Wanted: Paid Volunteer Docents

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Paid volunteer opportunity. Please apply if you are interested. Thank you.

Seeking paid volunteer docents for SPARK: New Light at the Peale

Towson University and UMBC are recruiting paid volunteers to serve as docents for our SPARK: New Light exhibition at the Peale from August 18 - September 25.

Docents will be on-site to answer visitor inquiries and lightly monitor the large exhibition which is located in the second and third-floor galleries of the Peale (the Peale is accessible.)

Volunteers will be given a stipend of $12 an hour for their time, to be paid as a single stipend payment after the close of the exhibition in late September. Volunteers will not be considered employees of Towson University, UMBC, or the Peale.

Docent shifts available from August 18 -September 25:
Thursdays: 3 - 7 pm
Fridays: 3 - 7 pm
Saturdays, two shifts: 10 am -1 pm and 1 - 4 pm
Sundays, two shifts: 10 am -1 pm and 1 - 4 pm

To be considered, please send an email to spark.docents@gmail.com – tell us a little about yourself and why this opportunity interests you, and include information about your availability to volunteer during the run of the exhibition. We are ideally looking for volunteers who can take on several shifts to aid in scheduling and high preference will be given to current Towson University and UMBC students and recent alumni.

Image: Transgender Euphoria by Foster Reynolds-Santiago. Mixed media installation, 2022 reveals brightly colored jewel tones depicting a tropical ocean scene. It is projected onto a wall with colorful crochet remnants framing the edge of the projected image. A second illuminated scene glows in the background.