THE TUCSON BEAD SYMPOSIUM continues in its online format this February 19, 2022. Organized by Floor Kaspers and Peter van de Wijngaart, in collaboration with Ornament Magazine, this enlightening series of lectures from beadmakers and bead historians and dealers from around the world is worth every minute. For bead lovers, this is one of the few events that provides expert knowledge on a vast subject.

This year, Tucson favorites Thomas Stricker, as well as Floor Kaspers herself, will be giving talks on the new Prescott Trading Post and Bead Museum, as well as how current history can be captured through miniature beads. Thomas Risom gives a lecture about his new book, The Beadmaker from Ribe, exploring Viking beads, while Mette Langbroek and Annemarieke Willemsen talk about an exhibition in Leiden that investigates more than five millennia of beadmaking. Amy Lemaire is a multimedia artist who also makes beads and glass sculpture, and talks about her own work where history is examined as a form of currency.

The symposium is free and held on the Zoom platform. To register, simply send an email to info@beadsymposium.com. It will be held from from 11 AM to 1 PM PST (12 PM to 2 PM MST). You can find out more about the symposium by visiting www.beadsymposium.com.