Craft News and Calls for Entry

Stay up-to-date with the latest calls for entry, news and opportunities from our members and affiliates. You’ll also find events and craft sector reports from both national and international communities.

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Resource • Manitoba

Visit Manitoba Craft Council’s Call for Submission Page ↗

C2 Centre for Craft posts job opportunities, calls for submission and volunteer opportunities related to craft in Manitoba on their website. It is updated regularly.

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Opportunity • Nova Scotia | February onward

Craft Nova Scotia’s New Craft Your Own Path: Online Courses Program ↗

Craft Nova Scotia is pleased to launch a new “Craft Your Own Path” program aimed at emerging and mid-career craftspeople, providing them with essential tools and materials to hone their skills. Registration for the “Craft Your Own Path” course, “Business of Craft,” a microcredential program developed in partnership with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), opens on February 1st, 2024.

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Call for Entry • Toronto, ON | May 15, 2024

Craft Ontario – Call for Shop Program Applications ↗

The Craft Ontario Shop provides a marketplace for craft artists to showcase and sell their work and is currently seeking Shop Program Applications. Located on the bustling and vibrant Queen Street West in downtown Toronto, the Shop is a destination for both locals and tourists.

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Call for Entry • Toronto, ON | May 15, 2024

Craft Ontario – Call for Retail Window Feature ↗

Craft Ontario is seeking proposals for the 2024 – 2025 Retail Feature Program! The Retail Feature Program showcases a body of work in the front window space of the Craft Ontario Shop. The Retail Feature Program gives members the opportunity to highlight a range of work, including large or one-of-a-kind pieces, and production work. All work displayed in the Feature will be for sale and should have the potential to sell in a retail setting.

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Call for Entry • Ontario | May 27, 2024

Craft Ontario Call for 2025 Exhibition Proposals ↗

Craft Ontario is currently seeking proposals for solo and two-person exhibitions to take place in the Craft Ontario Gallery in the 2025 calendar year. Craft Ontario welcomes submissions in all craft media by artists at any stage of their career (emerging, mid or established). Submissions of both existing work and projects that have not yet been realized will be considered.

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Call for Entry • St John’s, NF | May 30, 2024

Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Annual Members Exhibition ↗

The Annual Members Exhibition 2024 is a celebration of the finest contemporary craft by members of the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. For the 2024 member’s show, members are invited to submit their best unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that they have created over the past year. The show will take place from June 28 – August 2, 2024.

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Call for Entry • Newfoundland and Labrador | May 31, 2024

Call for Expressions of Interest: Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador 50th Christmas Craft Fair ↗

Fill out the Expression of Interest form as the first step in applying for the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador’s 50th Christmas Craft Fair. By filling out the attached form, the Craft Council can assess new and returning vendors’ applications to ensure we have the best selection of quality craft possible.

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Awards • Ontario | June 3, 2024

Craft Ontario Craft Awards ↗

The 2024 Craft Ontario’s Craft Awards application is now open! These 18 awards recognize accomplished and dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design. Successful recipients will be included in the 2024 Craft Award Recipient Group Exhibition, from October 7-November 3, 2024.

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Awards • British Columbia | June 30, 2024

Craft Council of BC Craft Awards ↗

Craft Council of BC is now accepting applications for the Micki Mackenzie Educational Craft Bursary and the Citizens and Citizens of Craft Award. Visit their website to learn more about each award and to submit an application.

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Call for Entry • Edmonton, AB | July 1, 2024

Alberta Craft 2025 Discovery Gallery Exhibition Proposals ↗

Alberta Craft is calling for exhibition proposals for the 2025 line-up at the Alberta Craft Discovery Gallery in Edmonton. They are seeking fully developed exhibition proposals from emerging, mid-career, and established craft artists.

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Conference • Gros Morne Park, NF | September 19-23, 2024

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024 ↗

Reconnect to the land! Be inspired to create! The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador through the provincial Year of the Arts initiative has the pleasure to announce the Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024. The Conference is taking place from September 19 to 23, 2024, in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This event is bound to inspire you to develop your own fibre art while leaving you in love with Newfoundland and Labrador!

