Volunteer

Volunteer Program

If you love art and enjoy working with people, this is the perfect opportunity to support Austin’s art museum! Volunteers help in invaluable ways and create a welcoming atmosphere at the museum, in addition to keeping a safe environment for visitors, staff, and volunteers. Qualifications to become a volunteer include:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Interested in helping visitors and assisting the Visitor Services team as needed.
• Willing to answer questions and solve visitor problems in a friendly and engaging manner.
• Accustomed to learning from and working with people of all types and opinions.
• Able to keep an open and accessible attitude towards visitors.
• In Austin on a regular basis and have 3 hours per week to support the museum.
• Free to complete initial volunteer training within 2 months of the application date.
• Committed to volunteering once a week or every other week for a year.

We invite UT and university students and members of the greater Austin community who are cheerful, kind, helpful, empathetic, patient, service–oriented, and want to spend time in an arts-loving community to apply. Volunteers work with other arts-interested adults and will be trained on site during their first few visits. For further information about the Blanton’s volunteer program or assistance applying to be a volunteer, please contact Susan Griffin at volunteer@blantonmuseum.org or (512) 232-1988 during museum hours.

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Gallery Teacher Program

Every two years, the Blanton recruits friendly and engaging volunteers to teach student groups of all ages in our galleries. We welcome educators with a variety of experiences and skills.

Volunteer Gallery Teachers must:

• Attend 24 hours of initial training sessions at the Blanton.
• Attend occasional two-hour workshops on Monday mornings throughout the year.
• Be available for teaching assignments between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at least one weekday per week (Tuesday–Sunday).
• Make a 2-year minimum commitment (1-year contracts available for current UT students).
• Demonstrate an ability to lead conversations on a variety of themes in art, from social issues to mindfulness.

For more information about the Gallery Teacher Program, please contact Maggie Fucile, Museum Educator, Docents/Families/Schools, at maggie.martino@blantonmuseum.org