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RTE Home Grown

RTE Home Grown The Third Series of the RTE Home Grown programme celebrating the Irish horticulture industry, showcases many inspiring projects around the country including Brilliant Ballybunion and the Barna Way. Brilliant Ballybunion is a Creative Climate Action Project which...

The Art of Sustenance, Sisterhood and Solidarity

The Art of Sustenance, Sisterhood and Solidarity What on earth can art do? What is the role of artists in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? How do we connect with sisters? Do feminists principles inform our practice? How do we sustain our practice? What sustains us? How does our art practice connect...

The Square Tomato Exhibition Opening

The Square Tomato Exhibition Opening Thank you so much to everyone who came the opening of The Square Tomato at Siamsa Tire. We were so delighted to have such a huge crowd. So wonderful to see so many people who are passionate about protecting food / ecosystems and the precious interconnectedness of...

Farming for Nature at The Barna Way

Farming for Nature at The Barna Way Rena Blake and Lisa Fingleton are new Farming for Nature Ambassadors 2024-2025. Farming for Nature at The Barna Way, they ask how do we grow food, protect nature and be creative all at the same time? They are based just outside Ballybunion, North Kerry where they run...

The Square Tomato Exhibition Opening 1st Feb 2025

The Square Tomato Exhibition Opening 1st Feb 2025

 “In one generation they will forget that tomatoes were round”. The Square Tomato Exhibition from 1st February to 22nd March 2025 at Siamsa Tire, Tralee. Inspired by the work of Indian writer and global food activist Dr Vandana Shiva, artist Lisa Fingleton, exposes the challenges of our food systems in terms of biodiversity, climate change and health.

Scenic Roots Exhibition at Townhall Cavan until 6th Sept 2024

Scenic Roots Exhibition at Townhall Cavan until 6th Sept 2024

Scenic Roots is a group exhibition exploring rural life, queer identity, folklore, biodiversity, sustainability, the Anthropocene, and social and cultural influence, through drawing and sculpture. With artists Kian Benson Bailes, Laura Fitzgerald, Lisa Fingleton, Siobhán McGibbon, and Maria McKinney, curated by Laura O’Connor.