Membership

RESOURCES AND REFERRAL

We receive bulletins, news releases, calls for entry, trade publications and newsletters from craft organizations across the country, which we have available in our office, and pass on to our members through our weekly online News bulletin and our print newsletter. We also refer countless callers and visitors to our member craftspeople with requests ranging from individual commissions, to government gift bank purchases, to corporate recognition trophies.

Craft Nova Scotia also promotes our members and their work to the news media, and responds to media requests for information on Nova Scotia craft and craftspeople.

ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION

We represent the interests of Nova Scotia’s craft community on a variety of boards and committees. We also lobby on behalf of craftspeople regarding proposed legislative or regulatory changes which could have an impact on their creative and/or business lives.

RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES 

Juried members are eligible to participate in all retail opportunities – online Designer Craft Shop, Summer & Winter markets, Halifax Convention Center’s Shop Local Pop-Ups, future retail partnerships with Build NS and more!

Upcoming Markets

Designer Craft Show
November 17-19, 2023
Pavilion 22
Halifax, NS

Craft Nova Scotia & The Halifax Convention Centre

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with the Halifax Convention Center to offer our members a paid opportunity to participate in the Halifax Convention Centre’s Local Pop Up program.

During conventions and events, the Halifax Convention Centre will host a Local Pop-Up market in the Argyle Atrium where delegates and the general public can meet the makers and buy their wares. Participating members will be provided with a 6-foot x 3-foot table (with tablecloth), wi-fi, electricity and parking. Members will be compensated $300 for participating. We will also offer a milage fee for members who are located 50 km or further from the Halifax Convention Centre. The Pop Up Markets may be 2-3 hours long, times may vary depending on the event.

This opportunity is open to all juried Craft Nova Scotia members.

Please follow the link here to register:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/CraftNovaScotia/HalifaxConventionCenterPopUpMarkets

More dates will be coming. When signing up please indicate all dates that you are available for. Every participant will receive a letter of agreement, detailed hours, and set-up info.

We will share the next round of dates as soon as we have them. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at amarlin@craftnovascotia.ca.

ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Depending upon your membership category, the following benefits may be available:

• Business Insurance: Custom tailored for the small craft and visual art business, Arthur J Gallagher is pleased to offer a special insurance package to Craft NS members, including contents coverage, general liability for exhibitions, craft fairs and retail show, and shipping/transportation.
• Health Insurance Plan: We are working with The Chambers of Commerce Health Program throughout Nova Scotia for our members and have partnered with Theriault Financial Inc. and the Chambers Group Health Plan to offer you health benefits at an affordable rate. The Chambers Program is the #1 health plan for small businesses in Canada and insures over 29,000 small businesses like you offering everything from health and dental insurance to disability and critical illness all within one policy