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Announcing Newly Elected 2023 TSA Board Members
Dear TSA members, As President, I have the privilege of announcing the newly elected board members who will begin their terms in January. Our thanks goes to the Nominations committee, ...
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Announcing the 2022 Recipient of the Brandford/Elliott Award: Tyrell Tapaha
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 ...
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Update to the Nominations for TSA’s Board of Directors timeline and incoming President announcement
Dear TSA Members, I am pleased to inform you that Isaac Facio has agreed to take on the role of President Elect. As a reminder, when former VP/President Elect Karen ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Farewell and Thank You to Caroline Charuk
TSA President's Letter December 2021 Dear TSA Members, We regret to announce that Caroline Charuk had tendered her resignation as Executive Director of Textile Society of America (TSA). Since 2015, ...
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Cancelling our 2021 Event
Dear TSA members and friends, I am writing to inform you of the Board’s final decision to cancel our proposed in-person event scheduled for September 2021 in Boston. We came ...
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Welcome Amy DiPlacido as our TSA News Digital Content Editor
Amy DiPlacido is currently the Head Curator at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, where she has collaborated on shows involving historic and contemporary fashion and textiles. Amy oversees ...
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COVID-19 Resources and Related TSA Updates
As we all navigate the many challenges resulting from the developing COVID-19 crisis, we need to make the following TSA announcements: - The April TCU in Toronto is canceled and ...
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Announcement: A Transition for our Newsletter
It is with excitement that we announce that the TSA Board has voted and agreed that the Textile Society of America Newsletter will shift from the twice yearly PDF format ...
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Cooper Hewitt Objects of the Day for Textiles Month
The Cooper Hewitt Museum has invited TSA Members to share their favorite textile pieces. One will be featured each day, through the month of September, as the Object of the ...
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Introducing TSA’s new Membership & Communications Coordinator
Please join us in welcoming Caroline Hayes Charuk as TSA’s new Membership & Communications Coordinator: Caroline is a visual artist who works with textiles, ceramics, and other materials to make ...
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Textile Society of America announces 2014 winner of R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award
Berkeley, CA—The Textile Society of America is pleased to announce that Ralph Isaacs is the recipient of the 2014 R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award for his book titled Sazigyo, ...
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Special invitation for TSA members only
Talking Textiles Seminar, Tuesday, November 17, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, NCY Dorothy Waxman, member of Textile Society of America and resident of New York City, invites members to attend ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CALL FOR PRESENTATION & EXHIBITION SUBMISSIONS
Now accepting proposals to present at Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port TSA’s 15th Biennial Symposium in Savannah, Georgia Berkeley, CA—The Textile Society of America (TSA) announces its 15th Biennial ...
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2016 Symposium Call For EXHIBITIONS
Savannah, Georgia, October 19th - 23rd, 2016 Textile Society of America’s 15th Biennial Symposium Organized in collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design. Timeline Submission process opens: May 1, ...
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TSA Establishes a New Award Fellows of the Textile Society of America.
“As we honor path-breaking leaders in the field, we also foreground the diverse ways that textiles are integral to human experience, emphasize the central roles that textiles play in life, ...
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Explore TSA’s Online Membership and Registration System
Explore TSA’s Online Membership and Registration System with Membership Associate Lauren Hartman In 2013 TSA implemented an online system for membership, donations, and program registration. This system has strengthened our ...
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12th Brandford/Elliott Awardee Announced
Andrea Donnelly Honored with 12th Brandford/Elliott Award at Textile Symposium The Textile Society of America convened for its 14th Biennial Symposium in Los Angeles, Sept. 10-14, 2014. At the closing ...
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Textile Society of America Announces 2013 Winner of R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award
Berkeley, CA—Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe: a History in Layers, by Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Barbara Belle Sloan, editors, earned the 2013 R. L. Shep Ethnic Textile Book Award from ...
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Introductions & Welcome New Members of the 2014-2016 Board of Directors
Vice President/President Elect Vita Plume is an artist and educator who has exhibited her work through- out Canada, U.S.A., Japan, Poland, Latvia, and Finland. She holds an MFA (Nova Scotia ...
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TSA Welcomes New Membership Associate
Dear Members, It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce you to the newest member of the TSA staff. Lauren Hartman joined TSA in June in as Membership Associate. This ...
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Top 10 Reasons to Register
for the 2014 Biennial Symposium, New Directions: Examining the Past, Creating the Future, in Los Angeles, September 10-14 10. A Beautiful Setting Enjoy warm fall weather amongst the flowers and bamboo ...
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Welcome Maleyne Syracuse, New TSA Board Tressurer
We are happy to announce that Maleyne Syracuse has join TSA's Board of Directors. Maleyne brings her years of professional finance experience and a commitment to the textiles field. Please ...
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Board Nominations Now Open
Nomination forms: Click to Nominate a Colleague Click to Nominate yourself TSA is soliciting nominations for the Board of Directors. Board positions open for the next Election cycle include the Vice President/President-Elect, ...
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