Arpilleras – Traditional Chilean Folk-Art
Published • October 28, 2021
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...
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Bursary Fund Helps Craftspeople Affected by Pandemic
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...
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Career + Development for Artists
Published • March 4, 2021
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...
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Grants + Funding Resources for Artists
Published • March 4, 2021
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...
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Update from 2020 Bursary Fund Recipient: Julianna Zwierciadlowska-Rhymer
Published • February 4, 2021
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...
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The New Canadian Folksong and Handicraft Festival, 1928
Published • October 23, 2020
Craft enhances everyday life in many simple and wonderful ways, bringing joy both to the makers and users of craft objects everywhere. It only makes sense that when different cultures...
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Judith Ryan Award 2020
Published • August 12, 2020
The 2020 Judith Ryan Award has been presented jointly to the artists in Lens Reflex: Sarah Crawley, Janine-Annette Littman, Nichol Marsch, Lesley Nakonechny, Grace Nickel & Michael Zajac, Willow Rector, Sandra...
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The Manitoba Sampler
Published • August 6, 2020
Since Manitoba joined confederation 150 years ago, a variety of symbols have been selected to officially represent the province, ranging from the White Spruce to the Walleye to the Big...
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Manitoba Craft Council Maker Challenge Online Gallery
Published • July 29, 2020
During the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Manitoba Craft Council released a Maker Challenge every Friday for 8 consecutive weeks. These challenges were a simple way in which...
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Resources for the Craft Community in Response to COVID-19
Published • April 2, 2020
Craft, as a practice, can be a real solace in difficult times. We’re also hearing how COVID-19 and the necessary precautions being taken to curb its spread are having immediate...
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