Welcome to the Glass Craft & Bead Expo website.
We would like to say THANK YOU to everyone for their continued support in making the Glass Craft & Bead Expo one of the premier events in the art glass industry. With the positive feedback from the attendees as well as the instructors and exhibitors the show proved successful for all! The show saw approximately 9,000 guests!!

A special thanks to our co-sponsors for the 2008 show: Delphi Glass, GlassCraftsman Magazine, Glass Patterns Quarterly / Profitable Glass / The Flow Magazine .

The dates for the 2009 Expo will be Wednesday April 1st through April-5th. Classes will begin on Wednesday, April 1st and the show floor will open on Friday, April 3rd. Look for a larger show floor and more classes with new instructors! Location of the show will be announced soon.

Coming Soon!!! 2008 Gallery of Excellence Winners
Updates on the Charity Auction
Great photos from the show floor, classes, and special events

Opportunity Village will be the 2008 Charity Auction Recipient
	Opportunity Village is a not-for-profit organization that serves men and women with physical and intellectual disabilities in the Las Vegas community. One of our newest programs is Arts & Enrichment. This program has opened up doors of communication for some of our most disabled citizens. Many can not speak but through art have been able to express themselves to the world around them, and show us all how truly talented they are.
When Opportunity Village was invited to be the charity recipient of the 2008 Glass, Craft & Bead Expo we were very excited, however we were not prepared for just how generous the glass community truly was! We owe many thanks to Tommy Licata and Patty Cerajewski for allowing us to be a part of this fabulous event. Richard Snyder with Kleen Master Sinks donated an incredible sink for the raffle. Raising over $1,200 for our Arts & Enrichment program! It was a hit to say the least! Cress President Arturo Maldonado started off the auction by donating an electric Kiln. From there, the other vendors followed suit by donating everything from tools to one-of-a-kind creations. Raffle winner Jim Christman blew us all away by donating back the Kleen Master Sink for auction bringing in another $675 for Opportunity Village. The auction was a huge success! Thank you to Tommy Giambusso and Joe Porcelli for bringing humor and spirit to the live auction, and to Richard Ashoff from American Bevel for your continued support! In all, the Glass Craft and Bead Expo raised over $7,000 for people with disabilities. To everyone who contributed, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are looking forward to working with all of you again for 2009!

Technical Difficulties or Other Website Related Questions
We hope you enjoy the Glass Craft & Bead Expo registration and information website. If you need help registering for classes, joining the mailing list, browsing our class listings, etc. we want to know about it! All feedback is welcome. Please let us know by e-mailing Patty @ patty@lvmanagement.com. If you experience any technical difficulty with the site's operation, or other technical problems please e-mail Chris at chris@ce1.com.