Crafts Council of British Columbia
The Craft Council of British Columbia (CCBC) is a non-profit, charitable arts service organization working with fine craft professionals and local, provincial and national arts organizations to promote the development of excellence in crafts. Since 1972, CCBC has been making craft more significant in the cultural life of British Columbians and Canadians. Through CCBC's public gallery and retail shop on Granville Island, CCBC Shop & Gallery, exhibitions have showcased contemporary objects in ceramic, glass, fibre, metal and wood that honour innovation in art, craft and design. Programs. The CCBC offers a number of programs  and services designed to promote fine crafts, educate the public on fine craft practices and trends, meet the needs of its membership, craftspeople/artisans, educators, students and the general public. The CCBC is the only craft-focused arts service organization in BC that fulfills an educational and public mandate along with regional and national objectives. A list of programs currently offered at CCBC: History. The CCBC, formerly the Craft's Association of British Columbia was created in recognition of a growing craft community in British Columbia by interested members of the Visual Arts Committee of the Community Arts Council of  Vancouver. The first CCBC office, resource centre and exhibition space was located in the Dominion Building at the corner of Hastings and Cambie Street, downtown Vancouver. The Council continues to foster the development of craftspeople and fine craft through a variety of programs at its present location, 1386 Cartwright Street on Granville Island. British Columbia's leading craftspeople. Glass - Joanne Andrighetti, Gary Bolt, Lou Lynn, Markian Olynyk, Naoko Takenouchi, Morna Tudor Wood - Neno Catania, Ron David, Jason Marlow, Todd Stockner Ceramic - Walter Dexter, Robin Hopper, Sadashi Inuzuka, Charmian Johnson, Sam Kwan, Vincent Massey, Kinichi Shigeno, Debra Sloan Fibre - Jane Kenyon , Lesley Richmond, Carol Sabiston, Ruth Scheuing, Joanna Staniszkis, Yvonne Wakabayashi Metal - Madeleine Chisholm, Barbara Cohen, Erin Dolman