Canada Book Day, observed annually in April, is a celebration of Canadian stories. This year, as tariffs are increasingly impacting Canadian authors and publishers, it is more important than ever…
In February 2025, members of the craft community from across Canada came together in Ottawa for the 2025 Canadian Crafts Federation Symposium, Crafting Connections. This gathering marked a pivotal milestone…
2025 Saidye Bronfman Award Winner We are thrilled to celebrate Peter Pierobon, a distinguished furniture designer based in British Columbia, for receiving the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Fine…
Earlier this year, the Canadian Craft Federation / Fédération canadienne des métiers d’art presented a report, “Study of the Crafts Sector in Canada,” to Heritage Canada / Patrimoine canadien. This…
As we approach the 2025 federal budget, the Canadian Crafts Federation/Fédération canadienne des métiers d’art (CCF/FCMA) has worked to put forward pre-budget recommendations for the Federal Minister of Finance. These…
Have you ever wondered what lost wax casting means? Or lampwork? The craft community has many terms and acronyms for materials, techniques, tools, and organizations that are familiar to some…
It is with heart-felt well wishes that we announce that our long-time Executive Director, Maegen Black, will be leaving our organization to take on a new type of leadership role…
For the first time, the Canadian Crafts Federation is pleased to announce the 2021 Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft inaugural Shortlist
Announcing the Craft Spectrum Print-from-Home Posters Recently, we released the Craft Spectrum, a position paper created to provide tangible examples of Craft’s role in Canada. Now, we’re excited to let…
Faces of Craft 2020 Throughout 2020 (a seemingly distant memory), we began a series called #FacesofCraftFriday. Each week the social media campaign featured a different Craft Council member from across…