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Creative Ireland 2-day event draws enthusiastic crowds & Minister for Carlow Bog Banner Project

Over the last 5 years I have been so very fortunate to contribute my knowledge of ecosocial art practice gained through my experience and doctoral research to Creative Drummin and work closely with community artist and painter Jules Michael. You may enjoy this photo post of how magical such practices can become when the creativity…Read more Creative Ireland 2-day event draws enthusiastic crowds & Minister for Carlow Bog Banner Project

Irish farmer-forester Noel Kiernan shares how to live well with the wider Earth community

"There is widespread awareness of the environmental damage that can be caused by the wrong type of farming. We hear about it all the time. There isn’t as much discussion of those that are doing a great job farming for nature, about the positive stories, meaning we don’t have many good role models. This negative…Read more Irish farmer-forester Noel Kiernan shares how to live well with the wider Earth community

Routledge Handbook of Placemaking 2021 ‘The Hollywood Forest Story: Placemaking for the Symbiocene’

It is still a surprise to me, after a rather tortuous and risky Creative Practice-led PhD, that The Hollywood Forest Story, and particularly my framework to explain long term ecosocial (ecological) art practice has found resonance with others. And, over and over again, creatives and educators come back to me, after reading my most popular…Read more Routledge Handbook of Placemaking 2021 ‘The Hollywood Forest Story: Placemaking for the Symbiocene’