SHIFT Canada
Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is pleased to welcome SHIFT Canada to the Loft exhibition space, beginning February 5, 2026. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Centre’s Loft.
SHIFT Canada began in October 2019 when five makers from Scotland travelled to meet five makers in Nova Scotia. During an initial ten-day period of meetings, creative exploration and critical review, four collaborative pairings emerged, plus an unexpected fifth pairing. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Canadian counterparts’ reciprocal visit to the Scottish Highlands in Spring 2020 was cancelled. However, makers embraced the challenge and moved their contact online to collaborate with very positive results.
Collaborating makers:
- Visual artist Andrea Tsang Jackson, 3rd Story Workshop (Halifax, Nova Scotia) & weaver Cally Booker (Dundee)
- Jeweller Kit Holden-Ada, Fervour’s Own (Halifax, Nova Scotia) & artist Louise Barrington (Orkney)
- Jeweller Mengnan Qu (Nova Scotia) & ceramicist Susan O’Byrne (Glasgow)
- Weaver Jennifer Green (Halifax, Nova Scotia) & basketmaker Sarah Paramor(Applecross)
- Jeweller Rebecca Hannon (Nova Scotia) & ceramic artist Carol Sinclair (Angus)
SHIFT Canada will be on display at the Centre from February 5 – March 28, 2026.