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LAND

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Welcome to the website of the American Tapestry Alliance (ATA), a non-profit organization supporting the fine arts medium of contemporary handwoven tapestry.

Updates for June 2009

June 22
A warm welcome to Barbara Heller as ATA's new Chair of its Distance Learning Program. Details on our program available here.
Our Calendar page gets updated every month. Since we have a very quiet June you might think there is no news but the Calendar shows otherwise! Check it here.

Connections
above: Connections: Small Tapestry International
below: Denise Stevens,
Just Add Water, tapestry
LAND
in our ATA Web Gallery

LAND

Recent News Items
(also see our News+Resources page)


May 2009
The 2009 ATA Student Award went to Daniel C. Edwards of Australia. Congratulations!
• ATA will be at SOFA West from June 11 - 14th during the large art expo there. More information here on our Calendar Listings.
Please join the ATA Board in welcoming Mary Zicafoose to the position of Co-Director of Resources, replacing Linda Wallace. Linda will remain on the Board of Directors to continue her work with public relations and promotions. Our list of volunteers can be viewed here.
Tapestry Topics Online gives you excerpts of the latest printed version of Tapestry Topics (Summer v35 n2), with large color images for your enjoyment!

April 2009
Connections: Small Tapestry International opens at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles on May 10th 2 - 4 pm. Show runs May 5 to July 26, 2009.
American Tapestry Biennial Eight will open in 2010. Entry Forms are now available online. Time to weave!
ATA Award for Excellence in Tapestry given to Margaret Swanson for her tapestry Red Sails in the Sunset
Order your Connections: Small Tapestry International Catalogs.

March 2009
New Educational Article "Glossary of Tapestry Terms"
New Web Gallery Exhibition "LAND"
Tapestry Topics Online gives you color images for the latest issue, Spring 2009 v35 n1. Enjoy!

January 2009
ATA's Student Award opens up applications for 2009 using our guidelilnes listed here. Application deadline: April 15th.
New Artist Pages for Pam Gibson.
Educational Workshop: Toolkit of Tapestry Techniques taught by Christine Laffer coincides with opening of Connections: Small Tapestry International this coming May.

December 2008
New Artist Pages for Terri Stewart and Sarah Warren.
ATA Award for Excellence in Tapestry went to Tommye Scanlin for her tapestry ...to the essence of every nature... in Asheville, NC.

 

 


Purpose of ATA's Website


ATA has developed this site for a number of purposes. First, we wish to extend our mission goals to the on-line environment. Our goals include developing a wide-spread awareness of the development of contemporary tapestry in North America as an art form, educating the general public about tapestry techniques, materials, images and meanings, and supporting our members by providing them with the necessary information and resources.

Second, we wish to expand our current membership and our programs as we grow in the future. In order to do this, we want to reach people who might know something about tapestry and who wish to know more; we want to encourage those who wish to try their hand at weaving tapestry; and, we also want people to find us – and the web provides an accessibility we have not previously enjoyed.

Lastly, we wish to document some of the achievements ATA and its members have attained. As these pages grow, we simultaneously write a sort of history for future generations.

Website last updated on June 22, 2009
(If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact
our webeditor [at] americantapestryalliance.org or send regular snail mail to us at American Tapestry Alliance, PO Box 28600, San Jose, CA 95159-8600, USA.)