Remember to take time, stop and stare at art, it’s not rude! 

Thoreau said, “The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” 

Where will you go and what will you see on Slow Art Day 2023?

Slow Art Day is on April 15th, 2023

Slowing the pace of looking helps to find another perspective, see something unexpected, or provide a focus away from the mundane. It also provides an opportunity to listen and hear how other people see the world around them.

Slow Art Day was started in 2011 and has been promoted by a wide variety of artists, galleries, writers, and organizations internationally.

I have encouraged host venues and galleries in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, UK, to participate in Slow Art Day since 2013, helping artists and communities to benefit from slowing down and share their experiences of the artwork on display.

This year I will be at the Babylon Gallery, Riverside, Ely, Cambridgeshire, inviting people to Slow down and take time to look at the exhibition ‘Colour’ by a selected group of AngliaPotters.

Everyone is welcome, this is a free event, come and share the conversation.

I would really appreciate knowing about other people’s experiences of Slow Art Day this

year so do send responses

I was introduced to Slow Art Day through my own work of 'Slow Making' which is not about making new every time. Although very tempting it isn’t a good idea because the materials often cost too much, not only to purchase but for the lives of people and places they are sourced from.

I use recycled and natural materials to emphasize this. An important part of Slow Making is being aware of how to repair, restore, adapt, and review. 

Limitations enable creative approaches to all aspects of life, including the visual arts.

Working with traditional materials and techniques has taught me so much about how resourceful people are, and how values change when resources are too easily accessed. Recognizing the value of people and places, the source of our materials is crucial so that we can create works of art that enhance the lives not only of the audience but of the suppliers and makers of materials used in the creation of artwork.