Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design is located in Unama’ki, the land of fog, the unceded and traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq. At the Centre we strive to honour and uphold the Treaties of Peace and Friendship made with the Mi’kmaq by celebrating the ongoing tradition of beautiful and creative craftsmanship of the First Peoples of this land and working together towards a path of reconciliation.

As a for impact charitable organization, Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design (the Centre), has been serving the needs of the Unama’ki-Cape Breton craft sector for 51 years. The Centre’s mandate is to promote, develop and support excellence in craft and design, both professional and recreational, through education and training. The Centre’s role as an integral and leading force within the craft sector on Unama’ki - Cape Breton Island is essentially educational, promotional and developmental.

Programs offered at the Centre serve a broad range of craftspeople from the beginner and recreational to the emerging professional and the highly accomplished who derive their livelihood from the sale of their product.

As part of its role in the development of the craft and design industry on the Island, the Centre coordinates professional development and business training programs for the craft professional to assist in the enhancement of existing businesses and in the development of new market and export opportunities.