PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
The International Sea Glass Association (ISGA) offers professional memberships for a reasonable fee to enable sea and beach glass artisans to connect with sea and beach glass enthusiasts, to promote genuine sea and beach glass, and to support the International Sea Glass Association Mission.
Annual Membership Dues $200 Apply for Professional Membership
Application Process
Selection for ISGA Professional Membership is a juried process. During the application process, you will need to provide information about your company, your process, and upload photos of your studio and work. You will be asked to uphold the ISGA Mission and adhere to the ISGA Member Agreement. The Membership Committee will make the final determination as to whether a potential member meets the standards of Professional Membership at the time of application. One of the committee’s goals is to ascertain that you use only genuine sea and beach glass in your products and leave it in its natural state, so that an educated consumer can verify that it is real sea or beach glass. Displaying the International Sea Glass Association Professional Member logo shows customers that your work has been vetted by the premier sea and beach glass organization.
Festival Application
Applying to become an ISGA Professional Member does not automatically submit your application to be a vendor at an International Sea Glass Association Festival. In addition to being an ISGA Professional Member in good standing, ISGA Professional Members must submit a festival application before acceptance into an International Sea Glass Festival. Festival participants must agree to uphold the ISGA Mission, adhere to the ISGA Member Agreement, and meet the International Sea Glass Festival Eligibility Requirements. The Festival Committee will make the final determination as to whether a vendor meets the standards of a the vendor requirements at the time they complete a Festival Application. Learn about applying to the International Sea Glass Festival.
Promoting Your Business
ISGA Professional Members are encouraged to use the ISGA logo and membership on their business website, social media pages, and other materials that promote their businesses. Because businesses go through a screening process before being accepted as Professional Members, only Professional Members may use their ISGA membership to market their company or services. An ISGA Community Member may not use their membership and ISGA logo to promote their business unless the business is also an active ISGA Professional Member.
BENEFITS OF PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Free entry to the International Sea Glass Festivals if not participating as a vendor
- The opportunity to promote your membership in ISGA and use the Professional Member logo in your marketing materials, on your website, and in your online and offline shop
- ISGA Professional Member sticker
- ISGA annual merchandise or gift
- Banner ad, bio, and web link on our International Sea Glass Association Members page
- Promotion on ISGA Instagram and Facebook pages
- Opportunity to apply to participate in the International Sea Glass Association Festival
- Invitation to members-only events and meetings
- Use of ISGA marketing materials, including Genuine vs. Artificial postcards, bookmarks, educational materials, and the Genuine versus Artificial information to use at festivals and in your shop.
COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP
The International Sea Glass Association offers community memberships to enable sea and beach glass enthusiasts to engage with other collectors, artisans, and experts and to support the ISGA Mission.
Annual Membership Dues $50 Sign up for Community Membership
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP
- Free entry to the 2026 International Sea Glass Festivals (must purchase membership by Friday before the festival)
- Membership gift or $10 voucher for select ISGA merchandise (at the festival only)
- Invitation to members-only events
- Discounts/specials from select ISGA members
- ISGA Member sticker and merch
- Members-only Facebook group
- Genuine versus Artificial postcards
Since 2005, ISGA has been committed to supporting the sea and beach glass community through festivals, education, membership, and more. The primary goal of this not-for-profit organization is to educate collectors and creators on the characteristics and significance of genuine sea and beach glass. Members pledge to use and purchase only genuine, pure, unaltered sea and beach glass and to help sea and beach glass collectors, enthusiasts, and artisans understand the value of real sea and beach glass.
All members agree to uphold the ISGA Mission and adhere to the ISGA Member Agreement. Professional or Community members in violation of the ISGA Mission or Member Agreement will have their membership revoked.