Creative Landscapes (CL) is a European Erasmus+ project that reimagines rural territories as spaces where art, education, and ecology converge to shape sustainable futures. The project unfolds through an artist residency program, a training initiative for cultural workers, and a series of participatory activities involving local communities.

CL approaches rural areas as living ecosystems, places where knowledge, traditions, and creative potential intertwine. It explores how artistic and educational practices can activate these territories, transforming community spaces into dynamic hubs for artistic and cultural learning, and fostering collaboration at the local level.

The project develops across two distinctive contexts: Sasso Marconi, in the Bologna Apennines (Italy), and Svencioneliai, a small forest town in northeastern Lithuania. Though geographically distant, both share a profound connection to the land and a desire to link cultural renewal with environmental awareness.

In Sasso Marconi, activities take place at Borgo di Colle Ameno, a restored seventeenth-century village that has become a gathering place for artists, educators, and residents. Surrounded by the rolling Apennine hills, this setting hosts residencies, workshops, and public programs where creativity becomes a catalyst for social bonds and ecological consciousness. Here, the project experiments with innovative learning processes that nourish environmental education and sustainable practices through artistic and cultural engagement.

In Svencioneliai, Misko Uostas has transformed a former railway site into a vibrant space for artistic production and community learning. Nestled in the forests of the Dzukija region, it provides a platform for decentralized and inclusive cultural education, ensuring accessibility in underserved rural contexts and encouraging the blending of traditional knowledge with contemporary creative approaches.

Aligned with the priorities of Erasmus+, Creative Landscapes promotes sustainable, inclusive, and innovative forms of learning that connect culture, ecology, and community across Europe’s rural territories.