Glass Craft & Bead Expo

Las Vegas Management and the South Point Hotel & Casino would like to say “THANK YOU” for booking your hotel room through the Glass Craft & Bead Expo website. Our cost for producing the expo is based on our hotel room pick up, so by booking your room through our website, you are helping to keep the cost of attending and exhibiting affordable. Each day of the Expo, we will be drawing two lucky winners to receive up to four (4) free nights’ room and tax and two (2) breakfast buffet coupons to redeem during your stay at the expo.

If you have already booked your room through our website, your names have already been submitted and good luck to you. If you have not….what are you waiting for? With show dates of 7-11, you could be the lucky winner. Book your room by March 9th to be eligible for this fabulous offer!!

Please note, this offer is only good to all hotel reservations booked directly from the Glass Craft & Bead Expo website. This offer does not apply to reservations made directly with the South Point Hotel & Casino or any other agency.

For further information, please call 800.217.4527.

If you are thinking of staying on the “Strip” please note that the average cab ride from the strip to the South Point is around $20.00+

Authors Book Signing Event at Glass Expo - April 9th, 2010

All Authors of Books and DVDs are Welcome.

The Kay Bain Weiner Educational Art Glass Foundation would like to invite you to participate in the fourth annual authors signing event and selling opportunity at the 2010 Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas.
The signing will take place from 6pm - 8pm, Friday April 9th in the foyer of the Ballroom during the Art Glass Association cocktail party.

This event is sponsored by the KBW Foundation and all proceeds go toward the growth and education of art glass. Last year 16 authors participated in the signing and the event attracted a large crowd.

If you are interested, please remit your check for $30 (per table) to the foundation office to reserve your table. This is a tax deductable item since the foundation is a nonprofit organization.

Please make the check payable to the KBW Education Art Glass Foundation.

Mark 23 KleenMaster Sink complete with all the optional equipment

This year’s Charity Auction recipient is Opportunity Village. 1Glass Impressions and Kleen Master Sinks have donated a Mark 23 KleenMaster Sink. Ticket prices are $2.00 for one (1) or three (3) for $5.00. The retail value of this sink is $1,670.00. Tickets will be available at the Opportunity Village booth on the show floor. Winner of the drawing is responsible for all shipping charges. Winner does not need to be present to win. Detailed description of sink: The sink is 24″ wd X 36″ lg X 8″ dp outside measurements, with a 3 1/2″ wd armrest on all sides and all hand machine welded 3/8″ thick 100% Polypropylene. Also included with the sink is a pull-out faucet with a reach of 48″, a limited lifetime guarantee, a welded 16 gauge steel leg stand in 6 pieces with 8 bolts and 8 nuts, a 20 minute setup, and each leg adjustable for uneven floors, a PVC shutoff valve for the bottom of the sink drain for easy access. For this special charity event, all the optional equipment for this Mark 23 sink will also be included: LED Lighted Work Surface Top (White), Solid 1/2″ thick Polypropylene. The New LED waterproof lighting is mounted to the bottom of the solid work surface and will not get hot or no cause of shock. There are two 1 1/2″ diameter finger holes, one on each end for easy lift off of the work surface from the sink, plus the PVC 1/2″ thick bottom shelf with the Fibergrate & rubber feet, a grating surface that keeps items off the bottom of the sink. This is “4 Tools In One” 1. KleenMaster Sink for washing and rinsing of art glass or applying acid etching and washing off. 2. Lighted Work Surface for tracing patterns 3. Extra Work Surface for cutting glass and laying out designs 4. A Lighted Photo Shoot Table.

Class and hotel registrations for the 2010 Glass Craft & Bead Expo is now open. Click on the appropriate links to your left.

The International Hot Glass Invitational (iHGi) was an epic event at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas, where dozens of glass working artists from around the world converged in a giant arena to compete in the most unique flame off competition of our time. This compelling competition is caught on tape and will be available on DVD. It features a short documentary of the event, highlights from the heated competition, with interviews and appearances with world-renown flame working artists.
The cost of the DVD will be $24.95 + $3.50 shipping and handling.
For further information: Click Here.

April 7-11……………In Vegas, those numbers are winners!!!!

We would like to say “THANK YOU” to everyone for their continued support to make the Glass Craft & Bead Expo the premiere event in the art glass industry. Everyone in attendance as well as the instructors and exhibitors expressed positive feedback and are gearing up for 2010!

The 2010 Gallery of Excellence will be co-sponsored by GlassCraftsman Magazine and will be sure to bring out the “best of the best.” The “demo” area for the 2010 show will again be co-sponsored by Glass Patterns Quarterly / Profitable Glass and Flow Magazine. They have compiled a fabulous line up of experts to bring you the new techniques and tools with live torch work demonstrated each day on the show floor.
For 2010, Slumpy’s has graciously supplied all students with lanyards for their class badges which are being sponsored by D & L Art Glass Supply’s.
Please remember to pick your lanyard up at the registration desk.

Yes, bowling has returned and we hope that all of you will join us for a night of fun, Friday, April 9th at 9pm for bowling. Great prizes and a lot of fun!