Volunteers plan an important role at the Ball State University Museum of Art, especially for special events and outreach.

University students and community members staff our volunteer docent corps, serving as museum teachers for visiting groups.

Docents/Tour Guides
The docent program allows a small number of Ball State students and community members to voluntarily give tours of the museum for groups from the community and the university. These students undergo extensive training, meeting once a week with Tania Said, Curator of Education, to learn about the collection and effective methods of conducting an interactive tour.

Meetings for those interested in becoming a docent or volunteer are typically on the first Thursday of the semester at 3:30 pm. Please email artmuseum@bsu.edu if you would like to attend, or be put on the mailing list. Prospective docents, who are students, must have a G.P.A. of at least a 3.0.

How Can I Become a Volunteer?
Please follow the link at the right to access an application to become a volunteer. The printable application will open in Adobe PDF format (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file).