Craft Links
Here you will find links to different organizations, government agencies, schools, craft publications, and extra resources relating to craft.
CRAFT ORGANIZATIONS
Canadian Crafts Federation – www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca
Provincial Craft Councils
Craft Council of British Columbia – www.craftcouncilbc.ca
Alberta Craft Council – www.albertacraft.ab.ca
Saskatchewan Craft Council – www.saskcraftcouncil.org
Manitoba Craft Council – www.c2centreforcraft.ca
Craft Ontario – www.craftontario.com
Counseil des metiers d’art du Quebec – https://www.metiersdart.ca/
New Brunswick Crafts Council – www.nbcraftscouncil.ca
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council – www.nsdcc.ns.ca
Prince Edward Island Crafts Council Inc. – www.peicraftscouncil.com
Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador – www.craftcouncil.nl.ca
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association – www.nacaarts.org
International Organizations
American Craft Council – www.craftcouncil.org
British Crafts Council – www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Craft Australia – www.craft.org.au
Cheongju International Craft Biennale - cheongju biennale website
French Federation of Craft Professionals - www.ateliersdart.com
Danish Crafts - www.danishcrafts.org
Glass Art Society (GAS) - www.glassart.org
Worlds Craft Council - Europe - https://wcc-europe.org/
World Crafts Council - International - https://www.wccinternational.org/
National Organizations
Glass Art Association of Canada (GAAC) – https://gaacanada.ca/
Canadian Quilters’ Association - www.canadianquilter.com
Metal Aid - www.metalaidcanada.com
Fibre Art Network – www.fibreartnetwork.com
Alberta Organizations
Sculptors Association of Alberta – www.sculptorsassociation.ca
Alberta Potters’ Association - www.albertapottersassociation.org
Focus on Fibre Art Association – www.focusonfibreart.org
Southern Alberta Organizations
Southern Alberta Woodworkers’ Association – www.saws.ca
Calgary Clay Arts Association - www.calgaryclayarts.blogspot.ca
Contextural: a fibre arts cooperative - www.contextural.ca
Heritage Weavers & Spinners Guild of Calgary - www.heritageweaversandspinners.org
Sheep Creek Weavers - www.sheepcreekweavers.ca
The Calgary Woodturners – www.calgarywoodturners.com
Medalta - www.medalta.org
Northern Alberta Organizations
Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association – www.nawca.ca
Edmonton Potters’ Association - www.edmontonpottersguild.com
Edmonton Weavers' Guild - www.edmontonweavers.org
Edmonton Calligraphic Society - www.edmontoncalligraphicsociety.ca
Edmonton & District Quilters Guild - www.edqg.ca
St. Albert Potters’ Guild - www.stalbertpotters.ca
Parkland Potters' Guild - www.parklandpotters.com
The Works Art and Design Festival – www.theworks.ab.ca
Latitude 53 Society of Artists – www.latitude53.org
WECAN – Harcourt House – www.harcourthouse.ab.ca
Government & Service Organizations
Canada Council for the Arts – www.canadacouncil.ca
Canadian Conference of the Arts – www.ccarts.ca
Canadian Craft and Hobby Association – www.craftandhobby.org
Canadian Heritage Information Network – website
The Cultural Human Resources Council – www.culturalhrc.ca
Industry Canada – www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
Alberta Foundation for the Arts – www.affta.ab.ca
Alberta Learning and Information Services - www.alis.alberta.ca
Alberta Occupational Profiles - Government of Alberta - Craftsperson
Edmonton Arts Council – www.edmontonarts.ca
PACE – Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton - www.pacedmonton.com
ArtsHab – www.artshab.com
Calgary Arts Development Association - www.calgaryartsdevelopment.com
The City of Calgary Public Art Program – www.calgary.ca
Arts Research Monitor- www.hillstrategies.com/arts-research/
Business Link AB – www.businesslink.ca/
Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade – NEBS and EXTUS missions - www.international.gc.ca
Dept. of Canadian Heritage – www.canadianhertiage.gc.ca
Export Source – www.exportsource.ca
CERF - Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Artist Emergency Resources (US) - www.craftemergency.org
Schools
Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary – www.auarts.ca
Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON – www.ocadu.ca
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS – www.nscad.ca
Red Deer College, Red Deer – www.rdc.ab.ca
Series – Summer School of the Visual Arts, Red Deer - www.rdc.ab.ca/programs
NAIT, Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design Program, Edmonton – www.nait.ab.ca/wood
City Arts Centre, Edmonton, AB - www.edmonton.ca/cityarts
Wildflower Arts Centre, Calgary - www.calgary.ca/arts
North Mount Pleasant, Calgary - www.calgary.ca/arts
Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College, Nelson, BC – www.selkirk.ca/school/arts
Haliburton Campus School of the Arts, Haliburton, ON – www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca
Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, ON – www.sheridancollege.ca
Portage College, School of Native Arts & Culture - www.portagecollege.ca/Programs/Native-Arts-and-Culture
Publications & Resources
Alberta Craft Magazine - www.albertacraftcouncil/publications/
STUDIO, Craft and Design in Canada – www.studiomagazine.ca
American Craft Magazine – www.americancraftmag.org
Handmade Business Magazine - www.handmade-business.com
Galleries West Magazine - www.gallerieswest.ca
Preview: The Gallery Guide – www.preview-art.com
ArtRubicon Visual Arts Magazine – www.artrubicon.com
CARFAC Alberta - Best Practices for Craft, Media & Visual Artists 2020
The Art of Managing Your Career in Crafts - CHRC
Profile and Development Study - CCF
Profile and Development Study Appendice - CCF
ALBERTA PARTNERS FOR ARTS & CULTURE
The Alberta Partners for Arts & Culture is formed of the following organizations and societies:
Alberta Dance Alliance - www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
Alberta Magazine Publishers Association - www.albertamagazines.com
Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society - www.amaas.ca
Alberta Media Production Industries Association - www.ampia.org
Alberta Music - www.albertamusic.org
Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta - www.artstouring.com
Book Publishers Association of Alberta - www.bookpublishers.ab.ca
Regroupement artistique francophone de l'Alberta - www.lerafa.ca
Theatre Alberta - www.theatrealberta.com
Visual Arts Alberta – CARFAC - www.visualartsalberta.com
Writers’ Guild of Alberta - www.writersguild.ab.ca