Membership
Does your organization feature, promote, and support the work of contemporary craft artists in Canada? Do you value the cultural and economic contributions craft makes as part of our national economy? Do you value the opportunity to network with craft organizations working towards similar goals? Join today!
Craft Council Members
Craft Council Members make up the bulk of our membership. This includes the recognized provincial or territorial organizations that represent specific regions of the craft community across Canada. Geographically, they form the main ties that shape our national network, but more importantly, they represent the craft community of their region on the national stage. Historically and currently, this collaboration of allies has worked together to form a strong, national voice for craft.
Alberta Craft Council
The Alberta Craft Council is the Provincial Arts Service Organization that develops, promotes, and advocates for Craft in Alberta.
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Craft Council of British Columbia
The Craft Council of British Columbia is a charitable arts service organization which supports all stages of artistic practice in the craft sector; creates opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell and produce art; provides a voice for artists and craft organizations, and aids in the development of active communities around craft.
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Manitoba Craft Council
The Manitoba Craft Council is for people who love contemporary craft: professional artists and artisans, collectors and connoisseurs, DIYers and armchair enthusiasts.
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Craft New Brunswick
Craft NB is the oldest provincial crafts council in the country. Regular Craft NB activities include sales and festivals, tradeshows, exhibitions and publications, awards, lectures, residency programs, jurying and standards and workshops.
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The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is a member-based organization that works to maximize the artistic and economic potential of the craft community of the province.
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Craft Ontario
Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life.
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PEI Crafts Council
The mission of the Crafts Council is to promote the making and acceptance of quality handcrafted items through the provision of programs and services; to encourage and assist those who are creating and producing the future heirlooms of Prince Edward Island.
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Saskatchewan Craft Council
The Saskatchewan Craft Council is a non-profit organization that represents and supports over 300 craft artisans in Saskatchewan through community, programming, and promotion.
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The Quebec Crafts Council
The Quebec Crafts Council (CMAQ)’s mission is to represent, support and develop the field of crafts in Quebec.
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Yukon Art Society
Arts Underground is the central hub for artists and art lovers in Whitehorse and Yukon, operated by the Yukon Art Society.
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Affiliate Members
The CCF/FCMA works closely with our Affiliate Members, including organizations, institutions, and associations related to Canadian contemporary fine craft. Any organization with the goal of growing and advancing excellence in the field is welcome to apply, including educational institutions, guilds, museums, galleries, collectives, foundations, etc. These organizations have incredible perspectives and experience to share, expanding the CCF/FCMA’s capacity to represent the many aspects of the national craft field.
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Affiliate Membership is $250/year. Benefits includes:
- membership in a national community of craft professionals, with the opportunity to network, share information and learn together
- the ability to influence national directions and collaborative projects
- our bi-weekly e-newsletter, sharing news from the craft and cultural community, including information about craft events, exhibitions, research, resources and opportunities
- access to advocacy information and the opportunity to support national craft advocacy actions
- a profile for your organization on the citizensofcraft.ca website
- participation in issue-specific meetings to share perspectives on common strategies (e.g. craft retail, communications, etc.)
- access to CCF/FCMA consultation services to support project and strategic planning, organizational development, and professional development
- reduced conference fees and the CCF/FCMA Annual National Conference
- the right to nominate candidates for the CCF/FCMA’s Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
- your voice included in national craft discussion and debate
The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is committed to the collection, conservation, lending, and public exhibition of clay, glass, and enamel works of art and craft.
Lunenburg School of the Arts
Lunenburg School of the Arts offers workshops led by professional art educators and working artists.
Northwest Territories Arts
The NWT Arts Program is a marketing initiative that promotes all artists of the Northwest Territories (NWT), including traditional arts and fine crafts, contemporary arts and fine crafts, performing arts, literary arts, and film and media arts.
Craft Alliance
Craft Alliance /Alliance Métiers d’art is a Pan-Atlantic Trade Association Representing the Craft Sector in Atlantic Canada. The Alliance is made up of craft councils and guilds, craft media organizations and other craft related industry, educational or government organizations, who express interest in supporting the objectives of the Alliance.
Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design
Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design (the Centre), a for impact charitable organization, is an integral and leading force in the educational, promotional and economic development of the craft sector on Cape Breton Island with a membership of over 300 individuals and organizations throughout Cape Breton Island, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people of Unama’ki.
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
The New Brunswick College of Craft &Design empower learners to forge sustainable, creative careers.
Rozynski Art Centre
The Rozynski Art Center’s mission is to promote the development of contemporary professional ceramics in all forms.
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Alberta University of the Arts
For almost 100 years, AUArts has played an important role in our country’s visual culture. We are a university dedicated to art, craft and design – the only one in Alberta and in the Prairies, and one of four in Canada.
Saint John Arts Centre
The Saint John Arts Centre is a Regional Facility serving the communities of Greater Saint John. It is home to five public galleries for contemporary art.
Maison des métiers d’art de Québec
The Maison des métiers d’art de Québec is a cultural organization dedicated to contemporary practices in artistic crafts.
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
The MUMAQ, the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec, attests to the expression of a unique and creative people.
Reflecting the cultural diversity of Québec, from Nouvelle-France to today, it highlights what can be achieved by working with one’s heart and hands, for the benefit of the community.
North-West Ceramics Foundation
The North-West Ceramics Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that works to provide a community for ceramic artists and to deliver public programming supporting ceramics in its many forms. The NWCF acts as the charitable voice of ceramists in British Columbia with the mandate of fostering public education in the ceramic arts in Western Canada.
Harbourfront Centre’s Craft & Design Studio Residency is one of Canada’s most influential launchpads for emerging craft artists and designers. As the country’s only program offering up to three years of open studio access, mentorship, exhibitions, and public engagement within a major cultural hub, it provides an unmatched platform for creative growth. For over 50 years, the program has shaped the future of contemporary craft by immersing residents in a dynamic, collaborative studio environment where they innovate, teach, and build thriving professional practices.
Espace VERRE
Founded in Montréal in 1983, Espace VERRE is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the dissemination of Québec glass art to a broad audience, while providing Québec’s glass arts community and interested participants with access to a shared space for creation and exchange.
The organization delivers training programs, mentors, supports emerging artists, and provides a comprehensive suite of services to glass artisans and artists. Its boutique, exhibition gallery, and program dedicated to the discovery of glass art attract a broad public each year.
Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce is a non-partisan organization established to foster, promote and improve business development in a responsible manner while providing value to membership through benefits, partnerships, communications, advocacy and initiatives. They are the voice for businesses in the Qikiqtani Region.
Honourary Members
Honourary Members are a revered group appointed by the board to recognize their significant contributions to contemporary Canadian craft, including the recipients of the Robert Jekyll Award. The list of honourary members also acknowledges members from the previous incarnation of the Canadian Crafts Federation, the Canadian Crafts Council.
Honourary Members
Robert Jekyll, Ontario
In memoriam (1933–2023)
2006 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Stained glass artist Robert Jekyll was the founding president of the CCF/FCMA and was closely associated with the development of stained glass in Canada. Jekyll helped guide the Canadian Crafts Federation through change and was a significant force in the craft, visual art and design movements. In 2010 Jekyll was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Named after his leadership, the Robert Jekyll Award is a prestigious honour to recognize an invaluable citizen of craft.
Stained Glass, The Canadian Encyclopedia, by Robert Jekyll
Robert Jekyll passed away on December 23, 2023. Read our tribute.
Charles Lewton-Brain, Alberta
2006 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain (Calgary, AB) is the former President of the CCF/FCMA. He has trained, studied and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States. Since 1986 he has lived in Calgary and served 19 years as the head of the Jewellery and Metals Program at the Alberta College of Art + Design.
2005 Alberta Craft Award of Honour
Jean Johnson, Ontario
In memoriam
2007 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Jean Johnson’s professional and volunteer career spanned 65 years. She was a passionate supporter of Craft Ontario, serving on numerous committees and as a board member.
“My participation is based on the potential to make something exciting, new and important happen.”
