Building a Legacy and Endowment
The Craft Council of BC’s Endowment Fund was established to build endowment funds to support the long-term objectives and operations of the CCBC. Council staff and the Board of Directors are committed to ensuring that the intent and value of donor contributions are preserved in perpetuity. The Vancouver Foundation manages the assets. With the down sizing of government funding and our goal to be self-sustaining, the Endowment Fund needs to grow and we welcome adding your contributions to this endowment or creating a new named endowment to benefit the CCBC and our work.

Estate Gifts and Planned Giving
A gift through your estate to the Craft Council of BC helps ensure that future generations will appreciate craft which is all around us, giving pleasure as well as serving a function for thousands of years. Craft is much more than projects made of popsicle sticks or leftover yarn; it represents our diverse culture and is truly Canadian. An estate gift provides the donor with tax benefits while ensuring the long-term health of the Association and making a place for craft in the arts.

Donors of estate gifts, endowments and planned giving will be appropriately acknowledged. We thank our donors by listing their names in our newsletter and in perpetuity on our Donor Recognition Wall on our building. We welcome the opportunity to work with a donor to develop appropriate recognition specific to the particular gift. All information pertaining to donors and donations received is considered absolutely confidential.

For further information about Legacy/Endowment/Scholarship Award opportunities, contact the Executive Director at 604.687.6511 or email development@craftcouncilbc.ca.

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

The Craft Council of BC’s Scholarship Awards recognize and support professional craft practice by granting awards to deserving recipients once every other year. Currently there are three Awards available:

Grace Cameron Rogers Award
This scholarship is awarded to a practicing and/or emerging craftsperson to attend a recognized school or course to upgrade technical or design skills, or to seek a stimulus for greater creativity and inspiration. As the cost of craft-related education (tuition, materials, travel, accommodation, etc.) can be high, there is an ongoing need for financial assistance to craftspeople to help defray these costs. The principle of the Grace Cameron Rogers Fund is held in trust by the CCBC, and the interest generated each year is awarded.

The current winner is Pilar Agueci, a jeweler doing a residency at Glasgow, UK.
Click here for application form, eligibility and deadline.

Hilde Gerson Award
Established by the Craft Council of BC in honour of Hilde Gerson, who was a long time employee of CCBC, textile artist and an enthusiastic craft supporter, this new prize will be awarded biannually to a craftsperson who has demonstrated excellence, innovation and leadership in the BC craft community.

In 1998, the family of Hilde Gerson initiated a fund in her memory. In 2000, the Board of Directors chose to dedicate further monies to the fund, and establish an award. Hilde was a CCBC Board member, and for 16 years was the CCBC's bookkeeper. A tapestry artist, Hilde wove the seat covers for the office's Francis Lemieux chairs, adding to the CCBC's permanent collection.

The recipient of this award will receive $1,000. In addition, the CCBC is working to secure a venue for an exhibit of the recipient's work in the year following the receipt of the award.

The current winner is Lou Lynn and her exhibition took place at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Sept. 2007.

Click here for application form, eligibility and deadline.

In addition we have an annual Student Awards program in cooperation with BC post secondary institutions with craft and design programs and a newly created one with the Filberg Festival Heritage Society.

We would welcome the opportunity to create a named award with you and mange its disbursement.

For further information about Legacy, Endowment & Scholarship Award opportunities, contact the Executive Director at 604.687.6511 or email development@craftcouncilbc.ca.