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The MCML collection holds a large number of homemade scrapbooks and journals dating from the 19th century all the way to the 21st century. The history of scrapbooking dates all...

This wildflower rug, designed and hooked by members of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba Rug Hooking Group in the 1940s, is an iconic piece in the MCML collection. While MCML...

The MCML collection holds a large number of records that detail Manitoba’s rich history of weaving, much of which can be credited to the Searle Grain Company. In 1942 the...

Edna Sutherland was one of MCML’s first donors in the 1930s. Museum documentation from that time period was much less robust than now, so unfortunately we do not have much...

This particular wall hanging tapestry is quite special. Not only was it made by a nine-year-old boy, this child learnt this craft by attending a well known arts school in...

Arpilleras are embroidered small tapestries with origins in traditional Chilean folk-art. Arpilleras typically feature a bright variety of colours, depicting the artists’ memories or messages they wish to communicate through...

Craft, like so many sectors, has been hit hard by the pandemic. Loss of revenue from large, in-person craft sales, workshops, retail, and exhibitions has presented a serious challenge to...

Visit Creative Manitoba for many more professional development opportunities! Make and Do – Ceramics Directory make and do is an initiative to promote ceramic design and art from Canadian makers. The collective is comprised...

PATHWAY TO FUNDING: Craft & The Canada Council In response to a reportedly low application rate to the Canada Council for the Arts funding programs in 2017 and 2018, the Canadian Crafts...

Find below an update from 2020 MCC Bursary Fund recipient, Julianna Zwierciadlowska-Rhymer, including some details about the programs she was able to participate in and some images of the her...