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BluePrint: All-Island Learning Day
DATE: 5 Jul, 2024TIME: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wilderland is joining BluePrint for their All-Island learning and exchange on creative co-creation with communities to support climate adaptation & resilience – sharing experiences from Derry, Tyrone, Mayo and beyond.
BluePrint* is hosting an All-Island learning day focused on exploring creativity and co-creation to communicate climate risks. The day will bring together flood-affected communities from Mayo, Derry and Tyrone, as well as scientific partners, creative practitioners, and government representatives to exchange learning on communicating climate risk and building community resilience.
This event aims to explore of the value of creative approaches to share communities’ experiences, and support dialogue and communication around climate change. Participants will learn about the current ongoing co-creation process with communities in Eglinton and Newtownstewart, Derry City and Strabane District Council Area, through the Creative Climate Action Fund II Project BluePrint. Additionally, the learning exchange will draw on experiences from other Creative Climate Action Fund projects such as WIlderland, Ripple and Climate Immersion.
Wilderland is joining with BluePrint for their All-Island learning and exchange, and artist Elaine Harrington will host a workshop on creative place-making as a means of engaging with the landscape, to explore our relationship with the natural world and the challenges of climate change.
Other local collaborators in the event will include the Crossmolina Community Services Programme (CSP), Crossmolina Community Council CLG and the Atlantic Seaboard North Climate Action Regional Office.
A key element will be a guided walk in Crossmolina with flood-affected community representatives and artists, to explore flood resilience measures, as well as discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities of using art and creativity to communicate climate risks.
The all-island learning and exchange day will contribute to the development of a Creative Co-creation Toolkit as part of the Blueprint project. This toolkit will serve as a resource for local governments, artists, researchers, and others interested in collaborating creatively with communities to enhance climate risk communication and community resilience.
This initiative is a collaborative effort led by MaREI, University College Cork, in partnership with Mayo County Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, and the Playhouse Derry.
About BluePrint
The BluePrint project is a recipient of the Creative Climate Action fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. The project engages flood-affected communities, in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area, from villages Eglinton and Newtownstewart, in an artistic co-creation process to share and exchange their lived-experiences around flooding and climate adaptation. The aim is to design a creative co-creation toolkit targeting local governments and other professionals working with communities adapting to climate change across Ireland.
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Crossmolina Community Enterprise Centre, Mullinmore St., Knockalagen, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, F26 A0C7
