LjurhallaFabriken is a non-profit organisation and resource centre for art and design, based within a 1930s factory and surrounding forest in rural Vårgårda.

Led by artist Rachel Barron and child culture designer Nathan Clydesdale, we are creating a meeting place for community building, resource sharing, collaboration and exchange.

We are also establishing an artist residency on site, in collaboration with Skogen, Gothenburg.

The factory was built in 1938 by manufacturer Ivar Ekman to produce threshing machines and other agricultural machinery. The site has since undergone major renovation with generous support from Kulturbryggan, Sparbanksstiftelsen Alingsås, Boverket and Leader Sjuhärad. Design by Fabel Arkitektur.

Ongoing projects financed by Borås Region and Vårgårda municipality include:

'Food Journeys: Att dela historier över kulturgränser genom konst och mat' in collaboration with Andreas Engman.

'Connectors: A toolkit for co-creating and community building through sustainable furniture design'

We do not currently have regular opening hours - please get in touch if you would like to arrange a visit: ljurhalla.fabriken@gmail.com

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Ljurhalla Fabriken