Finding Awe: Jasper Francis Cropsey’s Autumn—On the Hudson River
Take an “awe walk” through a panoramic landscape. Practice slowing down and activating your senses to the present moment. In this 90-minute pause from your daily route, we’ll look slowly and mindfully at Jasper Francis Cropsey’s Autumn—On the Hudson River. You’ll be invited to share your insights with the group. Together, we’ll learn “awe practices” that you can bring to your everyday life.
Take an “awe walk” through a panoramic landscape. Practice slowing down and activating your senses to the present moment. Explore transcendentalist philosophy and its relationship to awe.
During this 90-minute pause from your daily route, we’ll look slowly and mindfully at Jasper Francis Cropsey’s Autumn—On the Hudson River. You’ll be invited to look closely, wonder, and share your insights with the group. Together, we’ll learn “awe practices” that you can bring to your everyday life.
The workshop exploring Autumn—On the Hudson River will be offered on October 3 at 2:15 p.m. and on October 4 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. We encourage you to register for one workshop on this topic and to join us for future topics as well.
Ages 18 and up. Questions? Email us at talks@nga.gov.
“Finding Awe” is grounded in the National Gallery’s mission to welcome all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. It 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 and open us up to greater creativity and deeper empathy.
