Experience Frankenthaler’s evocation of nature through her “staining” technique and learn about the artist’s interest in beauty and the sublime.
About “Finding Awe” workshops at the National Gallery of Art
We all could use a little more awe in our lives—come find it in the museum! In this series of interactive workshops, explore where artist have found awe and how it has inspired their work and meditate on awe in your own life.
Join us for a 90-minute pause from your daily routine, to breathe deeply and look mindfully at a single work of art. You’ll be invited to look closely, wonder, and share your insights. We hope you’ll leave with some “awe practices,” tools for cultivating an awe mindset in your daily life.
This program is grounded in the National Gallery’s longstanding commitment to slow looking and offers new “awe practices” drawn from the research of Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology at the University of California-Berkeley, director of The Greater Good Science Center, and author of “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” (2023). Research shows that experiences of awe help support mental and physical wellbeing, open us up to greater creativity and deeper empathy, and connect us to our shared humanity.
Registration required. Each topic is offered three times; register for one. Attend as many different topics as you like. View the full series.
Ages 18 and up. Questions? Email [email protected].