Want ART credit? Want docent experience? Want to work at the American Folk Art Museum? Due 9/12/2014

APPLICATION FORM

TEEN DOCENT PROGRAM 2014-2015

Due: Friday, September 12, 2014

·       Learn about folk art and self-taught artists from the 18^th-21^st centuries

·       Explore working in a museum environment with teens from across New York City

·       Give exhibition tours to peers and family

·       Meet with Museum curators, and other staff

·       Add experience to your college applications

·       Be eligible for a paid summer job working with camp and youth organizations in July/August 2015

Name:  _______________________________

Address:  _____________________________

Cell phone:  ___________________________

Email:  _______________________________

School:  ______________________________

Grade level:  __________________________

Date of birth:  _________________________

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Why are you interested in becoming a teen docent at the American Folk Art Museum?

What do you hope to learn from working as a teen docent at the Museum?

Can you make a weekly commitment of 1.5 hours after school on Tuesdays, from 4-5:30 PM, September 2014 through May 2015 (9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 11/18, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12. 5/19, plus a TBD date for our final gallery presentations)?

Why are you interested in the arts?

How do you feel about working with and learning from your peers?

List your current personal/academic goals and how this program may help you meet them.

List some of your hobbies and areas of interest.

Contact:  Rachel Rosen, Director of Education

American Folk Art Museum

2 Lincoln Square

212.265.1040, ext. 381

rrosen@folkartmuseum.org