Since 2022
ARTTEN FOUNDATION
In a world marked by rising violence and deepening divisions –
a thread can be stronger than a wall. Walls divide and isolate.
Threads connect and endure. Artten Foundation offers:
Workshops · Guest Lectures · Exhibitions
Art Therapy · Team Building · CSR & Sustainability
Worn close to the heart
Roses of Ties
Roses of Ties is a female art collective consisting of Ukrainian refugees who use arts and crafts as a means of healing and integration. The initiative was developed by Ludmila Christeseva, who has been nominated for the Nelson Mandela Prize 2026 by the City of Stockholm. Roses of Ties presents workshops, art exhibitions, and performance works at human rights conferences, art institutions, and within academic research on memory, sustainability, and peacebuilding.
45+
Sustainability workshops
600+
Moments of Healing and Transformation
10mln +
People connected and inspired
550+
Ties became Roses of Ties
Weaving Global Impact: Patterns of Empowerment, Solidarity, and Peace
Weaving art - Healing art
Turkey-Belarus
The project united women from Belarus and Turkey.
Ukraine-Greece-USA
Presentation of "Light Saves Lives" during Stockholm Design Week.
Belarus-Turkey-France
Women across borders and restrictions crochet for peace.
USA-Norway-Ukraine
The textile workshop at Oslo Freedom Forum.
Ukraine-Sweden
Flash Mob at Modern Art Museum in Stockholm for Museums' Night.
Ukraine-Sweden
Ukrainian and Swedish children painted a body of works for peace.
Collective Weaving for Peace
Gul&Blå:
Hela Sverige Flätar
Over 8,000 participants have taken part in the collective weaving of a 6 x 3 meter Swedish flag, side by side with Ukrainian refugees. Originally initiated to unite two nations during the centennial celebration of Stockholm City Hall (Stadshuset) in 2023, the project has since grown into a powerful symbol of integration. The weaving workshops have taken place across Sweden and have been documented in a Master’s thesis at Uppsala University (2025), as well as in the documentary Weaving by Hsuan Yu Pan (New York, USA).
85+
Workshops across Sweden
1000+
Hours of Creativity
10mln +
People's hopes and aspirations
55+
Meters of recycled textiles are utilized
MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOW
Choose Donation Package
Hope
Contribute 100 SEK
Can provide materials to create 1 meter of camouflage net to save lives at the front in Ukraine.
Optimism
Contribute 500 SEK
Can provide materials to create 5 meters of camouflage net to save lives at the front in Ukraine.
Weave Camouflage net
Meaningful team-building
This workshop brings teams closer through collective making and preparedness in times of war and crisis. A hands-on activity that fosters empathy, connection and resilience - no crafting skills required. Weave the logo of your company together.
Donate Old Ties
Roses of Ties
A meaningful way to support Ukraine without donating money is to donate a tie. We transform ties into handmade roses brooches during wellbeing workshops. Roses of Ties are then sold to help finance the weaving of more camouflage nets and save more lives in Ukraine.
Ludmila Christeseva is an accomplished artist and curator, recognized for her commitment to amplifying female voices in the arts through various international projects.
With the onset of the war in Ukraine, Christeseva took the lead in organizing public textile workshops focused on the production of camouflage nets. Her noble aim was to contribute to saving lives in Ukraine. During this period, she formed an art collective named “Crafts that Unite, Heal, and Last,” consisting of Ukrainian refugee mothers and children who wove for peace.
In acknowledgment of her significant societal impact, bringing hope and optimism to those who lost families and homes, Ludmila Christeseva was nominated for the Nelson Mandela Prize. She achieved further acclaim by winning the prestigious Impact of the Year 2023 award from IHM Impact Awards, solidifying her dedication to making a positive change through her artistic initiatives.
Global Sisterhood
Committed To Empowering Women
Weaving, knitting, and other forms of craft have long been part of women’s invisible labor across generations and cultures. At ARTTEN Foundation, we work to bring this understanding back into communities and public conversation.
A world without crafts is a world without women – without mothers, sisters, care, memory, and shared knowledge. Through our projects, we promote craft as a method of making women visible, not only as artists or curators, but as carriers of culture, resilience, and collective memory.
Democracy and Gender Equality
Our initiatives are designed as collaborative spaces where women come together to exchange knowledge, support one another, heal, and strengthen wellbeing through collective creative practice. In a fragmented world shaped by war, migration, and social isolation, craft becomes a language of connection, care, and continuity.
We address patterns of exclusion, structural inequalities, and unequal power relations through art, craft, education, and community-based collaboration. By creating spaces for participation, storytelling, and intercultural exchange, we aim to strengthen women’s visibility, agency, and wellbeing while contributing to a more inclusive and equitable society.
- Unique curatorial strategies
- Networking and collaboration
- Education and coaching
- Sustainability
Made in Solidarity and Compassion
Suzani for Peace
The “Suzani for Peace” project amplifies women’s voices for peace through various artistic expressions. Women globally have joined the project, contributing their unique granny square designs to create a unified artwork titled “Solidarity.”
Turkey
Turkish women are actively engaged in Suzani for Peace project.
United States
Documentary Film Production with female directors.
Belarus
Curatorial strategies to bring visibility to Belarusian female artists.