🚀 Excited to Announce Our Participation in the Craftwork 4.0 Project! 🚀 We are thrilled to share that Carlow County Council is joining hands with international partners like Espronceda - Institute of Art & Culture, as part of the innovative Craftwork 4.0 project, led by Materahub in Italy, in collaboration with the OECON Group of Companies from Greece. This project, supported by the Creative Europe EU Funding, aims to nurture and empower a vibrant community of craft practitioners, particularly emerging and new artists. 🎨 Craftwork 4.0 is all about reimagining craft in today's world by exploring new models of creation, documentation, and showcasing. With a focus on co-creation and collaboration, the project will bring together organisations from across Europe over the next three years to develop a multimedia cooperative platform. From transnational residencies and festivals to the "European Craft Lab," we're excited to see how this initiative will celebrate and elevate culturally specific crafts and applied arts. 🌍 We can't wait to start working on this project and see the impact it will have on the craft sector across Europe! Stay tuned for more updates! 🎉 #Craftwork4.0 #CreativeEurope #CraftInnovation #CarlowCountyCouncil #EUProjects #CraftCommunity #CulturalExchange #Innovation #Creativity #CraftPractitioners
Council collaborative approach results in new Creative EU Partnership. Carlow County Council is confirmed to be part of a new EU project called Craftwork 4.0 project, led by Materahub in Italy in collaboration with the OECON Group of Companies from Greece. This innovative project is part of the Creative Europe EU Funding. The project will commence later this year and is called Craftwork 4.0. Craftwork 4.0 aims to support and nurture the community of craft practitioners, especially emerging and new craft artists. By tapping into the rich history and diversity of craft practices, the project will explore new models of creation, documentation, and showcasing, ensuring the craft remains relevant and vibrant in contemporary society. Bringing together organisations from across Europe for a three-year initiative, the project will develop a model for a multimedia cooperative, encouraging co-creation among craft professionals. The Platform will integrate making, documenting, and showcasing activities, moving beyond traditional archival methods to enhance accessibility and engagement for wider audiences. Through transnational residencies, festivals, roadshows, and the “European Craft Lab,” the Platform will explore diverse craft cooperation methods, reflecting and recording culturally specific crafts and applied arts. Commenting on the project, Cllr. Fergal Browne, Cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council said “We are immensely proud to see Carlow County Council taking a role in the Craftwork 4.0 project. This EU initiative is not just about preserving our rich cultural heritage but also about empowering our local craft practitioners, especially the new and emerging artists. By collaborating on an international platform, we are opening new opportunities for our local talents to innovate, create, and thrive in a global market. This project is a testament to our commitment to embracing creativity, economic sustainability, and cultural exchange in Carlow and beyond.” The Craftwork 4.0 brand will consist of three main elements: Academy, Business, and Collaboration. The Academy will focus on professional development, innovative skills for craft professionals, and audience and career development. The Business element will ensure sustainability through B2B and B2C relationships, encouraging audience development and the circulation of craft work. The Collaboration element will promote training through increased mobility, internationalisation, interdisciplinary creative processes, and the exchange of good practices through digital dissemination. Read at https://lnkd.in/dpUVs6RX Stacey Phelan John Shortall Kieran Comerford Séamus Doran Melissa Doyle Sarah Byrne Linda Culleton Lisa Hutton KCLR96FM Carlow Live SEPR, NOVA ISKRA Creative Industry Košice // CIKE Espronceda - Institute of Art & Culture ARTE.M cultural association on Madeira island Center Rog Creative Hub