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Joining TAC

As an integral part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Textile Arts Council provides a means of promoting and broadening appreciation of the textile arts.

Membership benefits include:

  • Free or reduced-price admission to monthly programs of interest to any textile lover.
  • Advance notice of special day-trips sponsored by TAC to collector’s homes, artists’ studios and galleries.
  • Opportunities to travel with TAC on extraordinary international journeys designed especially for those who love textiles.
  • Early notice of hands-on workshops in textile techniques.
  • Invitations to our annual Holiday gathering and to textile exhibition receptions with walk-throughs.
  • Thrice-yearly newsletter featuring TAC programs, news and valuable textile-related calendar listings.

Membership fees enable TAC to:

  • Promote interest in textiles
  • Provide a wide variety of programs focusing on textile topics
  • Support the textile and costumes collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Membership Categories and Their Benefits

Note: As of July 1, 2007 our new fees are:

Individual $35 Free admission to most TAC events, one membership card, and newsletter.
Student (full-time, with ID) $15 Same as Individual. Must be full-time student.
Mail only $15 Newsletter and mailings only.
Dual (2 cards) $60 Same as Individual with additional membership card.
Supporting $100 Same as Individual with two additional membership cards and invitation to special event and/or gift.
Donor $250 All the above and privately led exhibition tour.
Patron $500 All the above and private luncheon with curator.
Benefactor $1,000 All the above and private tour of the Textile Conservation Lab led by conservator.

Annual membership is renewable on July 1st of each year. However, if you join after March 1st of the current year, your membership will not need to be renewed until July 1st of the following year. Scholarship memberships are available. Please call the TAC office for moreinformation.

Please download the membership application here

TAC members are not required to be members of the Fine Arts Museums, however, such membership is strongly encouraged. For some TAC events at the Museums, a museum entrance fee will be required of non-members of the Fine Arts Museums. To join the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, please go to www.famsf.org.

Completed Membership Applications forms and checks should be mailed to:

Textile Arts Council
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118

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