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...
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...
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...
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...
“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.
Gaza Emergency— Lisa Fingleton, ‘Speaking peace while selling arms’ now half price: €95 100% of proceeds of this sale will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières’ Gaza and their West Bank Emergency Regional Fund. The print is a collaboration between Lisa Fingleton and...
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.
Kerry Writers’ Museum showcases the work of leading contemporary artists and farmers Lisa Fingleton and Laura Fitzgerald during Heritage Week. They use video and humour to create work that is grounded in rural Ireland and explores global issues like climate change, food systems, community engagement, colonial legacies, conflict and magic.
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY AT K-Fest IN KILLORGLIN. 3PM FOR OUR FILMING SCREENING OF ‘VOICES FROM THE FIELD’ (CYMS THEATRE) Voices from the Field/Guthanna ón nGort (80 minutes), reflects the experiences of the ten farming families who have taken part in in the...
We are really delighted to be part of the RTE Nationwide special on biodiversity at 7pm this Wednesday 22nd May. The programme with include conversations about our journey at The Barna Way. We will also be focusing on biodiversity and creative projects based here at,...
Really looking forward to hosting this Brilliant Ballybunion Event here at The Barna Way with artists Jennie Moran @hiluncheonette Katie O’Connor @caitomusic and photogrpapher Rena Blake @blake.rena_photography An evening of radical hospitality, creativity & music...
If like me you are devastated by the proliferation of wars around the world and specifically the genocide of the people of Gaza, I believe it is essential that we look at our own role as a country. I have been extremely alarmed to learn of our growing military exports and believe we should have the right to know what is being produced in Ireland, by whom and where it is going.
Brillliant Ballybunion is hosting an open night for people who are interested in being creative, growing food and protecting nature Brilliant Ballybunion is an exciting new Creative Climate Action project, supporting the local community to creatively explore the...
A short story written and performed by Lisa Fingleton in response to the wars around the world recorded by Culture File on RTE Lyric FM
I hope this Winter newsletter inspires hope, peace and creative action with lots of links to free films, interviews and podcasts which I hope will be useful resources for you in your life and work. I am very grateful for the amazing opportunities this year, to connect...
How We Change The World, is.a weekly podcast by Deborah Rohan Schleuter designed to instill hope, encourage action, and celebrate progress in the realms of climate change, poverty, health, governance, social justice, education, animal welfare, conservation, and other...
RTE Culture File records for broadcast, four nature writers as they discuss how we can better resolve the complicated promises of wild nature. This event takes part as part of the Dublin Book Festival at the National Botanical Gardens at 2pm on Sunday 12th November....
Check out this new case study about our recent Creative Climate Action project that has just been published in the Library of Creative Sustainability on the Creative Carbon Scotland website: A CREATIVE IMAGINING: RETHINKING FUTURE FARMING IN IRELAND The Library of...
Lisa Fingleton is an artist, filmmaker, writer and grower who was inspired by a BLT sandwich to illustrate the journey of one sandwich and all its ingredients, uncovering some surprising discoveries along the way.
Lisa uses drawing as a tool to understand the world around her and to explore solutions for big challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Her work invites us to imagine the possibilities and potential for the world we want to see. The Sandwich Story cleverly illustrates the impact mass food production has on our environment and makes us think about the humble sandwich and its journey with every bite.
Oide Creativity, in collaboration with Kilkenny County Council Arts Office and artivist (artist and activist) Lisa Fingleton, presents a one-day elective workshop open to teachers at all levels and from all subject disciplines as well as TAP artists: This workshop...