The Turning Ground series of talks created a space that brought artists, local communities, activists and academics together to discuss how creative ecologies and socio-ecological futures could be supported in an urban environment, particularly focusing on the Dublin 8 area. The talks, with international and national experts, were also broadcast on NCAD’s YouTube channel.
The series was convened by The Digital Hub’s Artist-in-Residence Seoidín O’Sullivan and NCAD lecturer and artist Gareth Kennedy.
Topics covered included art and critical ecological practice, local Dublin 8 community ecological projects, urban city toolkits for climate justice, permacultures, and urban ecological mapping.
Bringing fresh perspectives on these topics were international speakers including Panagiota Kotsila (Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability), Margaretha Haughwout (Colgate University), Sinead Mercier (UCD Sutherland School of Law), and Mojisola Adebayo (Queen Mary, University of London) & Nicole Wolf (Goldsmiths, University of London), and Austin Campbell from Dublin 8’s Robert Emmet Community Development Project who discussed the importance of ecological projects in a local community setting.
Events in the series were free to attend.
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