Championing professional craft.

We value high quality,
handmade & local.

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Christmas Festival 2022

Craft NB’s Christmas Festival is the biggest curated fine craft event of the year in New Brunswick! Shop from close to 40 of Craft NB’s juried members. From Ceramics to photography, craft coffee, hand-dyed clothing and fibres, wood turn bowls and so much more! Support your local craft community and shop directly from the source this holiday season. At the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Festival hours are:
December 2 – 3:00pm – 9:00pm
December 3 – 10:00am – 6:00pm
December 4 – 11:00am – 4:00pm
Admission is 5$ per person. Kids under 12 are free,
Free parking on-site.

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Jurying sessions typically happen twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. The drop-off deadline for the first 2023 jurying session will be announced soon! Please contact Emily at communications@craftnb.ca with any questions you may have about jurying!

Jury Sessions occur twice yearly, at the beginning of the new year and in the fall! Apply to become a part of a local community of professional craftspeople and craft enthusiasts.

Craft NB is the oldest Canadian provincial crafts council, and we offer a variety of memberships for the craft enthusiast, the professional craftsperson, students and emerging artisans. Learn how you can become part of New Brunswick’s growing fine craft community.

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Bjorn’s Woodcarving

Artist, Writer, Educator

“I work with traditional hand tools for the lessons they contain.  Each mistake is my own and I embrace that.

When carving, there is no going back to correct a slip or blunder. Once the wood is gone, it cannot be put back. Wood is honest like that.  The mistake cannot be undone, but it can be learned from.  History is much the same. 

This is why I aim with every piece to breathe life into an ancient culture, so that its’ stories and lessons will continue to live on – that we can not only celebrate its’ successes, but also learn from its’ failures.”

– Timothy ‘Bjorn’ Jones

Timothy 'Bjorn' Jones

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As a General Member, joining Craft NB entitles you to participate in the cultural heritage of our province at a fundamental level.

 

You will have access to the community of active professional craftspeople, their events, exhibitions, workshops and information sources. You can receive discounts and free passes and add your voice to the decision making processes that guide this longstanding tradition of authenticity and integrity which life in the crafts inspires.

For the professional craftsperson, joining Craft NB entitles you to participate in the cultural heritage of our province at a fundamental level.

You will become a part of a lively community of professional craftspeople and craft enthusiasts and have the opportunity to participate and engage in the events, exhibitions, workshops and information sources. By joining Craft NB you can take advantage of many membership benefits including discounts and passes, a health insurance plan designed specifically for artists, advice on funding opportunities, input on future programs and workshops, and access to various provincial, national and international opportunities

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