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 entity or individual that has promoted, defended and worked in support of the importance of textiles and their need for preservation. An individual 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 one 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. Both the Proposer/Nominator and the Sponsor must be an Associate, a Professional Associate or a Fellow of AIC. 

The 2018 Nomination Form/Guidelines are available online via the AIC-TSG web page: www.conservation-us.org/membership/awards/textiles-award.  The next deadline is February 15, 2018 to submit the nomination paperwork (in PDF format) to Katelin Lee in the AIC office: awards@conservation-us.org.

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Ann M. Coppinger
Senior Conservator 
The Museum at FIT
Office 212-217-4542