Silent Auction Donations

Please support CSA by donating to the Subasta Silenciosa (Silent Auction) to be held at the 2009 Symposium. Complete and send in the attached form by May 1, 2009, via email, fax or postal mail:

Download the Subasta Silenciosa / Silent Auction Form (PDF)

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Call for Papers is Closed

Speakers and exhibitors will be notified of their status no later than December 28, 2008. Acceptance required by January 5, 2009.

Speakers and exhibitors can access the 2009 Electronic Abstract Submission Instructions on the "Bylaws and Governance" page of the Members Only Site.

Symposium Summary

CSA Southwestern Region invites all Costume Society of America members to Arizona's Valley of the Sun for the 35th Annual Symposium, May 26-31, 2009. Participants and presenters will explore the theme, Costume Crossing Borders: A Cultural Journey.

Your home during this Arizona visit will be The Buttes-A Marriott Resort. Located on a small mountain overlooking Tempe and Phoenix, the resort is only 10 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. For more information on The Buttes go to: http://www.marriott.com/PHXTM

The Angels Project will be held May 26 at the Phoenix Museum of History, led by Margaret Ordoñez with Martha Winslow Grimm as coordinator. The museum, dedicated to collecting, preserving and exhibiting the history of Phoenix, is located in the cultural heart of the city at Heritage and Science Park. Participants will be able to view the exhibition, The Mexican American Mirror, which explores the contributions of the Mexican American community to the Valley's culture, identity and sense of place through music, video, photographs, artifacts and hands-on activities. For more information on the museum go to: http://www.pmoh.org

CSA members Margaret Ordoñez and Susan Jerome will lead the 2009 "Preserving Our Costume and Textile Heritage" workshop on May 27 at The Buttes. Margaret, a University of Rhode Island faculty member, and Susan, manager of the URI Historic Costume Collection, will help CSA members discover ways to organize, stabilize and display costume and textile collections. This workshop, open to the public, is funded in part by a 21st Century Museum Professionals Grant Award received by CSA from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The May 28 excursion takes us to midtown Phoenix and the Phoenix Art Museum. Curator Dennita Sewell, a CSA member, will host an afternoon of presentations, exhibition touring, and shopping in the Museum Store. The Phoenix Art Museum's Fashion Design Collection contains more than 4,500 American and European garments, shoes and accessories, dating from the 18th to the late 20th century. For more information on the Phoenix Art Museum go to: http://www.phxart.org

The 2009 symposium co-chairs are Vicki L. Berger, Interim Director, Phoenix Museum of History, and Brenda Brandt, Curator, The Bead Museum. Please address symposium comments and queries to v.be...@cox.net and bbra...@beadmuseumaz.org.