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Attending the Textile Society of America’s 2024 Symposium, Shifts and Strands, was truly an unforgettable experience for me. It wasn’t just an academic event or a place to hear presentations, ...

Finding a Textile Community  As an emerging scholar, the Textile Society of America virtual symposium Shifts and Strands was an incredible event that allowed me both to connect with the ...

Reflections on the Symposium Last November, I had the pleasure of presenting at and attending the Textile Society of America’s 2024 Symposium, Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials ...

Sewing an Expanded Field: The Sewing Machine in Contemporary Art What I loved most about my TSA (Textile Society of America) experience was the long-term collaboration and conversation it prompted ...

Textiles Time I would like to warmly thank the Committee of the 2024 Symposium both for the acceptance of my paper proposal and for granting me the New Professional Award ...

Reflections on the Symposium Attending the Textile Society of America (TSA) 2024 Symposium was a profoundly inspiring and enlightening experience. The theme, "Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials ...

Reflections on Textiles and the Symposium Cloth holds memory. Familiar as this statement may be, I found myself thinking about this statement in new ways while attending the 2024 Textile ...

Exploring the Boundless Potential of Textiles: My Journey at the TSA Symposium 2024 Attending the Textile Society of America’s (TSA) Symposium 2024 was a truly transformative experience. As a recipient ...

Reflections on the TSA Symposium I want to start this reflection with a conversation I recently came across between Lisa Stevenson, Aaron Levy and Sheila Shankar, in the book On ...

Reflections on the Symposium During the recent TSA Shifts and Strands Symposium: Rethinking the Possibilities of Textiles, I volunteered as a tech moderator, symposium chair, and presenter. As a session ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Art of Cloth in Mughal India by Sylvia Houghteling, book cover. We are pleased to announce the winner of the R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award 2022, Sylvia Houghteling's The Art ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recent international research on Japanese modernism of the early 20th century has set the stage for a more critical look at one of the most brilliant manifestations of that modernism, ...

Member Listening Session on TSA programming TSA members are invited to participate in a conversation and listening session about future programming with TSA leadership and Board members Wednesday, June 28th, ...

Following a national search, TSA is thrilled to welcome artist, administrator, and entrepreneur Anita Enriquez (she/her) to the position of Contract Administrative Coordinator and to the Textile Society of America ...

Judging a book by its cover Image: Emerald green bookcloth with discolored spine. Courtesy of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers ...

By A. Zarinah Nuri Traditional Carrickmacross lace techniques (detail). Courtesy Theresa Kelly The rhythmic pulling and pushing of needle and thread through layers of cloth can calm anxieties and evoke ...

Qualeasha Wood is a textile artist whose work contemplates realities around black female bodies, contemporary technology, and consumption. Meet this young artist reimagining craft in a digital era. Qualeasha Wood ...

Artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm presents her contribution to "Past Is Present," an exhibition curated by Jonathan Square ...

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 ...

You must be logged in as a current TSA member to access the ballot. Please sign in below. Voting closes at 11:59 PM Pacific time on November 13, 2022 [memberonly] ...

Image of book cover from Textiles in Burman Culture – Silkworm Books Textiles in Burman Culture is this year’s winner of the R.L. Shep Award. It was selected as the ...

Abduction of Helen series. Dario di Giovanni (ca. 1420–before 1498) and collaborators, The Departure of Helen and Her Entourage for Cythera. empera and Pressbrokat on spruce. The Walters Art Museum, ...

Masako KinoshitaApril 24, 1926 -August 4, 2022 Masako Kinoshita (née Matsuoka) passed away in her sleep on August 4, at the age of 96. Born in Kochi, Japan, she and ...