Quilt museum schedules 'Slow Art Day' April 16

The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will join hundreds of museums and galleries around the world to host "Slow Art Day 2011: Get Inspired, not Tired." Visitors are invited to enjoy the exhibitions at the museum, focusing on only a few objects, then join in informal discussions at the museum, 1523 N. 33rd St.

Typically, most art viewers spend about eight seconds in front of a work of art. Slow Art day is a global grassroots art celebration designed to inspire people to look at art for a longer period of time, seeing the work in its entirety. Looking often reveals details not registered by the viewer at first glance, elements that can bring a work of art to life. Visitors will then have the option to discuss the art in a relaxed atmosphere with others over a bring-your-own brown-bag lunch at noon or coffee at 2 p.m. The museum will offer docent-guided tours of the exhibitions "Marseille: White Corded Quilting" and "Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers" at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 16. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. that day.

There is no fee for the Slow Art event, however regular museum admission of $6 for adults will be charged. For planning purposes, registration is encouraged at the Slow Art event page: http://slowartlincoln2011.eventbrite.com.Additional details are available at www.QuiltStudy.org or by calling Maureen Ose at (402) 472-7232.

The International Quilt Study Center and Museum exhibits quilts drawn from a collection spanning four centuries and 30 countries. Established in 1997, the center opened a new museum in 2008. The privately funded, environmentally sustainable museum houses more than 3,500 quilts, state-of-the-art research and storage space, and spacious galleries. The center's mission is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and promote discovery of quilts and quiltmaking traditions from many cultures, countries, and times. The International Quilt Study Center is an academic program of the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences.

WRITER: Maureen Ose