WHAT: Contemporary artistic interventions that engage with community workshops, social entrepreneurship and innovation as a catalyst for local economies WHERE: In the rural townships within the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the residential city of Oaxaca and the European cities Reijmyre, Malmö, Stockholm, Brussels and London. HOW: By examining pre-industrial craft production in relation to post-industrial electronics, digital media and permaculture, we bring together models from both sides, SEEKING new models for cultural regenerationWHY: For the preservation of cultural diversity and a higher degree of resilience through traditional vocation and craftsmanship. For reconceiving the role of the artist within society and her contribution to the social and economic wellbeing of her place of residence. This European-Mexican collaboration connects art and traditional – as well as future – crafts, while bridging the gap between the digital, mediated and corporeal world. The overall aim is to function as a catalyst of socio-economic transformations induced by transcultural production.EITC centres on the community workshops of the township of Zegache Sta Ana, state of Oaxaca, Mexico – renowned for restoration of traditional artefacts, as well as contemporary artists' interventions. The community workshops fulfil a crucial role in the creation of work opportunities and the establishment of an economic outlook for socially-challenged rural areas.EITC extends the current activities of the community workshops to include electronics, digital media and permaculture. Cultural production is intertwined with business development in order to guarantee a sustainable continuation of the project. The goal is to create an example with international relevance of how to encourage artistic creation, protect cultural identities and secure sustainable local economies.