Craftwork4.0All: Stone & Soul: Sustainable Lithography, Linoleum and Paper for Contemporary Artists

Then join us for Stone & Soul Craft Academy in Sweden, a dynamic 3-day workshop and hybrid hackathon at Helliden Folk High School, a renowned centre for paper crafts. The workshop is designed as a hybrid learning experience, allowing participants to choose whether to attend fully online or in-person, depending on their location and availability.

What is Craft Academy Sweden?

Stone & Soul: Sustainable Lithography, Linoleum and Paper for Contemporary Artists is an innovative event that brings together makers, artisans and entrepreneurs to:

• Learn from experts in paper, lithography and linoleum.
• Co-create new craft products and ideas.
• Explore the themes of sustainability, inclusiveness and entrepreneurship in craft.
• Develop business skills to bring craft to a European market.
• Network with a vibrant community of fellow creatives.

What will you do?

During this immersive 3-day experience, you will:

• Participate in hands-on workshops to deepen your knowledge of lithography, paper and linoleum techniques. The participants will be working in one of the 3 groups specialising in either Lithography, Paper or Linoleum.
• Collaborate in teams to design and prototype craft products that address contemporary challenges.
• Learn how to integrate sustainability, inclusiveness and entrepreneurship into your creative practice.   
• Develop a business plan to introduce your co-created products to a wider market.   
• Present your ideas and prototypes to a panel of experts and receive valuable feedback.   

Event details:

• Dates: September 5-7, 2025 (travelling dates: 4th and 8th of September 2025)
• In-person location: Helliden Folk High School, Skövde, Sweden
• Online participation: Details regarding online platform and access will be provided to selected participants. Online participants will engage in theoretical discussions, contribute to idea generation and work remotely with a Craft piece in Linoleum that will be presented.
• Attendance: full attendance and active participation in all planned activities of the programme are compulsory
• Format: 3-day workshop / hybrid hackathon   
• Participants: 28 in-person, 22 online

We are looking for:

• 2 in-person and 2 online participants from each of the following Countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, France, Ireland, Slovenia, Serbia, Slovakia. 
• 6 in-person and 2 online participants from Sweden.

Deadline for Applications: 9th June 2025, 23:59 CET

We welcome applications from both emerging and experienced practitioners.

More information: lucija.jankovec@center-rog.si