Docent Training Schedule Fall 2016-2017


 

Mint Docent Training 2016-2017                                                            as of 8-31-16

 

 

MORNING TRAINING – 9:30 a.m. coffee; training 10:00 a.m.-noon (unless otherwise noted*)

 

Date and Location

Topic

Monday, September 12

Mint UPTOWN

Training Season overview & tour of the American and Contemporary Galleries: changes and updates

Joel Smeltzer & Jonathan Stuhlman, Senior Curator

Docent Board meeting @ 12noon

 

Monday, September 19

Mint UPTOWN

New school tour outlines overview: American and Contemporary Galleries

Joel Smeltzer

 

Monday, September 26

Mint UPTOWN

Tour of the Craft + Design Galleries: changes and updates New School tour outline overview: Craft + Design

Rebecca Elliot, Assistant Curator & Joel Smeltzer

 

Monday, October 17

Mint UPTOWN

Audience Engagement Strategies

Jen Brown, Education consultant

Theengagingeducator.com

Docent Board meeting @12noon

 

Friday, October 21

Mint UPTOWN

*Afternoon time TBD

Overview and tour of Women of Abstract-Expressionism special exhibition

Gwen Chanzit, Curator, Denver Art Museum

 

Monday, October 24

Mint UPTOWN

 

Tour and engagement strategies Women of Abstract-Expressionism  

Joel Smeltzer & Jonathan Stuhlman, Senior Curator

 

Monday, October 31

Mint UPTOWN

 

An introduction to artists in Women of Abstract-Expressionism

Docent Research Committee

 

Monday, November 7

Mint UPTOWN

Overview and tour of Fired Up special exhibition

Rebecca Elliot, Assistant Curator & Joel Smeltzer

 

Monday, November 21

Mint RANDOLPH

 

New school tour outlines overview: Mint Randolph Collections

Joel Smeltzer

Docent Board meeting @ 12noon

 

Monday, December 5

Mint RANDOLPH

 

Audience Engagement Strategies

Jen Brown, Education Consultant

Theengagingeducator.com

Holiday Luncheon @12noon

 

 

MORNING TRAINING – 9:30 a.m. coffee; training 10:00 a.m.-noon (unless otherwise noted*)

 

Date and Location

Topic

Monday, December 12

Mint RANDOLPH

 

Portals to the Past exhibit and school audience engagement

Brian Gallagher, Decorative Arts Curator & Joel Smeltzer