Our arts and culture matter! 🎨✊

This week the Nova Scotia government released its 2026–27 budget with devastating cuts to our arts and culture sector, including the elimination of core supports that help organizations like ours thrive and keep creative opportunities alive across Nova Scotia.

Cuts to provincial arts funding make it harder for organizations to sustain essential programming, from exhibitions to courses and workshops, community programming and more, at a time when creative engagement is more important than ever. When arts and culture suffer, our local economies, sense of place, and mental wellbeing suffer too.

Take Action 📣
✔ Share this post and tag your MLA. Let them know how important arts funding is to Unama’ki Cape Breton
✔Contact your MLA directly and let them know why arts funding matters to you (see www.nsarts.ca for templates and tools)
✔ Support the Centre’s programs and makers

Arts and culture are not luxuries – they are essential to our identity, our community wellbeing, and our economy. Nova Scotia is stronger with a vibrant cultural sector, not one that’s diminished. 💛

Ready to strengthen your drawing fundamentals? ✏️

Join us on Saturday, March 14 from 1–3 PM for our Essential Skills Art Workshop (ages 16+) with local artist and educator, Jeff Wilson. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your technique, this two-hour session will cover the foundations of drawing, including human anatomy, composition, value scale, and perspective.

▫️$40 +hst for members | $45.60 +hst for non-members

Sign up today by emailing tammy@capebretoncraft.com 💌

Update: we’re opening at 12PM noon – see you then 🥰

Say it isn`t snow! 😅❄️ The Centre and Gallery Shop will be closed for the morning today, Tuesday, February 24th, and we will reassess for the afternoon at 11AM.

The perfect treat for makers – the sock yarn gift set in art bag by @karifellart 🧶

Beautiful sock yarn paired with a reusable art bag = thoughtful, practical, and ready to gift. For the knitter who’s always dreaming up their next pair 🩵

The Gallery Shop will have a delayed opening this morning at 11AM – we look forward to seeing you then! 🥰🛍️

✨ Call for Expressions of Interest: Weaving Artist in Residence ✨

In partnership with @gaeliccollege, we`re excited to invite weaving artists to apply for a one-week residency during Craft Week 2026! 🧶🪡

This unique opportunity includes:
🧵 A fully equipped weaving studio
🏡 On-site accommodation
💰 A stipend to support your stay

The selected artist will work in an open studio setting, welcoming visitors to observe your process, ask questions, and engage in meaningful conversations about weaving traditions and contemporary practice. 💬✨

We welcome applications from established and emerging weavers working in traditional, contemporary, or experimental techniques. Artists from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with preference given to those based in Atlantic Canada. 🌊

📅 Application deadline: March 25, 2026
📍 Residency dates: June 1–7, 2026

Join us in celebrating craft, community, and the living tradition of weaving in the cultural heart of Cape Breton. ❤️🧶

For all the details, visit the link in our bio! 🔗

🎉 You can win $200 gift card by filling out our survey! 🎉

Craft is at the heart of our communities, and we’re taking time to listen. We’re currently running a survey to better understand how craft activities are impacting people across Unama’ki Cape Breton, and where there’s room to grow.

As the voice of craft culture in Unama`ki Cape Breton, we’re committed to celebrating makers, sharing skills, and ensuring craft stays vibrant and accessible, and your input helps guide what comes next.

⏱️ Takes just 8–10 minutes
✨ Helps identify what’s working, what’s missing, and how we can better serve communities across the island
🎁 Bonus: Share your contact info to be entered to win a $200 gift certificate redeemable in our Gallery Shop, toward a membership, or for courses and workshops

Your voice matters. Thank you for helping shape the future of craft in Unama’ki Cape Breton. Take the survey by February 28th, link in bio! 🔗

Daydreaming of spring… 🌸✨

Bring a little floral sunshine indoors with `Flower Field` handmade by Paula Davis, bursting with blooms and cozy charm!

Find it in the Gallery Shop today, we`re here until 4PM 🥰