LAKESCAPE
Creative Lake Restoration Network
Project Summary
LAKESCAPE is a cross-border creative floating market, collaboratively implemented by the European Great Lake
regions of Vänern, Ohrid and Balaton. It tests creativity-based methods to contribute to the regeneration of lakeshore ecosystems and communities in rural regions, exploring art & culture’s role in promoting healthy lake ecosystems and communities across Europe. We connect 3 creative communities in Lidköping (Sweden), Ohrid (N. Macedonia) and Vezprém (Hungary) to:
- build capacity for and co-produce craft- and design works by European creators, on nature-human balanced production methods inspired by biosphere reserve principles.
- exhibit lake-friendly creative works and develop a concept for a European floating market, to educate about
environmental sustainability via creative practice and strengthen the cultural vibrancy of lakeshore communities.
- inspire and popularize the creative use of Great Lake natural and cultural heritage as sustainable, accessible resources for innovation.
LAKESCAPE supported 12 creators (artisans, designers) from Sweden, North Macedonia, Hungary, Spain, Netherlands and Poland across Ireland, across 3 artist residencies (in Lidköping, Struga, Barnag) including capacity-building sessions on lake-regenerative methodologies, lake-related creative skills workshops, and 3 floating test-events.
Original creative works by these 12 creators were exhibited at the Vänern Floating Market in August 2025, an international creative market visitable via floating platforms, including in its programme the LakeCulture Summit 2025, a transnational conference about sustainable lifestyles in lakeshore societies, lakeshore cultural heritage, and environmentally sustainable culture production gathering representatives from several European great Lake locations.
The legacy of the project is active through lento.network, an experimental webstore for slow-shopping, 12 short movies about the participating creator’s sustainable productions methods, and our Creative Floating Market Exhibition Catalogue.
PROJECT RESULTS
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PRODUCED BY
Coordinated by Transversal Project: A cultural strategy agency in Malmö, working across borders to set up innovative, culture-driven, g/local development projects. Their portfolio includes international artistic residencies, trainings on sustainable cultural productions, a sunlight art festival, and a floating design market. The coordinator contact for the project is Tiago Prata.
Co-implemented by:
INKA – Initiative for independent cultural activism (MK): Association Initiative for Independent Cultural Activism INCA is a pool of independent artists and cultural workers, united under common goals for advocating and production of cultural and artistic goods at local level in the city of Struga. Focused practice art activism and participatory art for development work about the natural environment and public spaces. Experienced with Festival production, artistic residencies, and advocating for social causes, including urban and digital activism (artvertising via fanzines, websites, merchandise, video and poster design) about development causes.
Pro Progressione: a Budapest-based artistic hub that connects people, professions and ambitions by designing international collaborations in the field of culture. Built up on five main pillars, PP Social, PP Cult, PP Arts, PP Green and PP Sound. They are active in the field of socially engaged arts, cultural & natural heritage interpretation, music as tradition and the productions of unique performances, and have broad experience with European cooperation projects.
FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only
and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European
Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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