Bloomington art galleries celebrating Slow Art Day

Posted on April 15, 2024

*^{This is the third year Bloomington has participated in Slow Art Day. (Photo Courtesy of WMBD-TV)}*

By WMBD-TV

BLOOMINGTON – More than 20 local art galleries participated in Slow Art Day. Slow Art Day is meant for people to come into art galleries and take a slow look at art.

Rather than getting through as much art as you can, you’re meant to take in a piece that draws you in.

410 Sculpture Park, Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio, Art Vortex Studio and many more art studios located in Bloomington’s downtown participated.

Santino Lamancusa showcases locally made art at his studio, The Hangar Art Company.

“Different viewers can have a total different take away from how they feel about a certain piece. And that’s okay because each time it’s about how the artist depicts what was in their mind versus how the viewer feels about what they’ve portrayed and how they’ve portrayed it. And so it is a relationship between the viewer and the artist. Each time that you approach a piece,” said Lamancusa.

This is the third year Bloomington has participated in Slow Art Day.

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