Did you know that April 12th is Slow Art Day? With the average museumgoer looking at a piece of art for less than 30 seconds, Slow Art Day encourages people to take more time to deeply appreciate a few works. The recommendation is to take in a single painting or sculpture for 10 minutes to really appreciate its intricacies.
Read our latest newsletter to see how you can try out Slow Art Day at any of our 30 member museums and cultural sites, and to get the latest news and events from the Connecticut Art Trail, including:
- A new social prescribing program in Connecticut that enables health care providers to recommend arts activities as part of a patient’s treatment
- The Center for Contemporary Printmaking reaches its 30th anniversary milestone
- A famous portrait of Henry VIII is now on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
- Family programs at the Slater Memorial Museum, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, and The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
- A look at J.M.W. Turner’s Staffa, Fingal’s Cave, part of the extensive collection of Turner works at the Yale Center for British Art that will be on display at the newly reopened museum
- The grand prize winners of our 2024 Passport-Journal giveaway!