Artists turn to Dublin’s forests to explore community benefits and climate impacts
For the past few months, three professional artists have been developing new work that creatively responds to the public forests of the Dublin Mountains, while also exploring the impacts of the climate crisis on these ecosystems.
Commissioned under the ‘Nature and Place’ initiative and funded by Creative Ireland dlr, the Dublin Mountains Partnership, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, details of the artworks were announced by the project partners today (18.02.26).
Galway exhibition turns air pollution data into immersive public experience
A new exhibition that seeks to engage the public on environmental health and air pollution is now open at Galway Arts Centre. Developed between artists, climate scientists and local communities, the exhibition features artworks that translate real-time air quality data into immersive artworks, highlighting the hidden impact of air pollution on our shared environment.
National heritage conference calls for creation of Climate Risk Register for Heritage
A major national conference on the future of Ireland’s heritage is taking place today (01.05.25) at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin. Hosted by the Heritage Council, ‘Heritage Horizons: Pathways to the Future’ brings together leading experts, policymakers, and sectoral leaders to discuss the economic, environmental, and cultural challenges and opportunities facing Ireland’s heritage.
Nature and climate change at centre of new art exhibition at Goethe-Institut
The impact of environmental pollution on plants and the effects of climate change on coastal wildlife are at the centre of ‘Disquieting Frequencies’, a new multimedia art exhibition, which opened at the Goethe-Institut Irland on 7th March 2024. Presented jointly by the Goethe-Institut and the Crespo Foundation, the exhibition marks the start of ‘The Glenkeen Variations’, a series of art exhibitions at the Goethe-Institut, which features the work of ten international artists who have participated in the Glenkeen Garden Residencies, an artist-in-residence programme in West Cork.