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Location, Location, Location

December 13, 2011

The CCF/FCMA has settled in to our new office space located in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Our contact information and mailing address stays the same, but our official office space is…

A Statistical Revolution!

November 30, 2011

Canadian Heritage and Statistics Canada have released a new “Conceptual Framework for Cultural Statistics” document, announcing a critical improvement for the Craft Sector and our categorization in the StatsCan system….

Advocacy at Home and Abroad

November 16, 2011

Craft Australia Defunded The CCF/FCMA has learned our colleagues in Australia are facing dire funding cuts.  In late October, the Visual Arts Board (VAB) of the Australia Council announced that…

Makers, make your presence known!

November 2, 2011

On October 25th, members of the arts community will converge on Parliament Hill to meet with over 75 elected officials to discuss the importance of the arts. Organized by the…

Craft Education Across Canada

November 2, 2011

BRITISH COLUMBIA Kwantlen University College – Fashion & Technology: Bachelor of Design   University College of the Fraser Valley – Fashion Design Diploma Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design –…

Craft Represented at the Visual Arts Alliance Conference

October 5, 2011

*UPDATE* Download the post-conference press release in English et en Français. The Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) brought together almost 60 invited participants from varied disciplines and sectors to investigate the…

Future and Reality: Canadians at the 2011 Cheongju Craft Biennale

September 8, 2011

Time after time Canadian craft artists excel on the international stage, and this year is no exception. The CCF/FCMA would like to congratulate the eight craftspeople invited to exhibit work…

advocacy…

August 26, 2011

One of the main goals of the CCF/FCMA is to act as the voice of Craft in an advocacy capacity. Working with partners in the Visual Arts and Cultural community,…