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Spring 2026 Colloquium STD
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Spring 2026 Colloquium

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TSA Membership Updated July 2025
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Gur Inbar, A Thread of Clay, 2024, sheep wool yarn; dyeing, freehand tufting, 165×140 cm (photo: David Seth).

TSA Membership Updated July 2025
Research Travel Grant 2026 Announcement
TSA ANNOUCEMENT
Textile Research Travel Grant

Applications Now Open January 15 | Deadline April 15, 2026

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Research Travel Grant 2026 Announcement
Shep 2024 Winner
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2025 Winner of the R. L. Shep Award

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The Royal Inca Tunic: A Biography of an Andean Masterpiece

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Shep 2024 Winner
Spring 2025 Newsletter
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2024 Symposium Proceedings
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Shifts and Strands:
Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles
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Our Mission

Building a foundation of anti-racism and a culture of care, the mission of the Textile Society of America is to foster an international collective community—diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible—for the exchange and dissemination of knowledges and experiences about textiles worldwide.

Our Focus on Diversity

The Textile Society of America, an international organization, recognizes the profound global reach of textiles. We are committed to developing leadership initiatives, membership, and programming rooted in the plurality of textile histories, producers, and purposes. With an eye toward expanding our voices and audience, we will focus on inclusion of underrepresented groups, and advocacy for robust diversity of our personal and professional viewpoints.

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Open Call for TSA Members: Nominate a Nominator for the 2026 Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art

The Textile Society of America invites members to participate in the nomination process for the 2026 Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art (B/EA) by recommending a Nominator, an individual who will help shape the next cycle of this important recognition for emerging fiber artists. Read more about the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art. Each award cycle, the ...
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2026 News, Awards, Community, Membership, TSA News
TSA's Spring 2026 Colloquium

TSA’s Spring 2026 Colloquium

TSA Announces "(re)Membering" at MOLAA The Textile Society of America (TSA) announces its Spring 2026 Colloquium, “(re)Membering,” to be held on April 16, 2026, from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM PDT, at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach, California. MOLAA is the nation’s leading museum dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art and culture. The Colloquium will ...
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Member Monday with Laura Splan

Member Monday with Laura Splan

This Member Monday features interdisciplinary artist Laura Splan, whose conceptually driven practice bridges textiles, science, and digital processes. From reimagining viruses as lace to transforming data into woven forms, Splan’s work invites curiosity, wonder, and playful engagement with complex, often invisible worlds. In this interview, she reflects on formative textile memories, the productive power of perceptual confusion, and how emerging ...
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Events

2026 Project Threadways Symposium

2026 Project Threadways Symposium

Starts:
April 24, 2026
Ends:
April 24, 2026
Venue:
Florence, Alabama
2026 Tri-State Arts Association Biennial Juried exhibition

2026 Tri-State Arts Association Biennial Juried exhibition

Starts:
March 7, 2026
Ends:
March 7, 2026
Venue:
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV 25701
MARÍA JOSÉ MURILLO: WEAVING AS A MATRIX OF RE-EXISTENCE

MARÍA JOSÉ MURILLO: WEAVING AS A MATRIX OF RE-EXISTENCE

Starts:
February 4, 2026
Ends:
February 4, 2026
Venue:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Open Call for TSA Members! 🌟 Help shape the futur Open Call for TSA Members! 🌟

Help shape the future of fiber art. TSA is inviting members to nominate a Nominator for the 2026 Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art, which honors innovation and emerging voices in the field.

Each award cycle, three nominators identify artists whose work reflects creativity, risk-taking, and new ideas in fiber. For 2026, one nominator will be chosen through this open call for TSA members.

📅 Deadline: February 28, 2026

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Slide 1: Joanne Brandford, Half, 1986, nylon, cotton
Slide 2: Top image: Joanne Segal Brandford Bottom image: Lillian Elliott
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Header image courtesy of The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1982.37.2, Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund