Located in the Duke Eye Center, the Eye Center Touchable Art Gallery invites patients and visitors to enjoy the arts through touch.

Volunteer docents, who are trained in the history and unique features of each work, staff this intimate gallery, which contains many creative works from the Eye Center's collection as well as pieces on loan from Governor Morehead School for the Blind and from other North Carolina sources.

Volunteers help provide these services:

• Help each Gallery visitor have a meaningful experience with the art on display.
• Learn and share aesthetic and historical information about the art on display.
• Host special tours for community groups.
• Give young visitors crayons and special coloring pages of well-known works of art.
• Assist in keeping the gallery clean and presentable to visitors.

Opportunities

Gallery Docent

Contact information: Betty Haskin 684-5633 or 684-0401
Address: Box 3017, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
E-mail: betty.haskin@duke.edu

Program location: Duke University Eye Center
Training provided: Fire & Safety, Job specific training one on one with program coordinator.
Time commitment: Minimum of three hours per week, Monday – Friday for a year (two semesters for students)