Shows

San Francisco Bead and Design Show, August 20 - 22, 2010 at the Hotel Whitcomb

Visit 150 artists and merchants who will be exhibiting and selling original designs and beautiful handwork, including beads, jewelry, gemstones, gold and silver, clothing, handwoven textiles, and interior décor.

In the tradition of Samuel Bing’s Salon de l’Art Nouveau, the San Francisco Bead and Design Show gathers traditional, ethnographic, and contemporary handwork into an elegant turn-of-the-century showroom. The finest artists, artisans, and merchants from around the country will exhibit and sell artwork ranging from bead making, jewelry design, art clothing, textile weaving, glass art, ceramics, lapidary, and metalwork.

Click here for details: http://www.sanfranciscobeadanddesignshow.com

The Tucson Bead Show, February 5 - 7, 2011 at the Tucson Doubletree Reid Park

he Tucson Bead Show brings together five hundred of the finest handwork artisans and wholesale trade suppliers for this three-day show. Each exhibitor is chosen for traditional skills in bead making, textiles, jewelry design, lapidary arts, wearable art, polymer clay, fashion design, embellishments, handwovens, glass making, wood carving, handmade cloth, clay arts, enameling, metalwork, fiber arts, lamp work, and interior décor.

Click here for details: http://www.thetucsonbeadshow.com