We are looking for creative and engaged collaborators.
Would you like to help strengthen a more active cultural life in Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Ofoten?
Note! Change of dates for the Living Lab in Kabelvåg in Lofoten. You now have the opportunity to apply to participate from August 10–14.
The sessions will be conducted in English.
Application deadline: June 20
📍 Lofoten Living Lab workshop
🗓️ August 10–14, 2026 (in-person workshop days)
Is this for you?
We invite artists, cultural workers, creatives of all kinds, and anyone interestedregardless of background, to take part in a collaborative process in Lofoten and Vesterålen.
This is an invitation to join already selected projects that aim to develop the region’s social and cultural fabric through collaboration between culture and tourism. Rather than submitting new ideas, you will contribute your perspectives, skills, and energy to an existing projects exploring cultural heritage, craft regenerative tourism, and local community engagement.
Participants will work in a prototyping lab, where they collaborate in groups to develop, expand, and transform the projects.
If you are curious, open to co-creation, and motivated to collaborate, this is for you.
What do we offer?
Access to a European network of creators through the EU-funded Culturality project
Participation in a structured Living Lab development process
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Travel and accommodation covered
Hva tilbyr vi?
• Participation in a structured Living Lab development process
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Travel and accommodation covered
• Access to a European network of creators through the EU-funded Culturality project
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Beneath the Surface in Lofoten
The Underwater Nature Trail is a project currently under development that aims to make life beneath the ocean surface more accessible, understandable, and inspiring for everyone. By sharing local knowledge, traditional craftsmanship, artisanal practices, and harvesting from the sea, as well as natural and culinary resources, the project seeks to foster greater interest in and responsibility for the ocean and local coastal heritage, while also strengthening awareness of Lofoten’s local arts and crafts and particular traditional practices.
The project will also highlight craft practices and aesthetic expressions connected to coastal culture, and make visible the relationships between nature, material use, and creative traditions. It is being developed in collaboration with local stakeholders and will serve both as a learning arena for nature-based experiences and as a platform for cultural heritage.
What is a Living Lab?
A Living Lab workshop is a space where people come together to collaborate, explore, and learn together around ideas or complex challenges. It is open to everyone, regardless of background, and aims to actively promote diversity.
The process consists of four stages:
- Problem framing – Bring your idea, rethink it, and explore its possibilities.
- Prototyping – Build a quick and simple version of the idea (an object, process, or experience).
- Testing – Test it with real users or audiences, see what works, and refine it.
- Dissemination – Share results and learnings so others can adapt, further develop, or scale them
APPLY HERE
Application deadline: June 20, 2026
Prototype workshop: August 10–14 (Kavelvåg, Lofoten)
Obligations for Selected Participants
- The participant commits to attending all sessions on the days they have selected, as well as participating in activities related to the prototyping process.
- Show respect for all participants. Expressions involving intolerance or discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, diversity, social status, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ideology, or similar are not tolerated.
- Acknowledge all group members’ participation and contributions.
- Take care of materials, tools, furniture, and facilities during the lab.
Mer om Culturality-prosjektet
Les mer: https://culturalityproject.eu/