2022 Spring News
Textile Tuesday: The Transformation of Eva Palmer Sikelianos
I was introduced to Eva Palmer while researching the life of Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos. Palmer, an American actor and philhellene, was married to Sikelianos from 1907 to 1934, and ...
Textile Tuesday: The Power & Potency of the U.S. Flag
Of our many workings of the material, flags have long held significant importance as symbols of national identity, sovereignty, and unity. Even as we collectively and individually contemplate (and often ...
Contemporary Voices: Jovencio de la Paz
PROGRAM INFO Contemporary Voices: Jovencio de la Paz Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7 – 8 p.m. EDT / 4 – 5 p.m. PDT Join artist Jovencio de la Paz online ...
Registration Open for Session 3 Cripping Disability: Transforming Meanings and Practices Through Textiles
Join the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists and ...
Announcing Session 3 and 4 of the TSA Colloquium Series (re)claiming futures
Join the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed stories/narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists and ...
Contemporary Voices: Fabiola Jean-Louis
Online program Tuesday, September 13 7–8 pm EDT / 4–5pm PDT Join artist Fabiola Jean-Louis for a discussion of her ongoing exploration of the relationship between history, memory and identity ...
Judges Shortlist Four Books for the R. L. Shep Award
Four books have been selected by TSA’s Shep Award Book Committee for a shortlist of titles published in 2021 under consideration for this year’s R. L. Shep Award. The four ...
Job Opportunity: Interim Executive Director Position with TSA
The submission deadline was September 1, 2022 and is now closed. Join us and share your leadership ideas. The Textile Society of America (TSA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has an exciting ...
Welcome Lauren Baccus!
Image: Jeffrey Albright TSA is excited to welcome Lauren Baccus as our TSA News Digital Content Editor. Lauren is a textile artist, writer and researcher whose work centers around the ...
Congratulations to TSA Member Sara Clugage
Congratulations to Sara Clugage, TSA Member and Assistant Director of Communications! Sara has written the 2021 edition of the annual Haystack Monograph Series, “New Recipes: Cooking, Craft, and Performance.” The ...
Call for Nominations extended to August 28, 2022.
Call for Nominations for Board of Directors is now closed. TSA is extending the Call for Nominations for Board of Directors to August 28th, 2022. As we continue to develop ...
TSA Member Dr. Jonathan M. Square in Conversation with Noel Puello
Noel Puello, the brand and the person, embodies many of the values that I hold dear: blackness, queerness, body inclusivity, and sustainability. Their brand breaks free of conventions of the ...
Surviving Blackness in America: Quilts as Political Statement
In honor of Juneteenth this year, TSA is privileged to make available to the public a recording of the second event in our 2022 colloquium series, (re)claiming futures. Titled “Surviving ...
Textile Tuesday with Isabella Rosner
“The Toilet of the Princess” (from a pair of Indo-Chinese scenes), 1690-1715, attributed to the workshop of John Vanderbank the Elder, probably woven by Great Wardrobe (Great Queen Street, Saint ...
Job Opportunity: TSA News Digital Content Editor
TSA is seeking a Digital Content Editor to work closely with the Communications Director, Assistant Communications Director, Social Media Coordinator, Interim Executive Director, Interim Administrator, President and Board of Directors ...
Join Us! TSA Nominations and Volunteers Virtual Info Session on June 11, 2022
Would you like to volunteer and serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Textile Society of America? Do you know a colleague with leadership and organizational ...
Register for TSA Nominations and Volunteers Virtual Information Session on May 21, 2022
Would you like to volunteer and serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Textile Society of America? Do you know a colleague with leadership and organizational ...
Registration Open for Session 2: TSA Colloquium Series (re)claiming futures
Series DescriptionJoin the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed stories/narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists ...
Registration Open for Session 1: TSA Colloquium Series (re)claiming futures
Series DescriptionJoin the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed stories/narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists ...
Member News: Special Issue of the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice
The recently published special issue of the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice (volume 9, issue 3) is the second collaboration between the Textile Society of America and the ...
Gratitude for Service
Dear TSA members and friends, With gratitude for their service, the Textile Society of America announces four resignations from its Board of Directors in late 2021 and early 2022. Ms ...
