This is the first of two posts (my talk recording is in the 2nd post here) reflecting on ideas from writer-philosopher-poet Wendell Berry that influenced my art-forest-policy work over the last two decades. The next post details the odd coincidence in that I have been invited by curators to talk about a forest text that…Read more ‘Reflecting again on Wendell Berry’s– ‘the forest is the basis of a culture’
Close to Nature continuous cover forest management
Online Launch & INTERVIEW with Dr Nessa Cronin, NUIG – for Irish Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields, Gardens book
We live in an earth facing ecological crisis, changing weather systems, species extinctions, and global pandemics. How can we repair our collapsing environments? Learn from the creative practices of four artists working in southwest Ireland – Monica de Bath, Cathy Fitzgerald, Pauline O’Connell and Seoidín O’Sullivan – who ‘stay with the trouble’ and make ‘kin…Read more Online Launch & INTERVIEW with Dr Nessa Cronin, NUIG – for Irish Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields, Gardens book
Speaking with Megan Best Dublin City FM on Why Ecoliteracy Matters for the Creative Sector
Click image to listen to interview or this link 103.2 Dublin City FM Yesterday at 07:00 · On the Green Room at 9am, Megan Best chats to Cathy Fitzgerald, PhD by Creative Practice, from Cathy Fitzgerald. Haumea's ecoart page about the importance of ecoliteracy for arts practitioners and creative professionals. We'll also discuss her work in advocating for ecocide…Read more Speaking with Megan Best Dublin City FM on Why Ecoliteracy Matters for the Creative Sector