Crystal Bridges Event Calendar
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art offers a wide range of activities for all ages and interests.
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Slow Art Day
Crystal Bridges is joining museums around the world in celebration of Slow Art Day! This annual event, dedicated to slowing down, reflecting, and finding the joy in art, will feature special in-gallery activities designed to keep you focused on the art for 10 to 15 minutesㅡor longer! Come ready to spend quality time in the galleries with artworks from our permanent collection and celebrate the joy of looking together. Great for all ages!
Free, no registration required.
Program Guide
Slow Art Stops
Time: 11am-5pm
Get ready to spend some quality time in the galleries with the art! Throughout the day, engage with a Gallery Guide at one of our Slow ARt Stops, where activities, conversation, and slow looking will be paired with a work of art, designed to keep you focused on the art for 10 to 15 minutesㅡor longer!
- 11:00am-1:00pm, The Gems of Brazil, Heade
- 11:00am-1:00pm, Au Cafe, Stanton MacDonald Wright
- 1:00pm-3:00pm, Untitled, Joan Mitchell
- 1:00pm-3:00pm, Winter Scene in Brooklyn
- 1:00pm-3:00pm, Kindred Spirits
- 3:00pm-5:00pm, Tom Uttech
Singing Bowls with Kelsi Zahl
10-11am
Location: Modern Gallery
Cello and Harp Performance with Devanee Williams and Christian Serrano Torres
Time: 3 to 5pm
Location: Modern Gallery
Stop Motion with Artist Stephen Paul Judd
Time: 11-3pm
Location: Men of Steel, Women of Wonder
Haikus
Spend some time with Louise Bourgeois’s artwork composing a haiku
Time: 10-5pm
Location: Museum Courtyard
*Note: in case of inclement weather, this activity will be moved to the Modern Gallery
Slow Painting Demonstration with Matt Miller
Time: 10-5pm
Relax and watch local artists Matt Miller as he creates an original, large scale painting throughout the entire Slow Art Day!
Location: Bellows and Cassatt
Artmaking: Round Paintings
Time: 10-5pm
Inspired by some of our Permanent Collection artists such as Kenneth Noland, Alma Thomas, and Frederick Eversley, Create a circular work of art using tempera paint sticks
Location: Bellows and Cassatt
Gong Ripples with Rachel Ackerman
Time: 11-11:30, 1:30-2pm , 3-3:30pm
Location: Walker Landing
*Note: in case of inclement weather, this activity will be moved to the Modern Gallery
Meditation and Yoga with Lindsay White
Time: 12-1pm, 2-3pm, 4-5pm
*Note: in case of inclement weather, this activity will be moved to the Lower Lobby
Meditation and Yoga with Anna Peterson
Time: 11am-12pm, 1-2pm, 3-4pm
Plein Air Cloud Paintings
Time: 10-5pm
*Note: In case of inclement weather, this activity will be cancelled
Artmaking: Buddha boards
Time: 10-5pm
Location: Walker Landing
*Note: in case of inclement weather, this activity will be moved to the Lower Lobby
