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Our Mission
Building a foundation of anti-racism and a culture of care, the mission of the Textile Society of America is to foster an international collective community—diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible—for the exchange and dissemination of knowledges and experiences about textiles worldwide.Our Focus on Diversity
The Textile Society of America, an international organization, recognizes the profound global reach of textiles. We are committed to developing leadership initiatives, membership, and programming rooted in the plurality of textile histories, producers, and purposes. With an eye toward expanding our voices and audience, we will focus on inclusion of underrepresented groups, and advocacy for robust diversity of our personal and professional viewpoints.Read TSA News
TSA in Conversation with artist Jessy Nite
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 provides audiences the freedom to interact and interpret her visuals for themselves. TSA joins Nite in her Miami, FL studio for a conversation on math, messaging and universal truths. Photo ...
Member Monday with Janice Lessman-Moss
A renown weaver, Janice Lessman-Moss' work is a meditation on universal patterns and order. Her dynamic constructions offer a point of entry and marked presence along a shared and unfolding continuum. In this Member Monday, Lessman-Moss guides us through networks of connection made material. ...
TSA Symposium: Submissions Portal is Open
View this post as an accessible PDF The submission portal for the TSA Symposium is now open! TSA is accepting proposals for individual presentations, chaired sessions, panel discussions and roundtable conversations, and "warp speed" and poster sessions. TSA is also accepting proposals for sessions that do not fall under one of these categories. Individuals may submit more than one proposal ...
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Events
TSA Information Session #4: Get feedback on your abstract and CFP
Starts:
March 29, 2024
Ends:
March 29, 2024
Venue:
Virtual (Zoom)
2024 Project Threadways Symposium
Starts:
April 19, 2024
Ends:
April 19, 2024
Venue:
Florence, Alabama and Virtual
Discourse: art across generations and continents
Starts:
May 4, 2024
Ends:
May 4, 2024
Venue:
browngrotta Arts