Here at Slow Art Day we focus on how visitors engage with physical works of art – how paintings, sculptures, photographs, and other media are perceived, considered, and experienced by the viewer. But in our digital age, museums are increasingly…
When we walk into a museum or gallery nowadays, we are instantly confronted with a rather large number of artifacts which demand our attention. I always find myself pondering where to start my journey. Is it with this painting to…
For years now we have been engaging in the art of slow looking. Slow Art Day is, in some ways, part of the Slow Movement, which seeks to reintroduce aspects of slowness. In many cases the “slow” values are ones that we…
How successful can Slow Art Day be? Two of our 2014 hosts, Catherine and Jilda, reflect on their experimental event in immersive engagement – digitally and by non-traditional museum audiences. Catherine and Jilda document key moments and behind the scenes…
In need of some great DIY activities for the kids this summer? Take inspiration from our 2014 host The Georgia Museum of Art’s Slow Art Family Day! – Rachel & Karen
Our 2014 host, Kirti Upadhaya, at The Courtauld Gallery in London, shares her reflections from the April 12th event: The experience of both participating and hosting the Slow Art Day was very rewarding as it allowed me to spend time…
Christine Campana from the Art Gallery of Algoma wrote a great summary of her Slow Art Day experience from just over a month ago: Walking through the Art Gallery of Algoma during Slow Art Day leisurely examining 5 pieces of…
A note from di Rosa host Michael F McCauley: Slow Art Day 2014 at the di Rosa (Napa, CA: www.dirosaart.org) was the second year we participated. Again this year, the group of participants was intimate – all the better to share…
by Steven Rosen Published in CityBeat: April 2014 “Usually, I feel pressured to look at everything in a specific gallery (or, if out-of-town, an entire museum) and that inevitably means spending too little time with the life’s work of so…
A note from MIT List Visual Arts Center host Courtney Klemens: We had a successful, first-ever Slow Art Day at the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, MA, where we focused on our public art collection. It was a…