The Ballybunion Bean Festival focused on the potential of beans as the most fun and climate friendly food for the future. The Ballybunion Bean Festival was organised by Brilliant Ballybunion, a creative climate action project that focuses of supporting community...
What If We Were Brilliant? is a hopeful and creative project by Brilliant Ballybunion and artist Lisa Fingleton for IMMA Earth Rising that explores how communities can be “brilliant not brutal” in the face of biodiversity loss and climate change.
The project has been selected for the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Earth Rising festival from 12th-14th September. Earlier this year IMMA invited proposals for collaborations between visual artists, Irish-based environmental groups, and local communities and Brilliant Ballybunion was one of the four* selected projects.
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...
“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.
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...