by Peggy Ussery
Published in Dothan Eagle : February 2014
“Beginning Feb. 25, the museum will begin hosting a series called “Is it Art?” and asking visitors to join a conversation about why a piece of art is art.
The series is based on Slow Art Day, an international art appreciation event held in April that the Dothan museum began participating in two years ago. Visitors come into museums, spend an extended period of time just looking at a work of art and then stick around to talk about it…”
Our latest Pinterest board is so tantalizing that you’ll want to feast your eyes on these scrumptious combinations of art and food.
Once you get your artsy foodie fix, be sure to follow us on Pinterest to see more delightful finds from the Pinterest Universe!
– Karen
By MadeByBride (via Etsy c/o Pinterest)
…Except on Pinterest!
Get ready for Slow Art Day 2014 by browsing our Pinterest boards, featuring some of the most thought-worthy slow looking quotes and eye-catching works to view slowly.
And while you’re there – don’t forget to relive the Slow Art Day 2013 memories in our special Board of our venues’ highlights!
We’re still dipping our toes into the Pinterest pool, so why don’t you stop by our latest nook of the internet and follow us while we’re ‘under construction’ ? No hard hats required.
– Karen
Kofe Nata
Kofe Nata’s A Postcard is one of many visual treats available for view on our smorgasbord of delectable art from our Sunday Submissions series across our social media domain.
Why don’t you try out the tasting menu here…?
– Karen
Like what you see? Join in on the artistic action by submitting your own work for consideration.
– Karen
Using a large amount of pastel oil paint Clemens Krauss' figures look 3-D. Now exhibiting at #dominikmerschgallery pic.twitter.com/ZY5Y2dvdiv
— Slow Art Day (@SlowArtDay) January 6, 2014
Slow looking enthusiasts and social media butterflies rejoice!
Our twitter feed, @SlowArtDay, brings the best mix of recent art news and thoughtful art ruminations this side of the tweetosphere.
Sound too good to be true? Investigate yourself.
And don’t forget to tune in for our weekly #TwitterTopicTuesday conversation; we’ll “see” you there…
– Karen
Ring in the New Year with new works by our featured artists!
Learn more about our selected artists for the week and how to submit your own work here.
– Karen
Ed Fairburn
Our tumblr has recently featured the work of Ed Fairburn whose creative illustrations literally map facial features through geographic overlay.
– Karen
Like what you see? Join our esteemed featured artists this Sunday by submitting your work today!
As well, don’t forget to support these upcoming artists by sharing, liking, and re-tweeting these works across our social media platforms!
– Karen
Why not peruse our latest batch of submitted works by our talented artists during the holidays?
Also be sure to take advantage of this new found leisurely time to dust off some of your own work and submit it via tumblr to be featured across our social media channels!
– Karen