– Jean Johnson, 2008
Also an Honourary Member of the Canadian Crafts Council.
Marilyn Stothers, Manitoba
2010 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Marilyn was one of the first quilters to perfect a method of machine-piecing and appliqueing thin strands of curved patchwork. Eventually, she wrote a book, Curved Strip-Piecing, to share this skill with others. She is internationally renowned, exhibiting her quilts in the Ottawa Parliament building and worldwide.
Curved Strip-Piecing – A New Technique by Marilyn Stothers
Information gathered from Quilt Inspiration: http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/03/curves-colors-contrasts-artistry-of.html
Also an Honourary Member of the Canadian Crafts Council.
Simon Wroot, Alberta
2012 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Simon Wroot is a metal artist who became the CCF/FCMA President of the Board of Directors with over a decade of history with the organization. Trained as a jewellery artist, he is known for creating small detailed landscape sculptures.
Artists of Bluerock Gallery | Meet Simon Wroot
Jane Kenyon, British Columbia
2013 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Jane Kenyon began working as a medical doctor, eventually studying and working as an artist full-time in 1993.
2012 Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Tête-à-Tête: Jane Kenyon, Seasoned Women
Instagram: @mpjkenyon
Deborah Dumka, British Columbia
2014 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Deborah Dumka is a fibre artist who has worked with wool for many decades. She works from her home on a small island in the Salish Sea, British Columbia.
Ann Roberts, Ontario
2015 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
A leading presence in the Canadian ceramics scene throughout her career, Ann Roberts has served on the boards of the Montreal Potters’ Club, Ceramists Canada, and the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, where she played a crucial leadership role in the founding of this national gallery.
Michael Hosaluk, Saskatchewan
2016 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Well-known for his artistic career, Hosaluk has also significantly impacted the Canadian and international craft community.
Charlotte Kwon, British Columbia
2017 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
A business leader, teacher, promoter, non-profit founder and textile artist in her own right, Kwon has worked for over 30 years to advance the practice and appreciation of textile arts in Canada and globally.
Anne Manuel, Newfoundland and Labrador
2018 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Anne Manuel has been the backbone of the craft community in Newfoundland and Labrador for many decades.
Tom McFall, Alberta
2018 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Tom McFall spent 19 years as the executive director and curator of the Alberta Craft Council, now recognized nationally for having an extensive exhibition program, running innovative marketing projects, initiating and leading national events, and enjoying a high level of member satisfaction.
Dr. Sandra Alfoldy, Nova Scotia
In memoriam (passed away in 2019)
2020 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Her outstanding accomplishments as a teacher, researcher, curator, author, and historian have earned her the CCF/FCMA’s first posthumous recognition for the Robert Jekyll Award after her unexpected passing in 2019.
Louise Lemieux Bérubé, Québec
2020 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Louise Lemieux Bérubé is an accomplished weaver, educator, art historian, author, and politician.
Susan Hanrahan, Nova Scotia
2021 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
As Executive Director of Craft Nova Scotia, Susan guided, influenced, and contributed to the ongoing development of craft on a provincial, national, and international level.
Barbara Heller, British Columbia
2022 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Barbara Heller has been at the forefront of developing the tapestry, weaving and craft communities in BC, Canada, and internationally for over 48 years.
Gilles Latour, Ontario
2023 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Gilles Latour is a dedicated leader, volunteer, and advocate with over 30 years of experience in advancing the craft sector at both the provincial and national levels.
Dr. Carol E. Mayer, British Columbia
2024 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Dr. Carol E. Mayer is the founding president of the North-West Ceramics Foundation and a board member for 30 years.
Charley Farrero, Saskatchewan
2025 Laureate, Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
Charley Farrero is a ceramic artist born in Paris, France, who has lived and worked in Meacham, Saskatchewan since 1979.
Also an Honourary Member of the Canadian Crafts Council.
Maegen Black, New Brunswick
Maegen Black held the position of Executive Director for the Canadian Crafts Federation for more than 16 years. Throughout her tenure, she played a pivotal role in advocating for the national craft voice of its members.
