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TSA Study Tour – Velvet in Italy: Florence, Zoagli, Venice

Italy

Thursday, October 10, 2013- Sunday, October 20, 2013

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Join TSA in Italy for an exclusive small group study tour of silk velvets! October 10 - 20th, 2013 From the 15th century, Italy emerged as the West’s greatest maker of silk velvets. Guilds produced exquisite fabrics that were worth their weight in gold, and dressed popes, kings and their courts. The fortunes made from this important trade helped to fuel the Renaissance and to finance the opulenc...
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2014 Symposium Call For Papers NOW OPEN

Wednesday, May 01, 2013- Tuesday, October 01, 2013

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The theme of TSA’s 14th Biennial Symposium New Directions: Examining the Past, Creating the Future will explore change and innovation in textiles in the past while looking at the state of the field of textiles, textile study, production and creativity, today and for the future. Where have we been and where are we going? What are the moments that encapsulate change? What are the shifts in direction for cultures, technology, creativity and know...
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TSA’s TEXTILES CLOSE UP: Indonesia at the Yale University Art Gallery

Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel St New Haven, CT 06510, United States

Thursday, May 16, 2013- Thursday, May 16, 2013

Textiles Close Up is an exciting new series of study-workshops that will provide opportunities to examine first hand , textiles in leading museum and private collections , guided by renowned experts. Workshops will focus on the exploration of the materials, techniques, styles, culture and history of selected textile traditions, that will vary for each event. The format will offer first-hand, close up viewing of the textiles in the storeroom...
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2014 TSA Symposium: New Directions

UCLA and LACMA

Wednesday, September 10, 2014- Sunday, September 14, 2014

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Tuesday, September 10 - Saturday, September 14 The theme of the symposium: New Directions: Examining the Past, Creating the Future will take a special focus on change and innovation in textiles in the past, and will look at the state of the field of textiles, textile study and production, today and for the future. Where have we been and where are we going? What are the moments that encapsulate change, shifts in direction for cultures, technolog...
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TSA Study Tour – Textiles of the Lowcountry: Charleston and Savannah

Charleston and Savannah, Georgia

Monday, April 01, 2013- Saturday, April 06, 2013

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LAUNCHING A NEW TSA STUDY TOUR Textiles of the Lowcountry: Charleston and Savannah Collecting, Preserving, and Narrating APRIL 1-6, 2013 Registration Deadline EXTENDED: March 1 Join TSA on a unique study tour of the Lowcountry, a 200-mile stretch of coastal South Carolina and Georgia between Charleston and Savannah, a region shaped by cotton production. The Lowcountry presents a romantic landscape ...
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TSA TOUR – THE OAXACAN HIGHLANDS

Oaxaca City, Mexico

Saturday, February 23, 2013- Saturday, March 02, 2013

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Weaving, sericulture, natural dyeing, indigenous culture, colonial cities and small villages.

In this intimate trip, limited to just 10 participants, and specially designed for TSA members, Hector Meneses (Director, Oaxaca Textile Museum), and Eric Mindling (Founder, Traditions Mexico) will guide participants into the heart of Oaxaca’s vibrant and varied ...
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2012 Symposium

Washington Court Hotel, Washington DC

Wednesday, September 19, 2012- Saturday, September 22, 2012

Textiles and Politics, Textile Society of America's 13th Biennial Symposium Textiles & Politics will include over 200 presentations on all aspects of textiles, including juried papers, films, and artist demonstrations, as well as behind-the-scenes access to textile collections at DC-area museums through site seminars and tours, exciting hands-on workshops, and ample collegial t...
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