Artà, Mallorca
December 2020
COVID-19 response
Sewing & livelihoods
¡animO arta! began in Artà, Mallorca, in December 2020 as a local response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working with the local council, the initiative brought together residents facing financial difficulty for a sewing training project led by a professional seamstress.
Participants learned to make bags using Mallorcan IKAT fabric, creating a practical route to skills, income and continued creating and making beyond the workshop.
The initiative supported local residents in Mallorca whose livelihoods had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials, machines and expert guidance created a shared setting in which practical skills could be used to develop both products and new confidence.
Support can help locally organised initiatives turn practical skills into confidence and livelihood opportunity. Contact the foundation to discuss involvement.