Canadian Craft Council Honourary Members
The Canadian Crafts Council (CCC) was formed in 1974, when a number of craft organizations and guilds merged to unify and represent Canadian craftspeople nationally and internationally. In 1998, the CCC transformed into the Canadian Crafts Federation / Fédération canadienne des métiers d’art. The individuals below were named Honourary Members of the CCC in recognition of their contributions to Canadian craft, and the CCF/FCMA continues to honour them today. Honourary Members of both organizations are listed above.
Josephine Aresnault
Joan Auld
Micheline Beauchamin
Gaetan Beaudin
Andrea Bronfman
Charles R. Bronfman
Mary Eileen Burnett
Dorothy K. Burnham
Joan M Chalmers
Lea Collins
Leta Cormier
Allan Crimmins
Mr. and Mrs. Davies
Erica Deichman Gregg
Marian DeWitt
Jean Fahrni
Douglas Farndale
George Fry
Jacques Garnier
Leo Gervais
Peter Gzowski
Folmer Hansen
Mary Eileen Hogg
Kinya Ishikawa
Elizabeth Keeling
Orland Larson
Luke Lindoe
Les Manning
Patricia McClelland
Peggy McLernon
Francis Merrit
Margo Meyer
Ann Mortimer
John Porter
Margery Powell
Margaret Quinn
Garmel Rich
Simone Roy
Dr. J.J.E. Salden
Maurice M. Savoie
Peggy Schofield
Deirdre Spencer
Harold G. Stacey
Walter Sunahara
Dr. Peter Swann
Judith Tinkl
Jan Waldorf
Jenny Webb
Ron Willoughby
Margorie Wilson
Awards
Awards
The Canadian Crafts Federation honours the remarkable talent, leadership, and dedication found within Canada’s craft community. Our national award programs celebrate individuals who exemplify creativity, mentorship, and commitment to advancing the craft sector across the country. Each award highlights a unique aspect of craft practice and leadership, from emerging creators to established leaders whose influence shapes the future of the field.
The Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft
The Robert Jekyll Award for Leadership in Craft recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to advancing the Canadian craft sector. Members of the Canadian Crafts Federation (CCF/FCMA) can nominate candidates for this prestigious award, which honours the recipient’s esteemed reputation and exceptional leadership within the craft community.
- Value: Recipients are named Honourary Members of the CCF/FCMA
- Eligibility: Respected contributors to the craft sector, with a suggested minimum of ten years of service. Nominations are made by CCF/FCMA Craft Council and Affiliate Members in good standing, past recipients, and the Board of Directors. Become a member
- Nominations: Closed
- Past recipients: See our Honourary Members
Craftsperson of the Year Award, sponsored by Lexus Canada
The Craftsperson of the Year Award, sponsored by Lexus Canada, aims to spotlight the mastery, dedication, innovation, and passion of an experienced craftsperson who has played a meaningful role in the Canadian craft sector. Members of the Canadian Crafts Federation (CCF/FCMA) can nominate candidates for this distinguished $10,000 CAD award.
- Value: $10,000 CAD
- Eligibility: An experienced craftsperson who has played a meaningful role in the Canadian craft sector. Nominations are made by CCF/FCMA Craft Council and Affiliate Members in good standing. Become a member
- Nominations: Closed
- Past recipients: 2026: Julie Moon
Emerging Craftsperson Award, sponsored by Lexus Canada
The Emerging Craftsperson Award, sponsored by Lexus Canada, celebrates an emerging craftsperson in the Canadian craft sector whose innovative spirit and fresh perspective are reshaping our cultural landscape and redefining traditional craftsmanship. Members of the Canadian Crafts Federation (CCF/FCMA) can nominate candidates for this distinguished $10,000 CAD award.
- Value: $10,000 CAD
- Eligibility: An early- to mid-career craftsperson in the Canadian craft sector. Nominations are made by CCF/FCMA Craft Council and Affiliate Members in good standing. Become a member
- Nominations: Closed
- Past recipients: 2026: Gordon Sparks
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