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Show from amy.. • After over a month here at the Museum, I am glad to report that my first impressions were correct. The Docents and Volunteers at the UMFA are the most welcoming, kindest, and hardest working people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. You are truly the heart and soul of the UMFA. As many of you know we have begun a Strategic Planning process, which includes evaluating all of our programs. The Docent Program was one of the few programs that received unanimous support as a program that should be continued and supported. We may not tell you as often as we should, but you are appreciated and recognized as one of our most vital links to the community. In an effort to further strengthen the UMFA and the programs we are able to offer, one of my duties is to develop a museum-wide volunteer program. As a part of that effort, we are revising the monthly communication you receive from us so it can serve as an information tool for fill museum volunteers. Art In Sight will replace Docent Dialogue in your mailbox every month. You will still find the same key components: a calendar, program updates, descriptions of upcoming events, and information about current curatorial research. I welcome your feedback about the new look, name and content of the newsletter Please let me know what you would like to include so that Art In Sight: Docent and Volunteer Newsletter, is a useful tool for you. Docents form the core of our volunteer program at the UMFA and we rely heavily on you for more than guided tours and Museum in the Classroom (MIC.) As the UMFA grows and our programs become more popular, so must our volunteer program. On September 26 from 5 - 7 pm, we will host our annual recruitment event. It will include an informal BBQ, tours of the UMFA, a brief introduction to the UMFA and the opportunity to meet UMFA staff and current docents and volunteers. If you know of someone who would like to become involved with the UMFA as a docent or volunteer, please contact me so I can invite them to the event. If you would be interested in helping me host the event please let me know. Our current docents and volunteers are our most effective recruitment tool. Thanks for all of your hard work! Amy Edwards |
