April 3, 2027 — Look slowly. See more.
April 3, 2027 — Look slowly. See more.
National Gallery of Canada Hosts First Slow Art Day
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, one of the largest museums in North America, hosted its first Slow Art Day in 2023, with a simple design: participants were invited to look slowly at art in two rooms of the…
Small Town Embraces Slow Art Day
For their first Slow Art Day, Ellie Harold Studio and Gallery in Frankfort, Michigan, a small town of 1,500, hosted a slow looking event from 12 – 4 pm in her home-based venue. One of the things we love about…
Europe’s Largest Museum Complex Welcomes Slow Art Day
For their first Slow Art Day, Sigmund Freud University and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in Berlin, which comprises seventeen museums in five clusters, jointly sponsored a Slow Art event hosted by Master’s students in Art Therapy Naira Bloss and…
Art Deco Movie Theater Shows a New Kind of Slow Art Day
Arlee Theater in Mason City, Illinois, a locally-owned and operated art deco movie theater, which relies on volunteers to stay open, hosted its first Slow Art Day (and the first one we know of in a movie theater – wow!)…
Philosophy and Slow Looking at Gothenburg Museum of Art
For their fourth Slow Art Day, the Gothenburg Museum of Art in Gothenburg, the second-largest city in Sweden, designed a slow looking event focused on artwork by the South Korean artist Lee Bul. Art Educator Jonna Kihlsten chose Lee Bul’s…
An Ecological Journey of Artistic Discovery at Europos Parkas
For their fourth Slow Art Day, the Open-Air Museum Europos Parkas, in Vilnius, Lithuania, organized a plein-air slow looking session with their participants. Europos Parkas is a 55 hectare (136 acre) open-air museum situated in the center of Europe that…
Something Old, Something New at Angel Ambrose
For their second Slow Art Day, Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio in Bloomington, Illinois invited visitors to consider the well known wedding rhyme “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” as part of the city-wide Slow Art Day in…
Slow Art and Slow Food Come Together in Italy
For their third Slow Art Day, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (MART), Italy organized a two-stage event in collaboration with a local Slow Food collective, which specializes in cheese, jam, wine and bread. For the…
Third Slow Art Day at Glen Foerd in Philadelphia’s Citywide Event
Executive Director Ross Mitchell at Glen Foerd in Philadelphia, PA reported that they had a very successful third Slow Art Day, featuring four works of art for an hour and a half of slow looking, followed by a group discussion.…