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Textiles as Cultural Expressions – theme of 11th TSA Symposium
22 May '08
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Site seminars will include discussions of plantation era and early 20th century textiles in Hawaii, traditional fibers in Hawaii and the Pacific, Hawaiian quilts, Indonesian textiles, Chinese imperial robes and minority costumes, contemporary textiles in the Pacific region, Japanese textiles and Islamic textiles.
The international symposium will include the Textile Society of America's Founding Presidents' Awards banquet to recognize excellence in the field of textile studies and presenters whose proposals are judged to be outstanding.
It will conclude with a Pau Hana/Aloha Presentation on Textiles as Cultural Expressions in Hawaii: The Meaning of Hula by Michael Pili Pang and his hula troupe, Halau Hula Ka Noeau.
“I am most excited about the opportunity to introduce our regional researchers, artists, teachers and experts to the greater international textile community. These individuals will be sharing the abundant textile resources of our Asian and Polynesian textile traditions that are rarely available or known outside of Hawaii,” says Klobe.
The symposium will also feature a two-day International Textile Marketplace and Book Fair at the Sheraton Waikiki with a wide array of specialty textile products including books, textile conservation products, wearable art, and one-of-a-kind textile collectibles.
The International Textile Marketplace will be open to conference attendees and the general public for shopping from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26, 2008. Dealers, textile artists and regional craft vendors interested in participating in the Marketplace should contact Marketplace Chairperson, Linda-Mei Jaress.
Conference headquarters will be the Sheraton Waikiki, an award-winning meetings and convention property located on Waikiki Beach in the heart of Hawaii's most famous resort destination. The Sheraton Waikiki is noted for its outstanding conference facilities and will be extending conference rates for pre- and post-conference stays.
In addition to events held at the Sheraton Waikiki, special site tours to museums and private collections will be organized around themes that include art conservation, ethnic textiles, garments in paradise aloha wear, Hawaiian quilts, plantation era textiles, and traditional Hawaiian fiber arts.
The international symposium will include the Textile Society of America's Founding Presidents' Awards banquet to recognize excellence in the field of textile studies and presenters whose proposals are judged to be outstanding.
It will conclude with a Pau Hana/Aloha Presentation on Textiles as Cultural Expressions in Hawaii: The Meaning of Hula by Michael Pili Pang and his hula troupe, Halau Hula Ka Noeau.
“I am most excited about the opportunity to introduce our regional researchers, artists, teachers and experts to the greater international textile community. These individuals will be sharing the abundant textile resources of our Asian and Polynesian textile traditions that are rarely available or known outside of Hawaii,” says Klobe.
The symposium will also feature a two-day International Textile Marketplace and Book Fair at the Sheraton Waikiki with a wide array of specialty textile products including books, textile conservation products, wearable art, and one-of-a-kind textile collectibles.
The International Textile Marketplace will be open to conference attendees and the general public for shopping from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26, 2008. Dealers, textile artists and regional craft vendors interested in participating in the Marketplace should contact Marketplace Chairperson, Linda-Mei Jaress.
Conference headquarters will be the Sheraton Waikiki, an award-winning meetings and convention property located on Waikiki Beach in the heart of Hawaii's most famous resort destination. The Sheraton Waikiki is noted for its outstanding conference facilities and will be extending conference rates for pre- and post-conference stays.
In addition to events held at the Sheraton Waikiki, special site tours to museums and private collections will be organized around themes that include art conservation, ethnic textiles, garments in paradise aloha wear, Hawaiian quilts, plantation era textiles, and traditional Hawaiian fiber arts.
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