May Morris wall hanging worked by the Battye family. William Morris Gallery

The Textile Society Conservation Award

The Society offers an award of £2,000 for a textile conservation project within a museum or archive. The Award is designed to support the conservation of a textile related object/s from a collection that will help achieve greater awareness and access for the public. This together with the use of new technologies, where appropriate, will be considered.

Criteria/Guidelines

  1. The conservation project must clearly show the importance of the object within the collection.
  2. The project should have a clearly defined educational objective which will increase public access to a collection.
  3. Your application should state clearly how the Textile Society funding will be spent and how this project could benefit the members and aims of the Textile Society.

Applications

  • The application should be no more than four written sides of A4; each sheet should be clearly marked with the name of the applicant..
  • The application should provide 4 good quality visuals, which are referenced and which the society is able to use for our publicity purposes. These should be sent separately to the written sheets either by email or CD if sending by post.
  • The information should be sent by email in PDF or Word format together with the application form to bursaries@textilesociety.org.uk or posted to the address below.

Judges are selected for their professional knowledge and experience. They will be chosen each year so as to provide a fair unbiased view.

Applicants DO NOT have to be members of the Textile Society to apply, however if you are not a member then a £25 administration fee will be charged.

A working liaison with the Textile Society is encouraged and as such the Textile Society should be appropriately acknowledged and provided with a brief report which may published in TEXT (The Textile Society Journal)

Awards cannot be put towards salaries of employees or the running costs of the institution.

You may apply for an Award of up to £2,000.

The Textile Society’s committee decision is final.

Closing date for applications: 1st April 2012
(applicants will be notified by 1st July whether successful or not)

Alternatively, please send information to:
Lyn Broster, Charlesbye Farm, Greetby Hill, Ormskirk, Lancs, L39 2DT
or email: bursaries@textilesociety.org.uk