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Slow Art Day

Date & Time: April 9th 10am-1pm Location: Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042

An international event celebrating art and the art of seeing – features the work of 5 talented local artists with very different artistic points of view: Ana Hamilton, Melissa Perhamus, Kay Frederick, Anthony Smith and Michelle Neifert. Come join us for an afternoon if fubn, art and conversation at the Nurture Nature Center.

How does it work?

One day each year – April 9th in 2016 – people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. That’s it. Simple design.

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In fact, Slow Art Day works best when people look at the art on their own slowly and then meet up to discuss the experience. Why Slow?

When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries.

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The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without and expert (or expertise). And that’s an exciting discovery. It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art fans. Come join us for an afternoon of fun, art and conversation at the Nurture Nature Center.

Date & Time: April 9th 10am-1pm Location: Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042

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