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The Canadian Crafts Federation (CCF/FCMA) is honoured to announce the 2024 Robert Jekyll Award shortlist. This prestigious award celebrates individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Canadian craft community…

As we celebrate the arrival of the new year, Craft Year 2025, we’re taking a moment to look back on the highlights of 2024. The Canadian Crafts Federation is proud…

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…

This past year has been an exciting one for the Canadian Crafts Federation (CCF/CFMA). Since our last Annual Report, we’ve been hard at work on new projects designed to support…

We’re thrilled to announce that registration is officially open for the 2025 Canadian Crafts Federation Symposium: Crafting Connections, taking place in Ottawa from February 6th to 9th, 2025!  This event…

As the weather gets colder and the days grow shorter, we are finding ourselves spending more time reading. As advocates of craft, design, and artistic expression, there’s no better season…

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…