Open to Anyone - ISGB Members and Non-members
Prize opportunities are available to ISGB members for each Challenge!

Submit your inspiration based on the Glass Bead Evolution Issues and ISGB Membership Challenge and your work may be included in our Inspiration Gallery. ISGB members also have the opportunity to win fabulous prizes from our sponsors.

Submit your entry: Please send one photo of your bead or bead set and artist statement to membership@isgb.org.

Submission Deadlines to be Published in the Glass Bead Evolution
Issues available to purchase or included with ISGB Membership:

• Issue 13.1 February 28, 2025 - Pantone Color of the Year Mocha Mousse
• Issue 13.2 May 31, 2025 - All that Sparkles 
• Issue 13.3 August 31, 2025 - Everything Shards
• Issue 12.4 November 30, 2025 - Class Creations

Who Can Enter
Anyone!  BUT ISGB membership has benefits, including: 

• Prize opportunities
• FREE digital GBE subscription 

Details

To be featured in The Glass Bead Evolution, your challenge entry must meet the following requirements:

• Provide a high resolution (minimum 1 MB) photo with no hands in the picture and with some neutral space around the bead.
• Provide an artist statement of 75 words or fewer.

Where to view inspiration 

ISGB Member Challenge entries will be posted along the way on our ISGB membership creative challenge webpage & membership Facebook group. 

Glass Bead Evolution, which includes the Inspiration Gallery, will be available for purchase or download with ISGB membership. Published Quarterly, on or around March, June, October and December. 

Membership Challenges are open to all ISGB members.