Spread your love by supporting the ATA Scholarship for Tapestry Study. Give to the 2012 Valentine’s Day Appeal. This scholarship is for any American Tapestry Alliance member who wishes to pursue study in the field of tapestry weaving.  (Not an ATA member? Join here.) The application may be for study in workshops, courses, study with individual tutors or institutions of higher learning.

Ruth Jones and Linda Wallace are selected as ATB 9 Teitelbaum Award winners. Read more…

Lee Talbot, Associate Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections, The Textile Museum, selected 41 tapestries for ATB 9. Read more about ATB 9.

Visit Michael Rohde’s updated Artist Page to see his latest tapestries, exploring color relationships and textile references.

Jean Hervert Niemann’s small format tapestries, inspired by nature and everyday items and occurrences, are featured on her Artist Page.

Are you interested in hearing about workshops, exhibitions and other opportunities for contemporary tapestry weavers and supporters? Sign up for ATA’s eNews and eKudos.

Federica Luzzi is a textile artist living and working in Rome, Italy. Visit Federica’s new Artist Page.

Bold colors and abstract patterns are the driving force in Sherri Woodard Coffey’s tapestries. Visit her updated Artist Page.

Visit the Forums. ATA’s Forums offer an opportunity to have conversations about a variety of topics. In January of 2012, Fans and Collectors will be hosted in the Open Forums. Writing: A Means to See More and Color Commentary & Queries will be hosted in the Focus Forums. Read more about the Forums.

The 9th, international, Unjuried Small Format Show will be held in Long Beach, California from July 7 – August 30, 2012. Entry forms are due by January 15, 2012. Pacific Portals will feature  tapestries by established and emerging artists who are encouraged to experiment and push boundaries. Size limitation: 10″ X 10″.  The exhibit will hang at the Long Beach Public Library – Main Branch.