The jewelry-making community is a vibrant, ever-changing one, with fresh products, ideas, and talent surfacing all the time. With that in mind, the Bead&Button Show has launched a scholarship to give up-and-coming jewelry artisans a boost and bring new faces into the mix.
The Emerging Artist Scholarship will give selected jewelry artisans the opportunity to sell their original work at the Bead & Jewelry Expo June 4-7, 2020, in Milwaukee, WI. Scholarship winners will receive a table in the Artisan Pavilion for a deeply reduced rate of $100. The application deadline is Feb. 29, 2020.
“We realize it can be expensive to sell at a large event like the Bead&Button Show, especially for those who are just starting out,” said Show Director Sara Dumford. “So, we created a scholarship to offset the cost of space in the Artisan Pavilion for those who haven’t been in the marketplace long, and who would otherwise have difficulty participating.”
To be eligible for the scholarship, artists must sell original products they have created; must demonstrate that they have been selling at shows or craft fairs for no more than two years; and must meet specific guidelines for online sales. Complete details and an application form are available on the Bead&Button Show website. Learn more…
