Crafts

In “Craftsmanship without Borders” (Crafts) project local municipalities will strengthen their joint tourism attractiveness by educating, training and supporting artisans in 15 locations in Latvia-Russia cross-border territories.

The project offers four answers to the question what unites crafts over borders: metalworking, textile including weaving and sewing, woodworking and ceramics and glass. 8 project partners will concentrate their efforts on helping local craftsmen to use local resources and traditional technologies for producing products in modern design that would attract the attention of a potential buyer.

80 artisans on both sides of the border will be directly involved in the following project activities:

• theoretical capacity building courses, 3-day creative workshops and cross-border networking fairs;
• modernization of craftmanship equipment in Riebini, Kraslava, Ilukste, Aglona, Rugaji, Preili, Livani, Cibla, Porhov and Pskov;
• improvement of infrastructure for tourism promotion in Daugavpils, Luznava, Balvi, Andrupene, Berkenele and Porhov;
• a set of promotion events including joint internet platform, production and dissemination of visual stories and information materials.