ISGB Members Check in with us to stay connected!

• Meet and greet your fellow members
• Pick up your participation prizes
• Scavenger hunt details
• Order Commemorative beads and T-shirts - Order deadline May 3, 2026

Register by  May 3, 2026 to ensure your orders and participation prize. 

GAS conference Registration is separate

ISGB Joins the Glass Art Society Conference in 2026!

We’re thrilled to announce that the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) will be an official part of the Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference, happening June 3–6, 2026!

Building on the success of our inaugural ISGB Rendezvous in 2025, we’re excited to continue growing, collaborating, and celebrating the beadmaking community as we join the larger glass arts world at GAS 2026.

What to Expect from ISGB at GAS 2026

• LIVE Glass Demonstrations featuring Glass Bead Techniques
  
• Expert Lectures & Artist Talks Including Bead and Soft Glass
  
• Special Exhibition: ISGB Presidential Bead Collection
  
• Fun & Meaningful Community Events 



Full List of 2026 Presenters available HERE

Daily Schedule Sampling

With over 100 demos and lectures, activities to participate it will be impossible to do it all! 

Wednesday:  ISGB Meet Greet & Check in* GAS Demo*Glassy Mixer.

Thursday :  ISGB Meet Greet & Check in * Make a Bead Collaboration * Presentations * Flame Collaboration *Twisty Cup Competition *Bead Dating.

Friday: Presentations *Bead Swap BYO Lunch Date * Sparkle and Go Jewelry Show * Goblet Grab and Downtown Gallery Walk

Saturday:  Presentations * Glass Fashion Show and Closing party.

Daily  - over 40 Vendors, the Sweeney Collection on display, full access to the Corning Museum of Glass. 

Emerging Artist Jordan Fitzgerald has been commissioned to create these one of kind beads to commemorate the ISGB Rendezvous with GAS and SGAA.  Bead Measures 1" X 1/2 " with multiple shades of color that blur into one hue. 

Jordan created these beads to remind us all that we are a diverse group of makers that do better when we are together! 

Available for prepurchase and pick up on site.

Purchase when you register your attendance to keep us connected! Check in button .

The 2026 ISGB Rendezvous T-Shirt!

The Winner is Sandy Kaunisto

Celebrating Connection

Pre purchase options will begin soon with delivery at the ISGB Rendezvous with GAS

Thank you to all that participated! You are all winners and we have plans to use every design. So stay tuned.

Conference Registration is OPEN! 

All ISGB and SGAA members are invited to register and participate in GAS 2026 — with full access and GAS Member discounts.

•  to register and claim your exclusive discount code login to your ISGB membership portal to obtain the discount code to register.  On Line Registration closes May 1, 2026

 Book Your Hotel Room — They’re Going Fast!

Rooms for GAS 2026 are filling up quickly! Be sure to secure your accommodations early so you can stay close to the action and make the most of your conference experience.

• Conference Dates: June 3–6, 2026
  Location: Corning, NY
• Don’t wait — book now and rest easy later!  

NEW Dorm options just added!

New Title

One Conference - One Community



All Roads Lead to GLASS 

Follow the ISGB Trail throughout the conference — or forge your own path through all the glass disciplines.

Let’s Grow Together

This is a landmark moment for the glass world. As ISGB and SGAA join forces with GAS, we’re uniting under a shared mission: to uplift and connect artists through community, creativity, and collaboration.

We can’t wait to learn from one another, to share our stories and our craft, and to help shape the future of glass art together.

🌍 See You at GAS 2026!

June 3–6, 2026 — Mark your calendars!