About

The World Craft Council North American Region (WCCNA) is one of five regions represented in the World Craft Council International (WCC) organization. Volunteers power the effort of the WCCNA, to encourage connections and build networks between North American craft and the rest of the world, ensuring that Northern American, Central American, and Caribbean craft is known and appreciated as a reflection of our collective, unique and diverse North American culture.

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As described by UNESCO, the WCC’s mission is “To maintain, strengthen and ensure the status of crafts as a vital part of the cultural and economic life. To promote the human values of crafts and sense of fellowship among the craftworkers around the world. To encourage, help and advise craftworkers and foster wider knowledge and recognition of their work, having due regard to the separate cultural and national backgrounds and traditions of its members.”

Read more about the history of the formation of the WCC in Canadian scholar, Sandra Alfoldy’s article: Global Peace Through Craft: The Formational of the World Crafts Council.

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"maintain, strengthen and ensure the status of crafts as a vital part of the cultural and economic life."

Membership

The WCCNA encourages individuals and organizations to become members. The WCCNA fees are shared between the region and the World Craft Council International, so you join BOTH organizations at once.

Memberships are
auto-renewed annually.

The WCCNA also maintains a list of honourary members.

Individual

Individual membership fees are $75 USD.

Individual Membership

Organizations

International/Regional Non-governmental organization memberships fees are $200 USD. Annually, select organizations from this category will be chosen as "National Entities" to represent the region at the
WCC International.

Organization Membership

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