Craft Alliance Atlantic Association

Craft Alliance Atlantic is a Canadian non-profit organisation with a mandate to provide marketing opportunities and to encourage export of Canadian fine craft. A key objective of the Alliance is to enhance the professionalism, education and advancement of fine craft in Canada and abroad. Canada’s Atlantic region is a hub for resilient and creative people. The beautiful and powerful indigenous history combined with immigrant traditions has transformed the cultural landscape of the region.

Here & Now: Collected Works from Canada’s Atlantic Coast draws attention to the uniqueness of the ecosystem and the sustainable practices of craft artists of the region.

Artists

• Judy Blake (ceramics)
• Brigitte Clavette (metal)
• Darren Emeneau (ceramics)
• Jessie Fraser (textiles)
• Rebecca Hannon (jewellery, metal, mixed media)
• Wesley Harris (metal)
• Rilla Marshall (textiles)
• Nancy Oakley (ceramics)
• Shawn O’Hagan (textiles)
• Shane Perley-Dutcher (metal, sculpture)
• Heather Pitts (ceramics)
• Mengnan Qu (metal, ceramics, mixed media)
• Pamela Ritchie (metal, jewellery)
• Kye-Yeon Son (metal)
• Gordon Sparks (wood)
• Isako Suzuki (ceramics)
• Anna Torma (textiles)
• Sorrel Van Allen (metal)

Contact

PO Box 8802
Halifax RPO CSC
Halifax, NS
Canada B3K 5M4
+1 855 567 4897

@craftallianceatlantic

Bernard Burton
Executive director

Bruno Vinhas
Curator

Elle Tomie
Operations co-ordinator

Lori Burke
Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design

Kelly Jerrott
Craft Nova Scotia

Ayelet Stewart
PEI Crafts Council

Rowena House
Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador

Shawn Dalton
Mawi’Art: Wabanaki Artist Collective