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ccbc’s social enterprise + culture
Humans across borders and languages have engaged with craft to express knowledge, thoughts, truths and ways of life; in essence, culture. A definition of culture is a way of life, especially general customs, values and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time. In the last blog post, we looked at some of the mechanics of CCBC’s social enterprise. This blog post looks at some of the roles the social enterprise plays in local and contemporary culture.
November 08, 2023
ccbc + the social enterprise
The Craft Council of BC (CCBC) is a meeting place, a resource center, part of a movement, an important part of Vancouver’s culture and structurally, is a charitable non-profit in the arts sector. Historically, our organization has had three spaces that we work through: our offices, a social enterprise, and a gallery. Today, the social enterprise takes the form of a consignment shop, located beneath our offices on Granville Island.
October 05, 2023
sharing craft: why live demonstrations matter
CCBC member Allan Cusworth spoke to us about his live woodturning demonstration in August and the importance of sharing craft through live demonstrations.
September 05, 2023