Chapters

A complete List of active Chapters.

You can also use the interactive chapter Map to locate a chapter near you.

They would love to hear from you!  Check out Chapter News to see what is happening near you!

ISGB Supports our chapter leaders.

• Quarterly leadership meetings fostering communication and growth.
• Annual chapter auction offering support for their artists or group.
• A FB leadership group
• Chapter Showcase - published in GBE

Chapter leaders also meet for informal chats to help build and learn from each other.

2023 Official Chapter Leadership meetings:

9:00 am Pacific (12 Eastern)

February 11, 2023

May 13, 2023 - Rescheduled for June 24, 2023.

August 12, 2023

November 11, 2023

We welcome local glass groups to become ISGB Chapters. In order to become an
official chapter, you must pursue interests that are congruent with the mission
statement of the ISGB. Our mission statement follows.

“The mission of the ISGB is to preserve the rich and diverse traditions of the art of glass
bead making and glass working techniques; promote educational initiative and
professional development; and encourage innovative use of complementary media
among artists and craftspeople

This is a list of things that are required to be a chapter.

1. Chapters shall have a mission statement which is in agreement with the mission of ISGB.
2. Chapters shall have leadership of at least three members and at least two of them must be current ISGB Members in Good Standing.
3. ISGB will provide the Chapter with one free ISGB Membership and the Chapter agrees to provide one free Chapter Membership for use by the ISGB Board.
4. ISGB will welcome Chapters to use ISGB’s newsletter, website and social media to announce Chapter sponsored events and the Chapter agrees to welcome the ISGB to use their newsletter, website and social media to announce ISGB sponsored events.
5. ISGB will sponsor a “Chapters Auction” on our auction platform once a year. Profits from auction sales to be distributed among the Chapter, the Artist and the ISGB.
6. Chapters which are outside the United States and which desire to be a non-profit shall be responsible to properly register according to the laws in their country.
7. Leadership of the local group wishing to be an ISGB Chapter shall provide ISGB a completed “Request to be Recognized” form and shall update the information on the form every twelve months. The form will request the following information:

• Name of Chapter
• Location of Chapter
• Mission Statement
• Website and Social Media information
• A list of Chapter leadership indicating which are ISGB Members
• Name, email and cell phone number of Chapter Representative to ISGB

Once recognized the Chapter agrees to display the ISGB Logo on their website, Facebook group and other publications.

Once we have received this information we will add you to our list of chapters.

For any Questions contact membership@isgb.org

All International Society of Glass Beadworkers (ISGB) Chapters are invited to participate in the Chapter Showcase.

Theme: Summer Picnic

Deadline: August 15, 2023

How to enter: Send your high resolution (minimum 5mb) to dalandrea@isgb.org

Rules:
Only one entry per person—Please do not send them en masse from your chapter—send them singularly.

High resolution (min 5MG) photos with no hands in the picture and some neutral space around the bead. Do not over-crop the image.

Photos must be in focus.

The entry can be from anyone within a chapter whether they are an ISGB member or not.

Every entry is a winner as each will be published in the upcoming Glass
Bead Evolution Magazine (GBE) which is free advertising for the entrant, with full
accreditation to the artist and their photographer, and which is distributed to all paid ISGB members and subscribers.

So, strike up your torch and get creative.
Send all entries to dalandrea@isgb.org