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NEWS AND INSIGHTS

2023 Fired UP ISGB Gathering Final

ISGB Gathering

Registration Opens August 23, 2023 at 12:00 EDT

ISGB is getting Fired UP to see our friends in person.  Look for exciting news on our presenters & instructors in the coming months.  Registration will open this summer with the best lodging prices and opportunities to join us!  Meet us in OMAHA. Octobeer 26-29, 2023!

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Your Bead for Venice Exhibition

Congratulations! 

Top 20 Finalists

The Committee for the Safeguard of the Art of Venetian Glass Beads, Perliers d’art de France and the International Society of Glass Beadmakers present the finalist in the 2nd International Glass Bead Competition dedicated to the Art of the Traditional Venetian Glass Beadmaking.

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ISGB Glass Workshops

.ISGB is proud to offer virtual glass workshops on our education platform

Included:

Unlimited access
Questions and comments within class
Connection with the instructor

 

Mission

The mission of the ISGB is to preserve the rich and diverse traditions of the art of glass bead making and glass working techniques; promote educational initiatives and professional development; and encourage innovative use of complementary media among artists and craftspeople.

Digital Magazine

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PUBLISHED QUARTERLY

Glass Bead Evolution is a magazine created by beadmakers for beadmakers, and is inclusive of other mediums. Every issue features a complementary medium while maintaining an emphasis on glass.

Glass Bead Evolution provides its readership robust content that includes insight into artists' private worlds, tours of fascinating venues, tips and techniques for both glass and complementary mediums, a showcase of exquisite work, and reviews of tools, materials, tutorials, and books.

 

Back issues are available.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP

The Gathering

Omaha Nebraska - October 26-29, 2023

The ISGB annual conference, known as "The Gathering"?

We are at our best when we meet to network, take classes, watch presentations, gather with old friends, and meet new ones!

Workshops

Presentations

Presentations

Inspiration

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