Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.

Founded in 2010, Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: to help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. Slow Art Day encourages people to look slowly at works of art, unlocking their own ability to experience and understand art without formal training or expertise in art history.  Find out more about Slow Art Day through their website linked here.

This year Chiswick House & Gardens will host our own Slow Art Day. Inviting visitors to take 5 – 10 minutes looking at each of the four selected pieces of art from our collection. During this time, participants are encouraged to discover for themselves the meaning of the art, through their own experience.

Following this, at 2pm in the Summer Parlour, visitors are invited to join an open discussion lead by Art Educator Monica Steinharter. There will be space for visitors to share their individual experiences of the art they viewed. 

How to take part:

Members go Free.

Entry is free with a House Ticket, which is available to purchase here.

Why Slow? 

When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries.
The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert
(or expertise). And that’s an exciting discovery. It unlocks passion and creativity and helps more visitors to learn how to look at and love art.

Selected pieces: 
Red Velvet Room Ceiling – William Kent (1729) 

Inlaid Marble and Gilt Table – William Kent (1725)

British Summer Time – Mark Wallinger (2021) 

View of Chiswick Gardens from the patte d’oie – Pieter Andreas Rysbrack (1729-1731)