Kilkenny Arts Office and The Emerging Curator Development Programme as a part of Kilkenny Arts Festival, are excited to invite you to Returning to the Earth / Ag Filleadh ar an Talamh with guest speakers visual artist Deirdre O’Mahony, and author of Irish and Ecology / An Ghaeilge agus Éiceolaíocht Michael Cronin, on Friday the 11th of August at Rothe House.
Kilkenny is a city rich in history, heritage and the Irish language, where the arts are a significant ingredient in contributing to its progression of the social, cultural, creative, political, and environmental future. A county also renowned for its fertile land and acres of productive farmland, there are many links to be drawn between the art, landscape, language and lore of Kilkenny.
As a part of Kilkenny Arts Festival, Returning to the Earth / Ag Filleadh ar an Talamh is a unique one-day event inviting the public to join selected artists and researchers to come together to explore our relationship to the landscape in Kilkenny, addressing themes of ecology, sustainability and the Irish language, all of which are inextricably bound with our relationship to place here in Ireland.
Join us at 3PM for an afternoon of research presentations followed by sustainable refreshments provided by a local cafe. Refreshments will take place in the gardens to allow for further discussion on the themes explored in the talks.
To book a place, please contact Deirdre on 0567794547 or email deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
Tickets cost 10€.