is this something you would have been interested in when you were a new docent, or that you would be interested in as a continuing docent? What would you think about making the certificate mandatory for new docents?

 

I would love to hear your thoughts. Please post them to the blog so that we can start a discussion.

Thanks

 

Tara Young

Associate Curator of Education

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

253.272.4258 x 3016

 

 

Continuing Education Certificate--UWT

Hi Everyone,

We are working with the University of Washington Tacoma’s Professional Development Center to offer a noncredit certificate through UWT for the docent training program. I wanted to get some sense of whether this appeals to people. The way it would work would be that you would register through UWT and pay a $30 fee. At the end of the program the museum would certify to the University that you finished the required number of hours, and you would then receive the certificate. We could potentially offer two separate certificates, one for docents-in-training and one for active docents.

We would like to have this in place for September. Please let me know what you think—is this something you would have been interested in when you were a new docent, or that you would be interested in as a continuing docent? What would you think about making the certificate mandatory for new docents?

I would love to hear your thoughts. Please post them to the blog so that we can start a discussion.

Thanks

Tara Young
Associate Curator of Education
TACOMA ART MUSEUM
1701 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.272.4258 x 3016

TAM Docent Coffee = Third Thursday = 6/17/04

Hello Fellow Docents,

A gentle reminder that this month's Third Thursday coffee will be at
the same place (UW Tacoma Starbucks), same time (5:00pm), with the
same "no agenda" and same "no RSVP required" policy as the last three
times !

Day: Third Thursday
Date : 6/17/04
Place : UW Tacoma Starbucks
Time: 5:00pm +

The museums will be open free and late; the galleries will be open; we
can take the train to the theater district. It's also the day when
Cecilia Blomberg will give a talk at the TAM - we can do that. Hey, no
agenda is good freedom.

The days are getting longer; hope to see you there; bring a friend.

Regards,
Sanjeev

Jessica Balsam at the Woolworth Building 

Visit the Library too!