Member’s Exhibition
One of the highlights of our Bead Expo is the stunning Member’s Exhibition, showcasing the beautiful handcrafts created throughout the year.
Members are invited to enter the following categories in 2024
MEMBER’S ORIGINAL WEARABLE
focusing on an original wearable design by a member
JUDGED BY COMMITTEE plus
one BSV Member
First Prize: ELLY FELDMAN AWARD
$300 plus Trophy and Hand
Made glass Bead.
Second Prize $150
Third Prize $ 75
Registration closed for this section
MEMBER’S ORIGINAL NON WEARABLE
focusing on an original non wearable design by a member
JUDGED BY COMMITTEE
plus one BSV Member
First Prize $300
Second Prize $150
Third Prize $ 75
Registration closed for this section
NEW for 2024
MEMBER’S ORIGINAL EARRINGS
JUDGED BY COMMITTEE plus
one BSV Member
First Prize: $50
A pair of beaded earrings (any technique) of the creator’s own design, completed within the last 12 months.
Registration closed for this section
INSPIRED BY
Focusing on a piece inspired by a kit, magazine, pattern or workshop. A chance to share what you have worked on this year.
Registrations remain open for inspired by section until 8th November for drop off at the November BSV meeting.
ELLY FELDMAN AWARD
Each year, one entry is judged by one of the Bead Society’s founding members, Elly Feldman, for the perpetual trophy the ‘Elly Feldman Award’. The piece is judged on creativity, technique, original design, wearability and uniqueness.
The winner is awarded a momento trophy, and an original handmade bead by artist Pauline Delaney
Member’s Exhibitions Winners from 2023
L to R Meg Thompson, Joanne Ivy, Catriona Starpins
BSV Library
The Bead Society has a large Library of book, magazines, and other miscellaneous items such as booklets and DVDs.
These can be borrowed in person from the Carnegie meeting.
Below is a listing of all the items we have in the library. We are working to clean up the list and make it easier to use.
Click on the link and it will open a PDF document listing all the items. It may open in your browser, download it or even open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The latter is the best to use, so that you can use the search function. eg, search 'Sabine' to look for books by Sabine Lippert.
The list will be updated every few months, so do check back for the current version.
We welcome feedback on this listing. Please email us.
