Vision and Mission

The Crafts Council of West Bengal is a non-profit, non-government registered body working for the promotion of Arts and Crafts, and the craftspeople of Eastern India since 1966 as an affiliate of the Crafts Council of India and through it, of the Copenhagen-based World Crafts.

Following in the footsteps of Crafts Council of India, its  main  aim has been to  revive, preserve and support declining indigenous knowledge, resources and skills, and to update artisanal technologies to generate  sustainable livelihood and ensure continuity of cultural traditions and is guided by its vision and mission statements. Craftspersons nurtured by the Crafts Council of West Bengal have received national and international awards.

VISION: Good of humanity and the preservation of cultural values to serve a definite purpose in nurturing society both aesthetically and socially.

MISSION: We, who have faith in crafts, accept that the creative element lifts human existence to a higher level of perception and appreciation of values in all aspects of life and that arts and crafts play a vital role in the shaping of human personality in an age of technology and scientific advancement.

CCWB’s Objectives

  • To revive, preserve and support declining indigenous knowledge, resources, skills.

  • To update artisanal technologies.

  • To create a sustainable source of raw material.

  • To act as facilitator in assisting the crafts community.

  • To understand the ever changing markets.

  • To awaken the creativity of a community through sensitive design intervention.

  • To organise income-generation programmes for women by imparting training and setting up various production centres.

  • To organise craft workshops in various school, training given by rural crafts persons.

  • To organise craft workshops for children of crafts persons to ensure continuity of tradition.