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September 24 – 27, 2008
Join the Textile Society
of America at its 2008 Symposium in Honolulu. Hawaii
is the most geographically
isolated island chain in the world and a crossroad of cultures
between the East and West.
As the melting pot of the Pacific, Hawaii’s diverse cultures
will be highlighted at the many tours offered before and after
the symposium.
Above: Feathered capes of Hawaiian Kings in the conservation
lab of The Bishop Museum. |
Above: Cotton appliqué tent
panels from Egypt used as shades in Doris Duke's dining
room at Shangri
La, home of the
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. |
Above: Hawaiian Quilts on display at
The Mission Houses Museum. |
Textiles serve as records of a culture’s
history and values. From the work of traditional textile artisans
to contemporary
artists,
the uses, meanings and stories associated with the textile arts
provide a wealth of possible expressions.
Honolulu
is the 11th largest city in the country and boasts a host of amenities.
Flights to the island of O‘ahu arrive
at Honolulu International Airport, just a short ride via taxi or
shuttle to our host hotel. The Sheraton Waikiki is located on the
beach once the playground of kings and queens. Many other hotels
are conveniently nearby, as are restaurants and shops.
Registration
Information:
The TSA 2008 Registration
Form is now available
to view, download and
print.
Online registration is
now available
here.
Housing Information:
Sheraton
Waikiki Hotel website
(rates are valid
three days prior to three days after the symposium)
Rates:
$190/night single or double
(Mountain View)
$220/night single or double (Ocean View)
Rooms (single/double) are available to students (with a valid
ID) at $100.00 per day.
Symposium Tour Themes:
Art Conservation
- Bishop Museum website
- Honolulu Academy of Arts website
- Shangri
La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art website
Garment Manufacturing
Hawaiian
Quilts
Traditional
Hawaiian Textiles
Museums of Hawaii
- HiSAM, the Hawaii State Art Museum
- Iolani Palace website
- Mission Houses Museum website
Abstract and Panel
Proposals:
Deadline for submissions has passed. For
more information, please contact the Program Chairs.
Host Co-Chairs:
Reiko Brandon
Tom Klobe
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Photo left: From the exhibition
'Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese
Minorities', September 21–October 31, 2008, University
of Hawaii Art Gallery |
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Textiles as Cultural Expressions
11th Textile Society of America Biennial Symposium 2008
Call for Papers
Deadline has passed
Publication of Symposium Proceedings
All papers will be published in the TSA 2008 Symposium Proceedings.
Deadline for
receipt of manuscripts (text + images)
December 1, 2008.
Author
guidelines for publication in the Proceedings
will be sent with paper acceptance.
In the absence of manuscript submission, the 250-word abstract
will be published.
THE ELEVENTH
BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE TEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA will take
place in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24-27, 2008. Textiles
as Cultural Expressions, the symposium theme, will serve as a springboard
for discussions across disciplines, as well as for in-depth explorations
of specific topics.
TSA encourages presentations on textiles from
all parts of the globe and from textile-related disciplines including
(but not limited
to): anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, conservation,
cultural geography, design, marketing, mathematics, economics,
history, indigenous traditions, linguistics, theatre, and the physical
and social sciences. Scholars, artists, gallery and museum professionals,
educators, and lovers of textiles are encouraged to submit proposals.
Textiles
serve as a means of communicating cultural values, as a medium
for social cohesion, and they link science and technology,
architecture and design, music and the performing arts. We are
particularly interested in explorations of textiles as story-telling
media, as mythological objects, as “woven” archetypes,
and as evidence of a life lived, showing the interconnectedness
of culture(s) and between generation(s).
Honolulu, the cosmopolitan capital of the state of Hawaii, has
a long history of cross-cultural expressions. Because of its rich
international diversity of peoples, cultures, and institutions,
Hawaii is central to the discourse of this symposium. The
main sessions will take place at the Sheraton-Waikiki, a hotel
with outstanding conference facilities. TSA has been granted an
excellent room rate extending from three days before the symposium
to three days after. Many local museums and galleries are planning
exciting exhibitions and site seminars.
Last Updated May 5, 2008 |
