Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design

15% Member Discount

Your membership not only keeps you informed about what is happening in the field of craft and design in Cape Breton, but it also provides you with preferential rates for classes and workshops as well as advanced registration. Go

Courses

Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design has five state-of-the-art studios in clay, metal and glass, weaving, printmaking and multi-purpose where courses are offered to the public in spring, fall and winter semesters. Go

Artisan Trail Map

What better way to learn about Cape Breton than through the lives and work of its artisans. Our Artisan Trail Map will set you on a trail of discovery and beauty with good measures of culture, history, adventure and charm. Go

Forms

Find all the information you need to know about our product assessment process, becoming a member or hosting an exhibition at Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design. Go

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Creative Entrepreneurship Online Learning

This suite of online courses assists Makers in the development of their craft businesses. These courses are all self-paced, meaning you can learn on your own schedule!

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Register now for our upcoming Craft Gathering! 🧶🧵🥰

Join us on Tuesday, November 3rd @gaeliccollege from 10AM-3PM for a full (free) day dedicated to Unama'ki Cape Breton's craft community. 🫶

Topics being discussed will include trends and opportunities in the craft sector, pricing and wholesale, sustaining creativity, being retail ready, photography and marketing your work online, collaborative sourcing, critiquing your work and more. 

Whether you're an emerging maker, established artisan, passionate supporter of craft, or simply just interested in craft, this gathering will be an opportunity to connect, share ideas, and build community. 

 📆 Tuesday, November 3, 2026
 ⏰ 10AM-3PM (lunch provided)
📍 Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College, St. Ann's

This is a free event and all are welcome. To RSVP, please email: chichi@capebretoncraft.com.
Register now for a Create Your Own Sweater workshop with Barb Landry at Scotsville School of Crafts 🧶 

In this one‑day design workshop, participants will learn how to make intentional design decisions, understand the relationship between materials and structure, and apply general design principles to a wide range of knitted garments. 

📆 Saturday, November 7, 10AM-3PM

Email rhonda@capebretoncraft.com to sign up today 💌
Sunday mornings = guaranteed to be better with a handmade mug ☕🥰

▫️mugs by Builder Burner Ceramics
Join us for the opening of Girlhood: as we were taught on Thursday, October 8 at 5PM 💖

This exhibition, curated by Kelsey Watson, considers what we inherit, what we carry forward, and what we choose to change. 

We'd love to see you at the opening reception – open to all and refreshments will be served! 🤗
Join us this afternoon in Ingonish and meet our new artist in residence, Cyd Sparrow (@cydsparrow)! 🤍
October is here! 🍂🎃

Stop by the Gallery Shop and see what's new this month – our regular hours are: 

🔸Mondays, 10AM-4PM
🔸Tuesdays, 10AM-4PM
🔸Wednesdays, 10AM-4PM
🔸Thursdays, 10AM-6PM
🔸Fridays, 10AM-6PM
🔸Saturdays, 10AM-4PM
It’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡

This day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. It's important to listen to Indigenous voices and learn about how the impacts still affect Indigenous communities today. #NDTC #everychildmatters
Home is where the art is 😍🏘

▫Village rug, handhooked by Betty Paruch

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