Ireland inspired by Canada
The Canadian model from our blockbuster project, Craft Year 2007, has been given the highest form of flattery through the launch of another Craft Year event – this time in…
Robert Jekyll: 2010 Recipient of the Keith Kelly Award
The Canadian Crafts Federation is delighted to congratulate Robert Jekyll for his receipt of the prestigious Keith Kelley Award for Cultural Leadership. Presented by the Canadian Conference of the…
The CCF/FCMA Storms Winnipeg!
For the first time in CCF/FCMA history, the organization held our annual conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Titled ‘Co-operative Collaborations’, the conference ran from September 30th to October 3rd, 2010, bringing together…
New Award in Honour of Dr. Lily Yung
The Canadian craft community has lost an inspirational leader with the passing of innovative designer, Dr Lily Li Li Yung (April 18, 1947 – August 11, 2010). As per her…
Celebrate the culture of Craft with Culture Days
Connect to Canadian Craft from coast to coast to coast September 24th – 26th through the national Culture Days celebration! Alongside our cultural counterparts in dance, theater, music, film…
The Canadian Crafts Federation Explores Iqaluit
The Canadian Crafts Federation received a special invitation to join representatives of the Canada Council for the Arts in a mission to Iqaluit, Nunavut. From June 26th to July…
Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts celebrates four craft artists
The Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (RCA) inducted twenty four new members on May 21st, 2010 during the RCA’s Annual General Assembly in Québec City. At this gala celebration…
Ione Thorkelsson honoured with Governor General’s Award
The CCF/FCMA congratulates Ione Thorkelsson, winner of the 2010 Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Fine Craft, one of eight Governor General’s Visual Arts Awards. Ione Thorkelsson began her career…
a warm welcome for new board members
The CCF/FCMA is proud to announce the exciting new lineup of our Executive Board. At a series of re-visioning sessions held in late February 2010, the CCF/FCMA appointed these individuals,…
last chance to see…
Update from Fredericton: March 11th, 2010 The countdown has begun! Only one month left to catch the Art of Craft exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver, which closes on April…