University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Textile Society of America Newsletters Textile Society of America Spring 2016 Textile Society of America Newsletter 28:1 — Spring 2016 Textile Society of America Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsanews Part of the Art and Design Commons Textile Society of America, "Textile Society of America Newsletter 28:1 — Spring 2016" (2016). Textile Society of America Newsletters. 73. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsanews/73 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Textile Society of America at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Textile Society of America Newsletters by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. VOLUME 28. NUMBER 1. SPRING, 2016 TSA Board Member and Newsletter Editor Wendy Weiss behind the scenes at the UCB Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, durring the TSA Board meeting in March, 2016 Spring 2016 1 Newsletter Team BOARD OF DIRECTORS Roxane Shaughnessy Editor-in-Chief: Wendy Weiss (TSA Board Member/Director of External Relations) President Designer and Editor: Tali Weinberg (Executive Director) [email protected] Member News Editor: Caroline Charuk (Membership & Communications Coordinator) International Report: Dominique Cardon (International Advisor to the Board) Vita Plume Vice President/President Elect Editorial Assistance: Roxane Shaughnessy (TSA President) [email protected] Elena Phipps Our Mission Past President [email protected] The Textile Society of America is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of textile knowledge from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, Maleyne Syracuse political, social, and technical perspectives. Established in 1987, TSA is governed by a Board of Treasurer Directors from museums and universities in North America. Our members worldwide include [email protected] curators and conservators, scholars and educators, artists, designers, makers, collectors, and Susan Brown others interested in textiles. TSA organizes biennial symposia. The juried papers presented at Recording Secretary each symposium are published in the Proceedings available at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ [email protected] textilesoc. It also organizes day and weeklong programs in locations throughout North America and around the world that provide unique opportunities to learn about textiles in various Wendy Weiss contexts, to examine them up-close and to meet colleagues with shared interests. TSA distrib- Director of External Relations utes a Newsletter and compiles a membership directory. These publications are included in TSA [email protected] membership, and available on our website. Catharine Ellis Director of Internal Relations About the Newsletter [email protected] Susan Bean The Textile Society of America Newsletter is published two times a year. In addition to reports [email protected] on TSA programs, the newsletter lists conferences, courses, exhibitions, grants, job postings, tours; profiles museum textile collections and university textile programs; and reviews books, Laura Camerlengo exhibitions, and conferences. Submissions are welcome. [email protected] Recent newsletters can be downloaded from the TSA website as PDFs: Eulanda A. Sanders http://textilesocietyofamerica.org/news/newsletters/ [email protected] Rowland Ricketts Newsletters dating from 1989 through 2004 are available on Digital Commons: [email protected] http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsanews/ Jill D’Alessandro Newsletter Submission Guidelines: [email protected] Ruth Barnes To submit content to the Editor please email [email protected] with the subject [email protected] line, “submission.” Text should be sent as .doc and images should be sent as individual .jpg files. Please include image captions and a 1-3 sentence author bio for reviews and articles. Please Lauren Whitley keep articles and reviews to 600 words. [email protected] Dominique Cardon Stay in Touch International Advisor to the Board [email protected] eNews: In addition to the PDF newsletter, TSA distributes regular emails with up-to-date news of programs and opportunities. Subscribe at http://textilesocietyofamerica.org/news/sub- scribe/ to keep up with program registration dates, scholarship and award opportunities, and STAFF news from the field. Tali Weinberg Executive Director [email protected] Caroline Charuk Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/textilesocietyofamerica Membership & Communications Coordinator Join us on Twitter @TextileSoc [email protected] Find colleagues on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/textile-society-of-america 2 Newsletter of the Textile Society of America Letter from the Editor The spring edition of the newsletter is a testimony to how import- ant textiles are to us globally and culturally, even with the lamen- table closing of the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon. A story of vitality emerges when examining all the other SPRING 2016 ways people are engaging with textiles as craft and practice, histo- NEWSLETTER CONTENTS ry and aesthetics. In this newsletter you will find reviews of five publications about textiles that cross the globe and cover time, including an exhibition 3 Letter from the Editor catalog on Late Antiquity, Thelma K. Thomas, editor; a compendium 4 Volunteer Opportunity of wide ranging critical essays, Janis Jefferies, Diana Wood Conroy and Hazel Clark, editors; Islamic luxury artifacts, Louise W. Mackie, 5 Letter from the President author; Guatemalan weaving, Deborah Chandler and Teresa 8 TSA News Cordón, authors; and Banjara embroidery, Charllotte Kwon with Tim McLaughlin, authors. • Textiles Close Up: Art of the Zo Dominique Cardon, International Advisor to the Board, has invited • R. L. Shep Ethnic Textile Book Award Nominees colleagues overseas to contribute news about their work. This edi- • Ossabaw Island, Indigo, and Sea Island Cotton tion brings you details about the Centre for Textile Conservation at the University of Glasgow and the Philippine Textile Research • Biennial Symposium Exhibitions Institute. Both institutions are conducting significant dye research 14 Book Reviews as part of their mission. • Symbols of Power Equally important are the range of exhibitions, meetings, symposia • Textiles of the Banjara: and study centers devoted to textiles that are available around the world. High tech fashion is on view at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • The Handbook of Textile Culture until July 10 while ikat textiles can be seen at the Brunei Gallery • Traditional Weavers of Guatemala in London until June 25. Learn more about these events directly online where we post information that comes to us in the form of • Designing Identity promotional material directly from the venues: 19 Conference Review https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/community/event-list/ • 21st Annual Weaving History Conference The staff and board is working to deliver news to our membership via social media as well as our semi-annual newsletter. We created 21 Featured Exhibitions a members-only Facebook page, which is how I learned about • Lace & Sampler Collection, Palazzo Davanzati Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity and was able to see the show when I travelled to NYC for a family event a • The Fabric of India at the V&A few blocks away. If you have not yet joined the group, I urge you • #techstyle to sign up to the Textiles Society of America Members Only Group. Admittedly, I have not caught up with the age of Twitter and 25 Shibori and Ikat in Mesoamerica Instagram, other social media tools TSA uses, but the choice allows 27 International Report our members to pick and choose how to get information. • The Centre for Textile Conservation With the biennial symposium this fall, our social media will play an important role in keeping you up-to-date on events and allow at the University of Glasgow you to connect with others making travel plans for Savannah. This • The Philippine Textile Research Institute biennial event represents a major investment in research, time and dollars for individual members as well as those members and our 29 Member News small staff directly planning the event. • Publications An important way for you to insure the financial vitality of our orga- • Workshops & Lectures nization is to help direct potential donors who may wish to sponsor specific portions of our symposium to the board. We have created a • Awards & Honors range of sponsorship packages for donors to chose from, available • Exhibitions on our web page: https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/tsa_sympo- sium/symposium2016/become-a-sponsor/. Inquiries about spon- 32 Conferences & Opportunities sorship packages can be directed to: sponsorships@textilesociety. org Wendy Weiss Spring 2016 3 Volunteer Opportunity TSA is Looking for A New Proceedings Editor Proceedings are published approximately six months after each symposium. Through a partnership with the University of Lincoln, Nebraska, they are available through on-line open access Digital Commons. The Proceedings Editor is a volunteer for TSA, reporting to a designated Board member. Responsibilities: Skills: Call for Submissions: In conversation with the organiza- • Attention to detail tion, the editor drafts guidelines for symposium presenters • Patience and exhibitors to submit publication