The mission of Surface Design Association is to increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of textiles in the art and design communities as well as in the general public.
We inspire creativity and encourage innovation, and further the rich tradition of the textile arts through publication, exhibitions, conferences, and educational opportunities.
Our organization is a family of dedicated artists and designers who generously share what they make and how they think about what they make. This creates a dynamic, wonderfully colorful, caring atmosphere in which we all continue to learn about the field and its practitioners. Surface Design has expanded into a multi-disciplinary field that encomapsses ancient as well as the most recent technologies. We continue to seek fresh and innovative ways to help one another express what is in our minds and hearts.
Few art organizations can boast our success! We continue to grow and flourish because we are committed to creativity and eager to learn about the work and thoughts of our colleagues. We encourage networking and promotion of our work through competitive exhibitions, conferences, publications, a slide registry, and a website. Through these channels we also bring in professional advice, discussions on safety issues, technological updates, educational opportunities, and studio recipes. Our more than 3600 members include a broad spectrum of textile practitioners, including studio artists, industrial designers, educators, technicians, curators, gallery owners, interior designers, students and enthusiasts