About us

Crafts Council of Tamil Nadu is an NGO in its 25th year of existence, working for the upliftment of Craftsmen in Tamil Nadu. It is affiliated to the Crafts Council of India, Chennai, which in turn is affiliated to the World Crafts Council. Crafts Council of Tamil Nadu (CCTN) has been instrumental in bringing out documentation of temple jewelry and house hold articles and the documentation and publication of the art of garland making. CCTN has been associated in product development with stone Crafts men, Palm leaf craft Craftsmen and sheet metal crafts men.

CCTN through crafts bazaar provides a platform to the crafts people (Both textiles and handicrafts) from all over India to exhibit and sell their wares. This Craft Bazaar translates into action our main objective of existence, which is to show case craft and give a platform for craftsmen to exhibit their wares to a large customer/consumer base. This year there are over 100 stalls from Assam to Kerala.

Over the last year CCTN has conducted craft workshops (like Sanghi, Worli, Shell,etc) for the benefit of its members and non-members also. CCTN has also started training a group of housewives in neighbouring areas in the art of garland making so as to sustain the craft as well as to enable them to supplement their income. CCTN has now taken up the welfare of tribals from the neighbouring hilly areas. They are being trained in various crafts and CCTN's members will help them in product design and development and marketing. CCTN hopes to make these tribal ladies self sufficient.