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You’re in Florence – slow down!

by tuscanyarts on Jun 11, 2010 • View Comments

This is a guest post from Crystal Moon, who studied in Florence with Syracuse University last year and was one of the interns involved in the project to photograph the Duomo so that we can see it...

Slow Art: go to Palazzo Strozzi “As Soon as Possible”

by tuscanyarts on May 25, 2010 • View Comments

How many times a day do we find ourselves reminding someone, by email or phone, to do something for us “as soon as possible”? At the contemporary art space in Palazzo Strozzi, the...

General Arts / Slow Art

The Tuscan Landscape: timeless, mythic quality

by tuscanyarts on May 14, 2010 • View Comments

To anyone who has ever said that on facebook there is nothing of value, I share with you this reflection on the Tuscan landscape that I received by facebook email from a fan of Tuscany Arts. (One...

Renaissance / Slow Art

Slow Art Friday: Drawing Lorenzetti’s Christ on the Cross in Cortona

by tuscanyarts on May 7, 2010 • View Comments

Art historians are trained to do slow art, and we train our students to do it too. Some students are lucky enough to study abroad in Italy – an experience I recommend...

Renaissance / Slow Art

Slow Art Friday: Looking at Donatello’s Annunciation in Santa Croce

by tuscanyarts on Apr 30, 2010 • View Comments

This is the first article of a weekly column dedicated to looking at art slowly; I plan to write one each Friday. The idea comes out of the benefits discovered while hosting the...

General Arts / Slow Art

#ArtWednesday on twitter and facebook: make midweek about Art.

by tuscanyarts on Apr 26, 2010 • View Comments

One day a week, dedicated (for a few minutes) to ART. I am launching the hashtag #ArtWednesday. Here is what that means: on twitter or facebook, every wednesday, post something to do with art....

General Arts / Slow Art

Slow Art – the Experience (live blog)

by tuscanyarts on Apr 17, 2010 • View Comments

Post updated 20/04/2010: The event is over but the memory is fresh! it was a great day, thanks to everyone who participated. Results and Reflections More than one person here in Florence has said that Slow...

General Arts / Slow Art

Announcing Slow Art Day in Florence: April 17 2010

by tuscanyarts on Mar 1, 2010 • View Comments

April 17 2010 is International Slow Art day. 46 cities around the world are participating in this growing sensation, and Florence is the only city in Italy! TuscanyArts (that’s me) is hosting this event...