On April 10, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art (BYU) in Provo, Utah, welcomed visitors to their first Slow Art Day event, which was in-person. Visitors were welcomed by a student educator at the front desk, who invited them…
For Slow Art Day, Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) in Hamilton, New Jersey, hosted nearly 1,000 participants and provided them with meditative prompts to use while slow-viewing the sculptures. On April 10, all visitors were encouraged to do a slow looking…
For their first Slow Art Day, the Galleria l’Arte di Seta, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, organized a mindful Zoom session on April 10, featuring three different paintings: Camille Pissarro. A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856. Auguste Renoir , Jeune Espagnole…
For their first Slow Art Day, the Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, NY, hosted five interconnected virtual events: Social media slow looking activity Word clouds from the virtual activity Slow panning video Wellness workshop A “look &…
On April 10th, the Justice Arts Coalition (JAC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, hosted their first Slow Art Day event. The JAC is a nationwide network connecting incarcerated artists, teaching artists, arts advocates, and allies. They hosted a virtual slow-looking Zoom…
On April 10th, the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (MART) in Rovereto, Italy, organized a virtual Slow Art Day event that focused on re-titling artworks based on participants’ emotional experiences of slow looking. Images of…
For their first Slow Art Day, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) in Winchester, Virginia, shared slow-panning videos of two artworks to Facebook. Click on the paintings below to watch the videos. The videos were accompanied by prompts, and…
For their first Slow Art Day the IAACC Pablo Serrano in Zaragoza, Spain, highlighted four works by female photographers from the Museum’s archive: Grete Stern, Sueño 39, 1949. Cristina Martín Lara, “Si yo supiera a qué se debe…/ Wenn ich…
For their first Slow Art Day, the Musée Stewart in Montréal, Canada, invited participants to watch slow-motion videos of two pieces in the NIGHTS exhibit (below). After watching the videos, viewers were encouraged to close their eyes and describe or…
For their first Slow Art Day, Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) in Bethlehem, PA, invited the public to learn more about artworks in the Gallery’s collection, such as Romare Bearden’s Firebirds, 1979. On April 4, 2020, the event was promoted…