UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - National Importance
Welcome to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Located in the heart of Chicago, we are part of a thriving art community with access to world-class resources. As a leader in art education for more than 140 years, SAIC provides the inspiration for those who grasp the complexity of our culture and strive to make a contribution of their own. Our students, faculty, and alumni are the makers of images, words, objects, and sounds that forever shape and alter our world. Be sure to visit the Wired, Events, Profiles and Gallery links below and on every page of this site as they will give you a more intimate view of the life and community at SAIC.
It is true that art museums are about the stubborn, matter-of-factness of things: the works of art. But access to the Art Institute's collection has always been enhanced by words and reproduced images. With the launch of our redesigned Web site, we acknowledge the importance of digitized access to the works of art. Browse the collection by selecting one of the categories shown on the left side of the page. Or, search by entering terms into the "Quick Search."
Here you will learn about the character and structure of our collection and our educational programs and exhibitions. You will also learn how to visit and contact us easily. I very much look forward to you visiting the museum. Explore our online collection, which offers access to over 25,000 works and basic information about works of art from all areas of our encyclopedic collection.
The Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies
The Gloria F. Ross Center, founded in 1997, fosters the creative practice and cultural study of tapestry . Our research projects and public programs address the art of traditional and contemporary tapestry, hand-woven in many societies from ancient to modern times. We encourage the scholarly understanding and public appreciation of tapestries. Our activities include:
conducting active interdisciplinary research;
-
organizing and supporting artistic, historical, and cultural programs;
-
honoring scholarly excellence in research, publication, exhibition, and teaching; and
-
collaborating with other organizations and individuals with similar goals.
In this website, you will find examples of our varied activities. In addition to learning about our founder, trustees, director, and staff, you can link to many other tapestry sites. We hope that, whether you are a weaver, collector, curator, or newcomer, you will discover many useful connections to tapestry-related resources. For specific information about any photo, click on Photo Credits at the bottom of each page.
The American Tapestry Alliance is a non-profit educational organization. The purpose of the Alliance shall be to promote an awareness of and appreciation for woven tapestries designed and woven by individual artists; to establish, perpetuate and recognize superior quality tapestries by artists world-wide; to coordinate exhibitions of tapestries to establish a professional networking system for tapestry designers and weavers throughout the world; to encourage use of tapestries by corporate, liturgical and private collectors and to educate the public about the history and techniques involved in tapestry making.
Founded in 1969 to inspire creativity and encourage excellence in the fiber arts, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. , brings together weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, fiber artists and educators. HGA provides educational programs, conferences, and an award-winning quarterly publication, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot , to its members as it seeks to increase awareness of and appreciation for the fiber arts.
The Textile Society of America
The Textile Society of America, Inc. provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide, from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social, and technical perspectives.
The Textile Society of America, Inc. provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide, from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social, and technical perspectives.
Established in 1987, TSA is governed by a Board of Directors from museums and universities in North America. Its 500 members worldwide include museum curators, teachers, historians, artists, students, dealers, and collectors.
TSA organizes biennial symposia. The juried papers presented at each symposium are published in Proceedings. It also distributes a Newsletter, and a comprehensive textile bibliography, published annually. These Publications are included in TSA membership, but additional copies are available for purchase from the TSA office.