Become a Docent

Are you a community member or University of Arizona student who loves art and sharing your passion with others?

Gallery Guides—also known as Docents—plan and lead welcoming and interactive guided tours in the UAMA galleries for K12, college, and adult groups. New trainees attend ongoing trainings, shadow and receive mentorship from experienced guides and museum staff, and complete at least one practice tour prior to leading groups on their own. We take on a limited number of new trainees during each recruitment period, so that we can meaningfully support all guides and not exceed current demand for guided tours.

If you would like to be notified about the next training opportunity, please share your contact info using the form below.  The next training will most likely happen in fall 2026, more details coming soon.

Time commitment and schedule

New gallery guides must join in a roughly semester-long training cohort. Ongoing trainings are held 1-3 times per month, from 10am-12pm on Mondays. A full training schedule will be provided. 

Gallery Guides can expect to shadow or lead anywhere from 5-15+ tours per semester. Guides may always select which tours they shadow/lead according to their schedules.

Tours happen Tuesday through Friday, 9am-4:30pm, so Guides must have availability at least one day during this time. Most tours are 60 minutes long and happen between 9am and 3pm; K12 tours are usually before 12pm.

Interested students may also be able to enroll in internship credits through their academic department, requiring 45 hours per semester per credit. Internships are limited based on UAMA staff capacity and current projects.