Membership, Identity, and Belonging

Membership at TAG is not a credential to be granted. It is a declaration: this is what I do with cloth, and this is where I stand today. Members may claim multiple roles and multiple levels at once — an educator who is also a beginning weaver, a collector who is also an expert embroiderer.

• Observers

  Fans of fashion and the arts who watch, read, and attend.

• Collectors

  Those who acquire, preserve, and steward garments, textiles, and objects.

• Curators

  Those who select, contextualize, and present work to a public.

• Critics

  Those who evaluate and write about practice, exhibitions, and industry.

• Enthusiasts

  Devoted practitioners outside professional employment — TAG's preferred term over hobbyists.

• Business & Operations Professionals

  Merchandisers, legal counsel, buyers, sales managers, finance, production and supply-chain staff, journalists, publicists, and agents.

• Educators

  Art teachers, college professors, guidance counselors, advisors, admissions officers, deans, program coordinators, and parents.

• Learners

  Students, career-changers, perpetual learners, and apprentices.

• Artists

  Fine artists, craft artists, fashion designers, costume designers, creative directors, atelier managers, artisans, master crafters, fiber artists, knitters, crocheters, weavers, quilters, embroiderers, makers, technicians, photographers, writers, textile scientists, textile designers, music video producers, filmmakers, stylists, hair stylists, jewelry makers, shoemakers, and makeup artists.

• Digital Creatives

  Content creators, virtual designers, website developers, and digital fashion artists.