Symposia

by: Anie Toole, Student/New Professional Award Recipient Coded Communications: Digital Weaving as Artistic Technology was one of the concurrent sessions on the first day of the 17th Textile Society of ...

By: Ayaka Sano, Student/New Professional Award Recipient Under the mission to foster greater exchange and dissemination of textile knowledge worldwide, the Textile Society of America’s 2020 symposium, organized virtually for ...

As a benefit of this year's virtual format, we were able to record video of all sessions, and will be able to share nearly all of them at the discretion ...

When we meet in person, TSA distributes a printed program booklet. This year, we offer this document as a downloadable PDF. Open to read abstracts and bios for all sessions, ...

Each day will end with a film presentation. Symposium attendees will stream the videos on their own, and then join the presenters for a Q&A session Olimpia Newman, Colcha Circle: ...

Preparation of a polychromic weft ikat at IKTT, Chot Sam village, Siem Reap, personal picture, 2016. In preparation for our upcoming symposium, we would like to introduce our members to ...

The Textile Society of America is excited to present our biennial symposium virtually this year. While we recognize the value of meeting face-to-face, we hope that this year’s meeting will ...

Keynote Speaker Sanford Biggers. Photo credit: Matthew Morocco Sanford Biggers Lenore G. Tawney/TSA Keynote Address [Sanford Biggers' talk was cancelled due to a family emergency. We are planning to reschedule ...

Recorded Sessions are now available for viewing on Youtube. The theme Hidden Stories/Human Lives presents opportunities to reveal complex and hidden stories of global textile making and coincides with the ...

Handwoven Scarf, image courtesy Kalabandar Deadline Extended: Applications Due April 25th Marketplace Applications Due March 5th TSA invites vendors to sell their wearable art, ethnic textiles, textile construction tools and ...

CLICK HERE TO APPLY Deadline: April 1, 2020 Extended to April 15th. Drawing on the theme Hidden Stories/Human Lives, TSA will sponsor a member’s juried exhibition that reflects the Symposium ...

Registration Timeline: Registration opens Aug 17thRegistration deadline for presenters: September 15thRegistration closes Oct 14th Registration is closed Full Symposium registration gives you access to twelve concurrent sessions, keynote and plenary ...

The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts TSA's 17th Biennial Symposium will be held at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Other host institutions for workshops, tours, and receptions ...

Watch videos recorded at past symposia. Links will take you to external sites. 2020 Biennial Symposium: Hidden Stories/Human Lives 2018 Biennial Symposium: The Social Fabric: Deep Local to Pan Global ...

TSA Symposia are held in different locations around the US and Canada, allowing a broad number of participants to explore regional specialties. Some of the venues have included Hawaii, New ...

Upcoming Symposium Information about the next symposium will be listed here. Past Symposia The 2024 Textile Society of America Symposium theme "Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of ...

For First-Time Submitters What is an abstract? An abstract is a short 300-word summary of the content of your presentation that tells readers what the presentation will be about and ...

Need-Based Registration Fee Waivers for Presenters and Attendees APPLY FOR ATTENDEE FEE WAIVER HERE Financial aid applications for presenters are closed A limited amount of financial aid in the form ...

The Call for Submissions is now closed. Hidden Stories/Human LivesTextile Society of America 17th Biennial SymposiumBoston, Massachusetts – October 14-18, 2020 Online submission process opens May 30, 2019 Deadline for ...

5/22/20 Dear TSA Members, A heartfelt thanks to so many of you for sharing your thoughts and concerns on our survey earlier this month. The board reviewed all of your ...

Submission Deadline: January 30, 2021 Papers will be published digitally at the University of Nebraska Digital Commons, a free and open access archive service of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries ...

Wednesday, September 19, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM at the UBC Museum of Anthropology Welcome and Introductions, 7:45 PM The Museum of Anthropology acknowledges that it is built on the traditional, ancestral ...

Friday, Sept. 21; 5:45 pm - 9:30 pm In the early 1900s, Granville Island was home to factories and sawmills. Rejuvenated in the 1970s, it has been touted as a ...

The TSA symposium would not be possible without our donors and sponsors who support the programs that make this biennial event such an amazing experience. We are very pleased that ...

Thursday, Sept. 20; 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm On Thursday evening Symposium attendees have the option to visit textile exhibitions especially mounted by local galleries to coincide with the TSA ...

Pre-Symposium Workshops Rediscovering the Potential of Warp Limited to 12 participantsLocation: MakerlabsTime: This is a two-day workshop. Tuesday September 18, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Wednesday September 19, 9:00 ...

Lenore G. Tawney/TSA Keynote Address Thursday September 20th, 8:15 am - 10:00 am Meghann O'Brien, "Threads That Do Not Break" Keynote Speaker Meghann O'Brien. Photo credit: Stasia Garraway Drawing from ...

Please note that this is a preliminary program and session details are subject to change.All times are in Eastern Daylight Time.* An asterisk indicates that the paper is a Founding ...

TSA Members’ Exhibition Member exhibitions of contemporary artwork are relatively new to TSA. These visual displays have come as a response to the increased numbers of textile artists who are ...

The 2018 Textile Society of America Symposium will take place in Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the Sheraton Wall Centre. To maximize scholarly interchange, the Symposium will consist of multiple, concurrent ...