Today`s the day! Join us for the opening of the Earring Show at 5PM 🤩

We`re excited for an evening celebrating handcrafted jewellery by 27 talented Atlantic Canadian artists. From statement pieces to delicate everyday designs, this special retail exhibition is full of colour, creativity, and craftsmanship.

Meet artists, mingle with fellow craft enthusiasts, and enjoy refreshments as we launch a week dedicated to craft across Unama’ki Cape Breton. Admission is free and all are welcome! 💙💗

As May comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say thank you to our incredible community for your continued support of Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design 💛

Whether you visited the Gallery Shop, registered for a course or workshop, attended an exhibition or event, became a sponsor, donated to the 460 Club, bought a raffle ticket, or simply shared and supported our work online – every contribution helps keep craft, art, and culture thriving in our community.

Your support allows us to continue creating opportunities for artists and makers, offering meaningful programming, and welcoming people through our doors every day.

Thank you for being part of our creative community. We’re excited for all that’s ahead, including our inaugural Unama`ki Cape Breton Craft Week which kicks off tomorrow! ✨✨✨

The G.O.A.T. of soap demos is coming to Craft Week 🧼🐐

Head to @groovygoatsoap next weekend for an afternoon of goats and handmade soap goodness. Learn how luxurious soaps are crafted using fresh goat milk straight from the farm’s happy herd, then stick around to meet the goats, browse the shop, and reward yourself with artisan gelato. 🍦✨

Be sure to visit our friends at @periwinklecafe afterwards. Honestly? A perfect Cape Breton afternoon.

📍 Groovy Goat Farm & Soap Company, Ingonish
📅 Saturday, June 6, 2–3PM

Happy weekend ☕️ Show us your favourite mug – you know the one for you reach for every morning, the chipped-but-loved studio cup, or the piece that somehow makes coffee taste better 👀 Tag us with your faves!

We`re obsessed with this pair handmade by Alana Wilson of builderburnerceramics Builder Burner Ceramics 🔥

Join us for an artist talk with @mircrabtree and @kristifarrier during Unama’ki Cape Breton Craft Week 🌿✨

Hear directly from artists connected to Ground Rules: Materia as they share insights into their creative practices, experiences in Cape Breton Highlands National Park and the ways land, material, memory, and environment shape their work.

This inspiring conversation will offer a deeper look into the exhibition and the powerful connections between art, place, and storytelling.

Curious about our residency programs? Be sure to join us!

✨Wednesday, June 3, 5PM
✨322 Charlotte Street

Proof that every cozy home needs a colourful cat pillow 😻✨

Find this cutie handmade by @needleitstudio in the Gallery Shop, we`re here until 6PM!

Meet textile artist in residence, Camille Richart (@camille.richart), at @gaeliccollege during Unama`ki Cape Breton Craft Week 🧶✨

Coming from Montréal, Camille Richart’s work uses the medium of textiles as a vessel to interrogate our relationship with the environment. Camille has been integrating plastic waste into weaving, her preferred medium, where pattern and material reveal themselves thread by thread. Camille’s work is part of a conscious and committed approach aimed at repurposing materials.

Throughout the week, visitors are invited into the weaving studio to see Camille’s textile practice unfold in real time exploring weaving, fibre traditions, slow making, and the connections between craft, culture, and community.

📍 Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College, St. Ann’s
🗓 June 1–7, 10AM-4PM

For more information, visit: capebretoncraft.com/craftweek

Join us for this special Mini Moccasin Keychain Workshop with Mi’kmaw artist, Char Lafford 🧡

Using generations of knowledge passed down through family, Elders and community, Char will guide participants through creating their own mini moccasin keychain while sharing stories, skills, and the importance of cultural connection through craft. 🪶🧵

Char’s work is rooted in traditional Mi’kmaw arts including hide work, beadwork, quillwork, basket-making, regalia, and drum-making. Passionate about keeping traditions alive, she believes strongly in sharing knowledge with future generations through hands-on learning and community.

📍 Wagmatcook Elder’s Centre
📅 Thursday, June 4, 4–7PM

Spaces are limited in this free workshop. To register, email chichi@capebretoncraft.com 💌