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As we wrap up an exciting and transformative year for TSA, we want to share with you the incredible strides we’ve made and the inspiring initiatives that will shape the ...

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 2024 Symposium, “Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles”! We enjoyed 6 days of dynamic events: keynote lectures, ...

We hope you’ll join us Sunday, Nov. 17, 2:45–4:15 EST, for our Closing Plenary, featuring the keynote presentation ”Weaving Gallery Conversations with Lois Biggs and Gaby Lavalle." The keynote will ...

November, 2024 The R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award is now in its twenty-fourth year and the number of nominated books has grown substantially in recent award cycles. The award ...

Nominees Top, left to right: Jennifer Byram, Kristal Hale, Elena Kanagy-LouuxBotton, left to right: Dr. Manpreet Chanal, Sandra Sardjono, Jennifer Green TSA is proud to announce the five presentations at ...

Textile Society of America is seeking to fill two editorial positions. Editor, TSA special issue of Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice The editor is responsible for a special ...

Please join us for “Artists Up Close,” a dynamic series of virtual studio visits and artist conversations featuring Nastassja Swift, Ai Kijima, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and  José Santiago Pérez. Tyrrell ...

The Textile Society of America is pleased to announce that Tyrrell Tapaha is the recipient of the 2022 Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Arts. Tyrrell Tapaha is a Dinéweaver ...

2024 Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art Recipient Nastassja Swift is a multi-disciplinary artist redefining her use of portraiture through wool to create work that speaks to geographical histories, ...

Schiffer Craft, an imprint that publishes craft books and kits, offered review copies of three recent textile-focused books to Textile Society of America members. TSA is pleased to publish their ...

TSA is excited to welcome Palestinian dress historian, researcher, and author Wafa Ghnaim as the keynote speaker for our 2024 Symposium, Shifts and Strands! The Symposium will take place Nov ...

Happy Monday! Today we will hear from Okeyele-Olatunji Elizabeth, a Craft Yarn Council of America certified knitting teacher who started Tunnizze Creation to teach children knitting and crochet. One of ...

Registration is now open for TSA’s 2024 virtual Symposium, Shifts and Strands. Take advantage of early registration rates now!TSA’s Symposium will take place through Whova, a digital platform and app ...

Welcome Welcome to the preliminary program. A final agenda with updated abstracts will be published later. As we finish organizing the agenda on Whova - the platform we are using ...

For this Member Monday, we will take a break from the summer heat to talk to Qianwen Yu, who explores the connection between what we see and hear through her ...

TSA is hiring an Executive Director Apply here Organization The Textile Society of America (‘TSA’) is a nonprofit organization established in 1987, dedicated to the study and appreciation of textiles ...

We have some big news to share with you all. Our brilliant TSA News Digital Content Editor, Lauren Baccus, who has been with us since 2022, is moving on to ...

As we enter into the Summer months, we speak with Ana María Zamora Moreno, a textile artist and educator based in Colombia. Ana’s multigenerational community workshops support her core belief ...

Every two years, crowds of art lovers converge on the canals of Venice, Italy, to witness the collection of contemporary and historical artworks that make up the latest edition of ...

This spring, three artists who have been awarded the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber have solo shows in New York City galleries and museums. Given since 1995 and administered ...

Nominate a book published in 2023 by May 22, 2024.  It is with gratitude and great respect that we honor and remember Robert Lee Shep by opening nominations for the 2024 ...

Through her academic work and creative practice, Dr. Marion Coe sheds light on the often-overlooked realm of "women's crafts" and their profound cultural significance. Specializing in the textiles of prehistoric ...

Multidisciplinary artist Jessy Nite specializes in interactive, experiential and site-specific installations, recently exploring typography through paracord, a lightweight nylon rope. Through a process of intricate knotting, and layered text, Nite ...

A renown weaver, Janice Lessman-Moss' work is a meditation on universal patterns and order. Her dynamic constructions offer a point of entry and marked presence along a shared and unfolding ...

View this post as an accessible PDF The submission portal for the TSA Symposium is now open! TSA is accepting proposals for individual presentations, chaired sessions, panel discussions and roundtable ...

Through all of her work as historic Interpreter, Creole culture activist, registered teaching artist, and event producer, Dianne Honoré is deeply rooted in Louisiana. In this conversation with TSA Digital ...

Upcoming sessions: Feb. 26th (9-10am CT) Feb. 27th (8-9pm CT) Would you like to present your work at the 2024 TSA Symposium? The portal to submit your proposal for the ...

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For our first Member Monday feature of the year, meet Tory Laitila, Curator of Textiles and Historic Arts at the Honolulu Museum of Art. A dedicated costume historian and vexillologist, ...

Early this month, the city of Miami played host to Art Basel and the numerous accompanying art fairs that make up Art Week. Showcasing the best and the next in ...