Call for nominations--AIC Textile Specialty Group Award

Call for nominations
AIC-Textiles Specialty Group Achievement Award

The Textiles Specialty Group (TSG) of the American Institute for
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is seeking
nominations for the AIC-Textiles Specialty Group Achievement Award.
This award will be presented to an individual or entity that has
promoted, defended and worked in support of the importance of
textiles and their need for preservation.  The Nominee must be a
Professional Associate or Fellow of AIC.  Dedication to the
organization over their years of membership will be taken into
consideration as well as commitment, leadership and continuous
contribution to the field of Textile Conservation.

The Proposer/Nominator and the Sponsor should provide strong
evidence in writing of the nominee's commitment to the field in
areas such as research, analysis, conservation, teaching, and
support of the textile conservation community.  The
Proposer/Nominator and the Sponsor both must be an Associate, a
Professional Associate or a Fellow of AIC.

The 2016 Nomination Form/Guidelines are available online via the

AIC-TSG web page

    <URL:http://tinyurl.com/TSG-AchievementAward2015>

The deadline is February 15, 2016 to submit the nomination paperwork
(in PDF format) to Ruth Seyler <rseyler<-at->conservation-us<.>org>.  in
the AIC office rseyler_at_ >>

The seventh TSG award will be presented at AIC Annual Meeting being
held in Montreal, Canada, in 2016.  Past recipients for the AIC-TSG
Achievement Award are:

    2015 Harold Mailand

    2014 Patsy Orlofsky

    2013 Leslie Melville Smith

    2012 R. Bruce Hutchinson (awarded posthumously)

    2011 Mary Ballard

    2010 Jane Merritt

    2015-2016 TSG Achievement Award Committee: Camille Myers Breeze,
    Zoe Perkins, Ann Coppinger, and Joann Hackett

Camille Myers Breeze
Director, Museum Textile Services
Andover, Massachusetts
978-474-9200


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