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Swap Spring Cleaning for Spring Meaning!

June 14, 2012

Spring. It’s a season synonymous with rebirth, new growth and starting fresh. A time to clean up the studio and reorganize your plans, it inspires us all to shake things…

Speaker Highlight: Herménégilde Chiasson

May 30, 2012

The CCF/FCMA congratulates Herménégilde Chiasson, winner of the 2011 Molson Prize, a $50,000 award given to one artist and one humanities or social scientist each year. Recognizing his “outstanding lifetime…

Save the Date!

May 16, 2012

The CCF/FCMA invites you to save the date for “Hindsight/Foresight”, our Annual Craft Conference and Symposium.  Set for October 18th – 21st, 2012, in Ottawa, Ontario, events will include: a…

National Volunteer Week

May 3, 2012

The Canadian Crafts Federation recognizes National Volunteer Week, issuing a huge thank you to all our fabulous volunteers! Each and every person who gives their time, energy and experience makes…

Site Web bilingue – Bilingual Website

April 17, 2012

English message to follow: La Fédération canadienne des métiers d’art/Canadian Crafts Federation est fière d’annoncer le lancement de son nouveau site Web entièrement bilingue. Les visiteurs francophones et anglophones pourront…

At the Symposium: Intrigue, Humour and Inspiration

April 4, 2012

On Saturday March 10th, a crowd of over 200 descended upon OCAD University in Toronto to attend “Craft and the New Economy”, a symposium organized by the Ontario Crafts Council….

Former CCF/FCMA President wins the 2012 Bronfman Award

March 20, 2012

The CCF/FCMA is proud to report that our former President, Charles Lewton-Brain, has won the prestigious Saidye Bronfman Award in the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Recognized…

Diary of a Traveling Craft Administrator

March 7, 2012

 From January 25th to February 8th, the CCF/FCMA’s Administrative Director, Maegen Black, travelled across the country to work with Craft Councils, Arts Organizations, Galleries and Governments for a series of…