A brand new distinctive exhibition that blends artwork and local weather motion will run at Portlaoise library all through June.
The exhibition ‘Image Our Future’ is an interactive expertise designed for public participation. It’s open to the general public from Friday, June 7 and is free.
Laois County Council, in partnership with Eire’s Data Centre for Carbon, Local weather, and Group Motion (IKC3), not too long ago concluded a floor breaking course titled Techniques Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises and Communities (SISEC). This course, targeted on the Portlaoise Low Carbon City Mission, bringing collectively members from varied organizations and companies throughout Laois over three months.
The course empowered native members with the talents and information vital to deal with sustainability challenges inside their communities. It taught the best way to apply ‘methods considering’ to deal with native local weather change points collaboratively and for the long run.
All through the course, artist Oisin McGann employed a way referred to as graphic recording to create a novel visible report of the members’ studying journey. This course of impressed a brand new set of illustrations by Oisin, exploring local weather challenges and forming a significant a part of the Image Our Future exhibition.
Oisin collaborated with fellow artists Laura Dunne and Aisling Brennan to creatively interpret the achievements and future plans for the Portlaoise Low Carbon City Mission. The ensuing Image Our Future exhibition invitations guests to discover Laois local weather motion via a collection of illustrations by Oisin and informative items by Aisling, all showcased within the coronary heart of Portlaoise Library. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO
Photograph: Artists Aisling Brennan and Laura Dunne on the set up of the Image Our Future exhibition in Portlaoise Library. Image: Alf Harvey.
Along with the exhibition, there can be free, interactive workshops for all age teams. These workshops will information guests via local weather actions—huge or small—that they’re keen about, utilizing ‘methods considering’. One other workshop focus can be on capturing complicated concepts in a easy, visible, and fascinating method.
To guide a workshop house, go to https://tinyurl.com/5n7jwwks or emailportlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ie or name 057 86 22333.
Bernie Foran County Librarian and Artistic Eire Coordinator commented: “Artistic Eire Laois are delighted to help the Image Our Future Exhibition and workshops. Exploring how the humanities can be utilized to advertise dialogue and motion round Local weather Change in methods which might be provocative and fascinating is a necessary a part of this transformational course of.”
Suzanne Dempsey Local weather Motion Coordinator Laois County Council, added: “By integrating artwork and methods considering, we are able to make complicated local weather challenges extra accessible and relatable. This method fosters better neighborhood involvement and drives significant optimistic change.”
Laura Dunne, Inventive Director, shared: “Collaborating on this challenge has been a rewarding expertise. The illustrations and workshops are designed to encourage and empower people to take actionable steps towards a sustainable future.”
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