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Welcome to Arts North’s web site and on-line gallery of fine high quality crafts produced exclusively on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada by resident artisans.
Arts North is unique among shops located amidst the spectacular scenery of the world famous Cabot Trail. Everything displayed for purchase at Arts North is made here on Cape Breton, and is chosen for inclusion in the Arts North collection by a jury of
professional crafts persons.
Our collection includes stoneware pottery, silver jewelry, weaving, prints, basketry, quilts, silk, floor cloths
and driftwood whales, all hand made here on the island. We offer on-site retail
with
worldwide shipping from the store, as
well
as displaying a selection of
work 
available online through this web site. A visit to Arts North, therefore, becomes both an opportunity to purchase high quality original Cape Breton crafts on site, as well as a chance to see and touch the work that’s also available for later online purchase.
The pristine beauty of the environment of northern Cape Breton, just north of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, influences the themes of each artist’s creations. We
so recognize the close association between the environment of northern Cape Breton and the work of its resident artisans that throughout this site you’ll find scenics of
northern Cape Breton, the same region so inspiring to our artists. Just as the pristine “mountains meeting the sea” beauty of 
our region dramatically inspires our resident artists, so also does it affect our visitors, and we’re constantly
told by our customers at Arts North that they wish they’d planned to spend a few days in the area north of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, rather than planning to drive around the Trail in a day. These folks almost always return another year to spend more time here.
So be forewarned: Plan to spend more than a day immersing yourselves in the  beauty of the area, as well as in the beauty you’ll find at Arts North, or immediately begin making plans to do so on a future return visit.
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