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Artefact GALLERY, third round
The third round of the Artefact Gallery focuses on the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and circular economy in rural areas across Europe. Many traditional crafts inherently embrace circularity, producing durable, repairable, and recyclable products made locally from renewable, locally sourced materials with minimal waste. Examples presented in this edition showcase how craftspeople keep on circular practices or, by making conscious adjustments, introduce principles of circular economy into their work, contributing to more sustainable and resource-efficient rural communities and society as a whole.
#3.3 - Selected by Region Värmland (Sweden)
Selected by CULTURALITY partner Region Värmland, the Svartstick (Blackwork) sweater is a slow-fashion garment knitted in Swedish wool by artisan Ulrika Lundgren. Its design draws on the clean lines of historic clothing and the traditional black-on-white embroidery style from Dalarna, which traces its roots back to the 16th-century Orient. Embodying a philosophy of sustainability, the sweater is built for longevity and repair, featuring the year of production within its pattern to celebrate the value of aging over fast trends.
WELCOME TO CULTURALITY
The CULTURALITY project aims to promote cultural and creative tourism activities to aid the sustainable development of rural areas, encouraging job creation and population settlement. By researching the cultural heritage, including artisan material culture (techniques, materials, patterns, and decorative elements) and intangible culture (music, oral knowledge, and culinary traditions), the project will foster non-seasonal tourism. It will cater to local communities’ needs, focusing on at-risk groups like women, the elderly, and youth, involving international multidisciplinary teams specializing in digital heritage, research, communication and dissemination. The emphasis will be on constant collaboration and sharing of experiences to enhance collective knowledge and ensure optimal results.
how will we do it?
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Establishing a collaborative network to promote cultural tourism in rural & remote areas through crafts & skills
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Revitalising and economically developing local ecosystems through cultural tourism research activities linked to crafts
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Embracing digital tools & technologies as a key platform to enhance productivity, visibility, and impact
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Developing suitable stakeholder engagement tools & clustering actions
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Promoting knowledge exchange and contributing to capacity building & p2p learning of local ecosystems as agents of change
Meet the partners
CULTURALITY brings together an international network of 13 organizations from 9 different countries with different backgrounds to tackle the current social, cultural, economic, and environmental challenges from rural & remote areas, raise awareness of the possibilities of cultural tourism and promote local communities as agents of change by providing a suitable framework for collaboration of the local ecosystems through training, peer to peer learning and knowledge exchange.
