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CCBC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting professional craftspeople. Through our gallery, gift shop, window installations, craft resource library, and annual awards, we promote contemporary craft and foster a thriving creative community in British Columbia.
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joanna rogers
Like Shelley’s poem Ozymandias (first published in 1818), Rogers’ Ozymandias is a meditation on power, tyranny, hubris, the rise and fall of empires and states, and the lasting legacy of art.
Get ready to explore a dazzling range of styles and unique designs at The Earring Show, back for 2026.
This in-person event brings together earring lovers and trendsetters under one roof. Whether you are searching for bold statement pieces or subtle everyday styles, you are sure to find something you love.
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joanna rogers
april 1 – 30 | 2026
By using knitting as my medium for this monumental piece, I wanted to recognize the value of knitting as an art form. So often overlooked and looked down upon, talented, skilful knitters have been creating beautiful, intricate work for hundreds of years. It seems we’re still fighting to have traditional fibre art techniques taken seriously.
clarissa long
This exhibition has lived quietly in my mind for years, like a recipe memorized but never yet cooked. I always knew it would be about dumplings. Not simply as food, but as symbol — as gesture, as memory, as a small and universal act of care.
learn all about craft mediums, processes, and techniques, and find out how to care for the craft in your collection
view our effort to catalogue and digitize ccbc archives and to collaborate with community groups bringing their records to light
access a wide variety of craft-related materials and educational resources that are intended for the greater public and arts sector alike
