It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.

——Henry David Thoreau

Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.

Why slow?

When people look slowly at a piece of art，they make discoveries. The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert. And that’s an exciting discovery. It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art lovers.

How does it work?

One day each year, people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. That^ it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art. In fact, Slow Art Day works quite well this way.

By the numbers

Over 1,200 individual Slow Art Day events have taken place since its official launch in 2010. Slow Art Day events have taken place on all seven continents.

700 venues (museums, galleries, artist studios, sculpture parks, public art sites, etc.) have hosted Slow Art Day events.

Participants love Slow Art Day

Feedback on this simple event has been overwhelmingly positive. Here’s a sample:

“I loved taking the time to just ‘be’ with the works, particularly pieces I might otherwise walk by. It’s a much better way of doing the art museum than the usual idle ramble. Discussion afterwards was fun，interesting, informative and eye-opening. I look forward to doing it again.”

Slow Art Day 2017 is Saturday, April 8, in museums and galleries worldwide. Join us and experience art differently.

1.The author quotes Thoreau’s words at the beginning to .

A. arouse readers’ interest in art

B. introduce the topic of the text

C. stress the importance of looking

D. illustrate the joy of art appreciation

2.A typical slow art activity .

A. lasts about fifty minutes when people look at art works critically

B. encourages people to see art for themselves and discuss with experts

C. organizes people to look at art on their own and talk about their experience

D. inspires people to make discoveries about art works and create their own

3.What can we learn about Slow Art Day from the text?

A. The year of 2017 will see the eighth Slow Art Day.

B. It happens once a year in all museums and galleries worldwide.

C. It has become an art festival celebrated on all seven continents.

D. Slow Art Day events have been held in over 1,200 different places.

4.According to the text, the author .

A. has conducted a survey on Slow Art Day

B. strongly recommends Slow Art Day events

C. sees the good and bad sides of Slow Art Day

D. is frequently involved in Slow Art Day events

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