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Membership |
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Why join the Northwest Bead Society?
· Monthly Programs -- Each month we have a speaker or other fun program where we learn about bead history, beading techniques, see and touch beads, and enjoy the company of other bead enthusiasts
· Reduced fee on workshops -- Occasionally our monthly speaker offers a workshop while they are in town, and the fee for NWBS members is usually discounted
· Quarterly Newsletter -- The full newsletter is now only available to members
· Bead Bazaar -- Members receive advance contracts and first choice to sign up for tables at the annual Bead Bazaar
· Holiday Swap & Sell -- Only members are permitted to sell at the annual December party and swap & sell.
· Support the Bead Community -- Your membership fee goes toward funding the Bead Society's mission of dissemination of knowledge and information about beads through grants, community relations, and other means
· .COM Members -- Members who join at the Commercial level receive a link to their web site and email address on our .COM Members page
· Member Gallery -- Members may submit pictures to have their work displayed in our online Gallery
· Opportunity -- There are fun opportunities to get involved with the bead community. We have committees for Grants, Bazaar, teaching opportunities with the Seed Bead Group, and welcome the leadership of those who volunteer or who start new project groups
· Fun! -- Most of all, being a member is fun. The Bead Society has many talented and creative members and growing our bead community increases our exposure to new and different ideas and inspiration! |
