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Contemporary Art
Keynote Sessions: Artists Up Close
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 ...
Announcing the 2024 Recipient of the Brandford/Elliott Award: Nastassja Swift
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 ...
The Venice Biennale: A Textile Recap
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 ...
Fall 2023 Textile Events
With a bounty of both in-person and virtual textile events, TSA shares some of our recommendations for the Fall season! Exhibition Image, A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs ...
Spring 2023 Textile Events
From book clubs to the history of sewing machines, TSA shares some of our textile event recommendations for this Spring season! Anne Lindberg’s immersive installation what color is divine light? ...
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 ...
Member Monday with Lynn Bennett-Carpenter
Our September Featured Member is Marcelyn (Lynn) Bennett-Carpenter, an interdisciplinary fiber artist and educator. In this month’s conversation with TSA News, Bennett-Carpenter shares her explorations into textiles as architecture, graffiti ...
Fall Textile Events
From archival deep dives to the collaborative future of textiles, TSA shares some of our recommendations for this Fall 2022 season! Nick Cave - Wall Relief (detail), 2013. Courtesy of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Spring 2022 Series
by: Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America, in partnership with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, is delighted to present the spring season of Contemporary Voices ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Fall 2021 Series
by: Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America in partnership with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum is delighted to present the fall season of Contemporary Voices ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Series
Written by Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America with the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum are delighted to present their new program Contemporary Voices. Focused on ...
Museum from Home at SJMQT
By Amy DiPlacido Since the temporary closure of San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in March 2020, many people have asked me, “Now that the museum is closed, what ...
Textiles Close Up — From Ancient to Avant-Garde: Textiles in Montreal
By Talia Connelly, a textile student from Seattle, WA who is currently completing a BFA at Rhode Island School of Design. In her work, she explores topics related to cultural ...
Camille Ann Brewer at the Textile Museum of America
By Wendy Weiss, TSA Communications Director and Newsletter Editor Camille Ann Brewer has been working energetically to develop programs, outreach, and a curatorial vision since arriving at the George Washington ...
National African American Quilt Convention, July 12 – 15, 2017
By Dawn Williams Boyd, a visual artist who changed her primary medium from acrylic paints on various mediums to fabric in 2001. She graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO ...
Steps Towards Decolonizing Craft
By Aram Han Sifuentes, who uses a needle and thread as her tools to examine immigration, citizenship, race and craft. She has exhibited, performed, and demonstrated her work at the Museum ...
The 10th International Shibori Symposium
By Beatrijs Sterk, former publisher of Textile Forum Magazine and founder and secretary general of the European Textile Network (ETN) until May 2015. She currently writes for the Textile Forum Blog, ...
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 ...
Member News: Artist Gerhardt Knodel opens “Let the Games Begin!” at Wasserman Projects
Gerhardt Knodel is a renowned contemporary textile artist, member of TSA, and a juror for TSA's New Directions: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles opening at the Craft & Folk Art ...
TSA at College Art Association: A Message from The President
College Art Association is coming up February 12-15, 2014 in Chicago. Its always heartening to see textiles presented in this context, and this year there are a number of panels ...
Call for Art – A Juried Exhibition of the Textile Society of America
New Directions A Juried Exhibition of the Textile Society of America September 13, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles In conjunction with the Textile ...
