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First Friday: July- More Virtual Exhibitions and Lectures
Since our first post on virtual events and exhibitions in May, we have discovered many more resources to share with the TSA Community. As quarantine continued and everyone adjusted to ...

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 ...

Member Monday with Textile Artist Precious Lovell
Please note: This interview was originally planned as a celebration of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the ending of enslavement in the United States of America and had been scheduled with ...

TSA President’s Letter Spring 2020
Dear TSA Members, As this letter was in its final draft and going to press, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the senseless death of so many other ...

Member News: Lindsay Olson Textile x Science The Joys and Challenges of Sci/Art
Scientists and artists both thrive on uncertainty and a sense of adventure.These two ideas inspire my studio practice. I make textile art about science and because of this, my work ...

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 ...

In Memoriam: Marion Coleman
By Lisa L. Kriner, TSA President, 2018–2020 This article was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of the TSA Newsletter. Marion Coleman at the 2018 NEA National Heritage Fellowships ...

Letter from Editor by Wendy Weiss
Dear Readers, In this edition of the newsletter, you will continue to see a few changes to content and formatting. When I was elected to the job of External Relations ...

Featured Research Collection by Rachel Snack
The Design Center at Philadelphia University The Design Center at Philadelphia University is a nationally recognized resource for the study of Western and non-Western textiles and costumes from the 1st ...

International Report
compiled by Dominique Cardon, International Advisor to the Board of TSA Editor’s note: Dominique Cardon inaugurates a column featuring museums, research centers, and associations concerned with textiles outside of North ...

Opportunities
Residencies, Fellowships, Calls for Papers & Entries California Anawalt Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Study of Textiles or Regional Dress Application deadline May 15, 2015 The Fowler Museum at UCLA invites ...

Upcoming Conferences
CALIFORNIA Weave A Real Peace Annual Meeting, Mercy Center San Francisco, CA. May 29-31, 2015 The 2015 annual conference will bring textile scholars, community developers, students, and fiber activists together ...

SAVE THE DATE FOR TSA’S 15TH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM
Crosscurrents: Land, Labor, and the Port Savannah, GA, October 19-23, 2016 The 2016 Textile Society of America Symposium theme, “Crosscurrents: Land, Labor and the Port,” is focused on
exploring the ways ...

Save the Date: Announcing Textiles Close Up 2015
Craft & Social Enterprise Up Close July 9 – 13, 2015
Location: International Folk Art Market and Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico Expert guides: Mary Littrell, ...

New Membership Benefits Valued at Over $110!
Exciting Collaborations Lead To New Membership Benefits We are excited to announce that through partnerships with publishers we are now offering discounted subscriptions to 3 of the premier journals in ...

Free Tour of the Revamped TSA Website
Free Tour of the Revamped TSA Website with Board Member and Director of External Relations, Wendy Weiss TSA offers tours to fascinating destinations. Here is one you can take right ...

14th Biennial Symposium Highlights
Symposium Highlights Individuals’ Reflections on the 14th Biennial Symposium compiled by Wendy Weiss Carmen Artigas, speaker and sustainable fashion designer and consultant (http://www.carmenartigas.com/): “I left inspired and with great memories ...