IDENTITY:
Artifactory is a powerful and flexible nexus that that envisions a culture-driven society . Artifactory offers since 2017 socio-cultural activities, programs and projects for the sustainable development of the region's potential through non-formal education, new skills, with international collaborations and focus on cultural heritage, culture and art
AIMS:
ARTIFACTORY aims to demonstrate the socio-economic potential of heritage and the educational value of culture and the arts through firsthand experiences with audiences at heritage places, attracting projects, skills and networks for community growth and development. The founding members of ARTIFACTORY are involved in more than 20 years in the design and implementation of EU and national funded projects in the domain of culture, cultural heritage planning, cultural heritage audiovisuals, tourism, training, mobility and academic research.
The main aims and fields of expertise comprise:
-YOUTH WORK:
to involve youth into non-formal learning and international mobility opportunities; to empower and support youth to act responsibly and creatively for their communities and heritage; to improve their life and professional skills through cultural and arts firsthand experiences
-TOURISM DEVELOPMENT:
ARTIFACTORY delivers projects that demonstrate the educational value of culture and the arts through first-hand experiences with audiences at places with cultural significance, cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage. In addition ARTIFACTORY works to improve the planning capacities of tourism professionals and raise awareness of communities, professionals and policy makers on the socio-economic potential of cultural heritage.
-CULTURE & CCI:
linking the onsite experience to digital heritage by exploiting the
powers of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) is a particularity of ARTIFACTORY, proven with awarded projects.
-CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION & TRAINING:
ARTIFACTORY develops training for heritage and tourism professionals to help them adapt to the constantly changing knowledge ecosystem and evolve the individual skills to improve their professional statuses and is very actively involved in the tourism guide education. ARTIFACTORY works to stimulate projects, initiatives, and investments by involving and engaging the youth at a grassroots level. It involves the youth into informal learning and international mobility opportunities, empowering the latter to act responsibly and creatively for their community heritage.
EXPERIENCE:
The founding members of ARTIFACTORY are involved in more than 15 years in the design and implementation of EU and international funded projects in the domain of culture, digital heritage and the arts, tourism, mobility and research . By designing a series of EU funded projects, they have accumulated expertise in the cultural, tourism and the arts.

