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.
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.
Our next recruitment cycle will take place in Summer 2026*
* Our Gallery Teacher program is competitive and in high demand. Please note that an application does not guarantee selection for the program.
For more information about the Gallery Teacher Program, please contact Maggie Fucile, Museum Educator, Docents/Families/Schools, at maggie.martino@blantonmuseum.org