Slow Art Boston - April 17, 2010 ICA

Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Boston, MA

Ticket Information

Ticket Type	Remaining	Sales End			Quantity
Commitment to attend (you still have to pay your MFA admission fee yourself)	200 tickets	Apr 17, 2010	Free

Event Details

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Slow Art
Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Ave
Boston, MA 02210

11:00AM - 12:30PM - art viewing, 1:00PM -2:30PM Lunch Water Cafe

Host:
Payal Kripalani and Scott Boilard

More info: Slow Art Day

Fee: You pay the museum admission yourself day of the event and also pay for your own lunch.

This live event is designed to help participants see art in a new way - to exercise their seeing, thinking and listening muscles.

We suggest that participants look at pieces of art for between 10 minutes and 60 minutes each (viewer's choice). Slow looking like this can transform the experience of viewing art. The typical visitor is often rushed through blockbuster exhibits and can feel intimidated or unwelcome. Certainly, such a person misses the wonder of looking at one painting or sculpture or other work for 10 minutes or more. Yet, it's hard in words to describe what it can be like to look slowly and experience whole new ways of seeing open up.

Slow art was started by novices to invite other novices (and experts) to come, to feel welcome, to not worry about what experts say but rather to take the time themselves to see and discover what is possible when slowly viewing art.

Hosted by the nonprofit Reading Odyssey, Slow Art is one of our many free programs aimed at helping adults break through the barriers that stop them from learning like children learn - with an openness and excitement guided by curiosity.

How does it work?

More info: Slow Art Day

1. You register at the link above (so we can send you further instructions and confirm the size of our lunch)

2. You arrive pay your admission and then go look at two or more art pieces for 10+ minutes each. Note: we'll send you some suggestions ahead of time for pieces to look at.

3. That's it - you arrive, pay your museum admission price, look at art slowly and then join us for lunch and good conversation.

4. Oh, and come dressed distinctively.

5. Spread the word.

Can I host one in a different city?

Yes! Go to: Slow Art Day

What does hosting a slow art entail?

More info: Slow Art Day

What is the Reading Odyssey?

As it says to the right, we are a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging intellectual curiosity. We started mainly focused on good books. We now run phone-based lectures, Facebook campaigns and started this slow art movement.

To keep informed of slow art and our other activities, sign up for the Reading Odyssey newsletter here:

http://tinyurl.com/ReadingOdysseyNewsletter

When

Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (ET)

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Where

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA

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Hosted By

Reading Odyssey

Reading Odyssey is a nonprofit dedicated to helping adults reengage their intellectual curiosity through reading and discussing some of the best books and ideas.

The Reading Odyssey is sponsored by Citrix Online, their teleconferencing division, HiDefConferencing, and Constant Contact.

Reading Odyssey is always looking for additional help from sponsors or volunteers.

Our advisors include Paul Cartledge at Cambridge University and New York University, John Dowling at Harvard University, John Marincola at Florida State University, Barry Schwartz at Swarthmore College and Robert Strassler, an independent scholar.

Our not-ready-for-primetime site is:

http://www.readingodyssey.com

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