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 2018 Nomination Form/Guidelines are available online via the AIC-TSG web page: www.conservation-us.org/
The next deadline is February 15, 2018 to submit the nomination paperwork (in PDF format) to Katelin Lee in the AIC office: awards@conserv
The ninth TSG award will be presented at the AIC Annual Meeting being held in Houston, Texas, in 2018. Past recipients for the AIC-TSG Achievement Award are:
2017 Joy Gardiner
2016 Lucy Commoner
2015 Harold Mailand
2014 Patsy Orlofsky
2013 Leslie Melville Smith
2012 R. Bruce Hutchinson (awarded posthumously)
2011 Mary Ballard
2010 Jane Merritt
2017-2018 TSG Achievement Award Committee: Ann Coppinger, Joann Hackett, Rebecca Rushfield, and Rebecca Beyth