Citizens of Craft – Create a Profile
Published • August 7, 2015
By now many of you have heard about Citizens of Craft™ movement. The Manitoba Craft Council has been an active partner in the development of this national resource promoting contemporary...
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MCC Bursary Funds Takes MB Artist to SNAG Conference
MCC member and jeweller Sonja Rosenberg received an MCC Professional Development Bursary in 2013. Below is a little glimpse into what the bursary enabled her to do: In 2014, with...
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CRAFTED :: A new sale venue for Manitoba craft artists
Published • April 14, 2015
The Manitoba Craft Council is thrilled to present you, our members, with a new holiday sale opportunity. As many of you will have noted, the MCC let our annual Handmade...
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Citizens of Craft
Published • March 16, 2015
Craft Ontario, in partnership with Canadian Crafts Federation, the Manitoba Craft Council and all Provincial and Territorial Craft Councils in Canada announced the highly-anticipated launch of their new ground-breaking movement...
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MCC Launches RAFFLE!
Published • August 25, 2014
While focusing our efforts on producing high quality programming in contemporary craft, more than six years managed to slip by without a fundraising appeal from the Manitoba Craft Council. So,...
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June office hours
Published • June 16, 2014
OPEN Monday/Wednesday/Friday afternoons, 1- 4 pm EXCEPTIONS Monday, June 16, open 9am-noon, closed in pm Wednesday, June 18, in meetings, limited availability Monday, June 30, closed for holidays JULY office...
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1 || Countdown to Backspace Forward
Creepy or cute? These wooden dolls with jointed limbs were donated to the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library in a “naked” state, except for their plaid ribbons and painted limbs. ...
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2 || Countdown to Backspace Forward
The second to last piece we’re featuring in this Countdown to Backspace Forward is a simple and beautiful woven blanket. The blanket’s donors provided information indicating that the fibres were...
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3 || Countdown to Backspace Forward
The thousands of beads on this handbag are all applied individually using a couching technique. The beads are strung on one thread that rests on the surface of the fabric,...
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