Blueway Art Studio is excited to announce they have received the Climate Innovation Fund for Athy Municipal area for their Future Ancestor Project.Subtitle for This BlockText for This BlockFuture Ancestor Project“When future generations look back upon the Great Derangement they will certainly blame the leaders and politicians…for their failure to address…climate…but they may well hold
How to be a Good Ancestor is an intergenerational project exploring the values of the UNESCO-endorsed Earth Charter with Anchor Youth Group & WIN(Women’s Integrated Network) in Athy, Co. Kildare from April 2024-October 2024.Subtitle for This BlockText for This BlockHow to be a Good AncestorThe Earth Charter is a document with 16 principles inspiring a
Brigid’s BookBrigid means different things to different people and is celebrated as both Goddess and Christian saint. Traditionally associated with fire, she has become a powerful symbol of female endurance and women’s empowerment in Ireland.Purpose of our projectThe purpose of the project is to recognise women throughout 2024 whilst commemorating 1500 years since the death
Brigid’s Circles – Creative Responses to the Circular Economy In partnership with Monasterevin Sustainable Energy Community and Kilcock Community Garden and using elements associated with Brigid we will explore creative approaches to the Circular Economy with children and adults.Circles are powerful symbols in Irish and international indigenous cultures and Christian or non-Christian beliefs. We will
Subtitle for This BlockText for This BlockJoin Blueway Art Studio and Monasterevin Tidy Towns in a creative response to climate and biodiversity crises.San Aer – Flight of the Swift is a series of workshops, meetings, talks and training exploring The UNESCO Earth Charter, biodiversity and how we can make small changes for ecological integrity. We
War Widows – Ag Fanacht Ag Fanacht (Waiting) is the exhibition of the project War Widows by Angelina Foster, funded by the Kildare Decade of Commemorations. Please see the details at the end of this page for the exhibition venue & catalogue. The women were always waiting, waiting for news of their loved ones, waiting for
Tracing the Past: Gravestone rubbing in Kildare graveyardsTracing the stories in graveyards in County Kildare through the art of gravestone rubbing became the focus for a fascinating heritage art project inspired during lockdown.During the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, I started to visit Kildare graveyards within the limits we were allowed to travel – first
Creative exploration: Bringing Ernest Shackleton back to Kilkea SchoolThe great explorer Ernest Shackleton inspired an ‘artist in school’ project I coordinated that encouraged children’s exploration of their own creativity and the world beyond!Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), the world-renowned Antarctic explorer was born in Kilkea, Co Kildare. Whilst his leadership and survival skills are worshipped by many
Shackleton in Antarctica: Printmaking at the Sign of the PenguinsThe story of Shackleton in Antarctica tends to focus on the scale and bravery of the Endurance expedition, without noting the Kildare explorer’s printmaking and literary accomplishments.My ‘Printmaking at the Sign of the Penguins’ project set out to explore the creative story of Shackleton in Antarctica