Artists announced for new residency programme focusing on air quality and pollution
Galway Arts Centre, in conjunction with Galway City Council, announced the awarding of three art commissions under an innovative new artist-in-residence programme. The programme supports artists to engage with the communities of Galway City’s Westside and to creatively respond to scientific research on air quality and climate conducted by local citizens and climate scientists from the University of Galway.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council commissions artists to explore local forests
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has announced the award of three art commissions under its new ‘Nature and Place’ initiative. Supported by Coillte and the Dublin Mountains Partnership, the initiative provides funding to professional artists to observe, explore, and respond to the public forests in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Impact of modern-day tech on society at centre of new art exhibition at dlr LexIcon
What impact do rapidly advancing ICT technologies have on modern-day society? What are the environmental consequences associated with economic growth? How will climate change and a weakening Gulf Stream affect Ireland? These are among the questions at the centre of ‘Landscapes and Oddities’, a new art exhibition at the dlr LexIcon.