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Artist’s Residency • Howe Island, ON | May 19, 2024

Textile Museum of Canada Artist Retreat on Howe Island ↗

This retreat will invite one emerging or mid-career textile artist to Howe Island, where they can explore a new environment, find inspiration, and receive guidance from textile artist and educator, Leisa Rich. The artist will also have an opportunity to display their work in the Learning Hub in the Textile Museum of Canada.

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Conference • Birtle, MB | June 1-2, 2024

Ties the Bind 2024 Fibre Art Symposium ↗

The Birtle Centre for the Arts is excited to bring fibre artists together to learn from a talented group of presenters, to enjoy three exhibitions, and to offer indigo dying workshops at this year’s Fibre Art Symposium.

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Job Opportunity • Remote | June, 2024

Mass Culture Seeking Managing Director ↗

Mass Culture is expanding its team and hiring a Managing Director. Mass Culture is an arts support organization that strives to harness the power of research to learn and generate new insights, enabling the arts community to be strategic, focused and adaptive. The Managing Director will be an entrepreneurial individual with the ability to generate new revenue, as they will play an essential role in driving the organization’s financial growth and sustainability.

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Award | June 2, 2024

2024 John Fleming Award in Decorative Arts Writing ↗

This annual, juried award of $1,000 recognizes an exceptional example of original magazine writing on decorative arts in Canada. The CSDA/CCAD announces the award winner at their Symposium and publishes the article in Ornamentun magazine and on their website.

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Artist Residency • Banff, AB | June 26, 2024

Indigenous Arts: Hide Tanning and Parfleche Residency ↗

This three-week visual arts residency allows participants to learn more about how scrape a hide and work with parfleche with the support of faculty, elders and knowledge keepers. Program dates: September 30 – October 18, 2024.

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Symposium • Hamilton, ON | October 18 – 20, 2024

2024 Annual CSDA/CCAD Symposium ↗

Save the date! The Canadian Society of Decorative Arts/Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs is excited to announce that the 42nd Annual Symposium will take place in Hamilton, Ontario, with the theme “A City Rediscovered.” The Marian Bradshaw Lecture will be presented by Mark Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Hamilton. Full program details to come.

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Survey

Survey for Potters ↗

Amaranth Stoneware, a pottery supply shop and studio in Kingston, Ontario has a survey out right now for fellow potters to complete and be entered for a chance to win one of ten $50 gift cards. It would be great to hear from some folks who maybe don’t shop with us currently, so we can improve and better serve Canadian Potters from Coast to Coast!

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Winter 2024

Louise Lemieux Bérubé, Honorary CCF/FCMA Member, recieves the 2024 Saidye Bronfman Award ↗

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Winter 2024

The Craft Alliance Atlantic Association launches online initiative, Craft Portfolio, to share contemporary fine craft from the Atlantic provinces ↗

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Winter 2024

NBCCD Alumni Participate in CBC Show The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down ↗

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Fall 2023

Studio Magazine released Fall/Winter 2023-2024 edition ↗

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Fall 2023

The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to share its 2022–23 Annual Report. ↗

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Fall 2023

CHRC is pleased to announce that a new Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) tool is now available to the cultural sector. ↗

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Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador • St. John’s, NL | April 5 – May 10, 2024

The Earring Show ↗

Visit the Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador’s Earring Show to find pieces ranging from the highly technical to the totally whimsical, art jewellery to fashion jewellery, and beyond.

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Manitoba Craft Council • Winnipeg, MB | May 3 – June 28, 2024

_at the end of a line, a circle ↗

The Manitoba Craft Council is excited to introduce their new exhibition opening in May 2024: _at the end of a line, a circle by Kristin Nelson. Nelson uses traditional craft processes like knitting and net-making paired with non-traditional materials to playfully subvert a range of established binaries.

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Craft Council of BC • Vancouver, BC | May 9 – August 31, 2024

The Earring Show 2024 ↗

The Craft Council of BC presents The Earring Show 2024, an annual exhibition that highlights contemporary jewellery design. The opening reception will be held at 7 pm on May 9, 2024 at the CCBC Gallery. The show will be on display in the CCBC gallery until May 23 and will be available for purchase online until August 31, 2024.