Welcome to the Alaska Bead Society
Our Mission: To promote education, enjoyment and study of beads and bead art through meetings, training, and public presentations.
Our Mission: To promote education, enjoyment and study of beads and bead art through meetings, training, and public presentations.
Every year, ABS takes a break during the summer from monthly meetings, but that doesn't mean we stop beading.
This year, Marcy F. has come up with an awesome Summer Challenge - a Stash Buster Purse! Be sure to check the May and June ABS newsletter for more information.
This year, Marcy F. has come up with an awesome Summer Challenge - a Stash Buster Purse! Be sure to check the May and June ABS newsletter for more information.
Our 2020-2021 season wrapped up in May. The past year was definitely a challenging one, but we kept our beading fellowship alive through monthly Zoom meetings.
Since our meetings have only been online, we challenged our members to share more about their beading craft in a 30 second video clip - check it out!
Since our meetings have only been online, we challenged our members to share more about their beading craft in a 30 second video clip - check it out!
Don't forget! It's time to renew your ABS membership for our next 2021-2022 season (running September 2021 - May 2022). Renew here and email the member sign up sheet to akbeadsociety@gci.net.
ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT GUEST ARTIST:
CYNTHIA RUTLEDGE
November 11-14, 2021
How does Estelle's Sautoir, Fortunas Wheel of Fortune, Symbol of the West, and The Power of Flowers sound to you? If these are enticing to you, consider taking a beading class with our next guest artist, Cynthia Rutledge! We are happy to host Cynthia to teach her stunning beadwork to us. To see full class offerings, please visit the Guest Artist Program page.
The Power of Flowers, a Cynthia Rutledge Design
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Fortunas Wheel of Fortune, a Cynthia Rutledge Design
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Our 2019 Bead Arts Market was a success! We had 18 member-artists that filled the Anchorage Museum atrium to sell handmade beaded art. In case you missed it, here is one of our promotional videos.
For over 20 years, the Alaska Bead Society has cultivated a space for beaders in the Anchorage area. It started with a group of creatives who envisioned a bead-focused organization, and now ABS holds workshops, monthly meetings, and educational presentations on beads. See some of our past activities here.
ABS meets monthly September through May - similar to the school year. Locals understand that in Alaska, we spend time fishing, camping, and enjoying our short summer - but don’t worry, we usually have a fun Summer Beading Challenge to keep you beading. The official membership year runs June 1 to May 31.
Our monthly meetings are open to the public, and anyone is welcome to attend! Membership is $40, and includes:
Alaska Bead Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
ABS meets monthly September through May - similar to the school year. Locals understand that in Alaska, we spend time fishing, camping, and enjoying our short summer - but don’t worry, we usually have a fun Summer Beading Challenge to keep you beading. The official membership year runs June 1 to May 31.
Our monthly meetings are open to the public, and anyone is welcome to attend! Membership is $40, and includes:
- Special discount for purchases at local participating bead shops
- Opportunity to participate at the ABS annual sales event
- Hands-on beading workshops
- Registration discount for ABS Classes in the Guest Artist Program
- Insider news about bead-happenings
- Bead retreat opportunity
- Giving back to the community through community events and fundraising
- A plethora of beading resources, insight, tips and tricks
Alaska Bead Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.