Friday, January 26, 2024, 10am to 12pm, in the Linn Auditorium

Meeting Topic: Field Day!

  • Have fun practicing with all the tools in your docent tool bag!

Agenda

Friday, January 12, 2024, 9am to 11am, in the American Art Pottery Gallery

Meeting Topic: American Art Pottery

Agenda

Homework Assignment


Friday, December 1, 2023, 10am to 12pm, in the Yan Sun Gallery

Meeting Topic: Yan Sun Gallery

Agenda

Session PowerPoint Slides

Yan Sun Gallery ZMA Collection Online


Thursday, November 30, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the Shirley Gorsuch Gallery

Meeting Topic: Shirley Gorsuch Gallery

Agenda

Session PowerPoint Slides

Shirley Gorsuch Gallery ZMA Collection Online


Friday, October 20, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the 2nd Floor Linn Auditorium and Ayers Gallery

Meeting Topic: Information Session: Ayers Gallery

Agenda

Ayers Gallery ZMA Collection Online


Friday, October 6, 2023, 10am to 12pm, in the 3rd Floor Arts of Ohio Galleries

Meeting Topic: Information Session: Arts of Ohio Galleries

Agenda


Thursday, September 28, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Meeting Topic: Information Session: Sculpture

Agenda

Lost Wax Casting Technique Video

Another Lost Wax Casting Technique Video


Friday, September 15, 2023, 10am to 12pm, in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Meeting Topic: What is in the ZMA Galleries?/Sculpture

Agenda

Session PowerPoint Slides

Additional Resources:


Friday, August 25, 2023, 10am to 12pm, in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Meeting Topic: Understanding Audiences

Agenda

In Your Face: Reading Non-Verbal Communication Handout

Session PowerPoint Slides

Additional Resources:


Friday, July 21, 2023, 10am to 12pm, in the Gorsuch Gallery, 1st Floor

Meeting Topic: ZMA Exhibitions

Agenda

Updated Master Schedule updated July 18, 2023

Additional Resources:

Making an Exhibition, Episode 1

Making an Exhibition, Episode 2

Making an Exhibition, Episode 3

Making an Exhibition, Episode 4


Thursday, June 29, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the Library, 1st Floor

Meeting Topic: The Heart of a Tour

Agenda

Create a Pottery Tour in 5 Minutes


Thursday, June 8, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Meeting Topic: Elements of a Tour/Prompt Questions and Pivoting

Agenda

Prompt Questions Handout

Pivot Statements Handout

Prompt/Pivot Worksheet


Thursday, May 18, 2023, 3pm to 5pm, in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor

Meeting Topic: Tour Welcome and Tour Closing

Agenda


19th Century, Modernism, Contemporary


Friday, March 17, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium

Meeting Topic: ZMA to Go

Cohorts I and II will give ZMA to Go presentations to Cohort III.

Agenda


Friday, March 10, 2023, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium

Meeting Topic: Renaissance Art

Agenda
How Art Can Help You Analyze
Tools of Visual Analysis
Recognizing Renaissance and Baroque Art
PowerPoint Slide Deck
ZMA Object Research


Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:00 pm—7:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Great Gallery
Cohorts I and II*
(*Cohort III, this is a free, public event. Please feel free to come, but this is not considered a required meeting for you.)

Meeting Topic: Observations in Oil: Paintings by Frederick Fochtman.
This is Fred’s Gallery Talk. Please come prepared with questions about the exhibition.

Exhibition Checklist
Object Labels
Didactic


Friday, February 17, 2023, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Library
Cohort III

Meeting Topic: Ancient Art at the ZMA

Agenda
PowerPoint Slide Deck
Slow Looking


Friday, December 16, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Cohort III

Meeting Topic: Understanding Art Part II and Next Steps of the Docent Program

Meeting Materials:


Saturday, December 3, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Education Classrooms
Cohort III

Meeting Topic: Principles of Design

Meeting Materials:

Additional Resources


Friday, December 2, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Education Classrooms
Cohort III

Meeting Topic: Elements of Art

Meeting Materials:

Additional Resources


Friday, September 23, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium

Meeting Topic: Understanding Art: Beauty and Representation

Meeting Materials:

Additional Resources


Friday, September 9, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium

Meeting Topic: ZMA History and Policies, Museum Didactics, The Docent Portal

Meeting Materials:

Additional Resource Articles: 

ZMA History
Privacy Policy
Museum Information
Staff Information
What are Museum Didactics?
Sample of ZMA Museum Didactics