Carlow creatives invited to lunch to give their input to European-wide project

Creative and craftspeople in Carlow are being invited to attend a lunchtime focus group to help establish priorities for a European-wide project. 

Inputs will help to set priorities for training, mentoring, and resources under the Hands Across Generations programme. 

It is a European cooperation project that is co-funded by Erasmus+ and includes seven organisations across the continent. 

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Over the next two years the project will develop a Digital Heritage Toolkit with e-learning resources, run intergenerational mentorship workshops, deliver sustainability and circular economy training, and coordinate exhibitions, focus groups, and policy actions.

The Carlow focus group will run from 12:30pm to 2pm at Enterprise House in Carlow on Thursday, February 5th. 

Those in attendance will be provided with lunch. 

This informal session will focus on what County Carlow needs by helping to inform the development of the local craft and creative enterprise strategy.

By attending, creatives can highlight skills that require protection, identify gaps in digital capability, and shape sustainability supports that work for local studios and workshops.

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The findings from Carlow will inform the design and timing of activities delivered in the county and will feed into European policy development through the project partnership. 

"Carlow’s craft community has a distinct voice, and we want to hear it. By joining this informal focus group, crafters and creatives can influence training, sustainability and digital priorities for craft," Lisa Hutton, EU Project Coordinator, said.

If you are a person working within the craft and creative space in Carlow and would like to have your say, please register your interest here or email enterprise@carlowcoco.ie.