Symposium
2013 SYMPOSIUM: Quilts in Context: The Making of Meaning April 26-27, 2013
This symposium will focus on the various contexts inhabited by quilts and how those contexts shape and alter quilts’ meanings. The keynote speakers will address quilts, domestic interiors and dress in a variety of contexts.:
- domestic interiors, decorative, furnishings, and architectural contexts;
- relationships between quilts and fashion/style that situate them within shared material contexts;
- appearance in photos, print, advertising that show real or imagined contexts made possible by technology;
- and non-domestic, new, or emerging contexts within human-made places—such as museum, galleries, and fairs—in which quilts appear as art or alongside other art/craft/artifacts.
Invited speakers include Lynne Bassett, Linda Eaton, and Joan Severa, plus guest exhibition curator Janet Finley.
CONFERENCE FEE INCLUDES:
- All lectures, 4 tours/special sessions, fashion show by UNL apparel design students
- Coffee breaks and lunches (Friday & Saturday)
- Receptions --Thursday and Friday evenings
- Elegant cloth tote bag
- General Admission (Friday & Saturday) to the International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Registration Fee:
$125 for members;
$170 for nonmembers (includes a one-year individual museum membership)
Online reservation will be available October 1, 2012. Space will be limited. No cancellation refunds will be made after March 15, 2013. To receive most current information, please add your name and email address to our free e-Newsletter and Quilt of the Month.
