KinShip Project Events at the EcoLab
The KinShip EcoLab is a hub for eco-arts and citizen-led education at Tramore Valley Park.
The next KinShip programme of events will be announced in Spring 2026. Scroll down for recent public events that took place in 2025.
For more event information, follow KinShip Project on Eventbrite. If you have an idea for an event that you would like to co-host with KinShip Project, get in touch with kinshipassistance [@] gmail.com
Artist Residency
- In 2025, artist Philip Ryan was been awarded a KinShip Artist Placement to work with Douglas Men's Shed to design and make bespoke seating for The KinShip EcoLab.
- The seating will be unveiled in Winter 2025.
Recent Events at KinShip EcoLab
Sunday 28 September at 2-3.30pm. Cluas 2025:immersive sound art in Tramore Valley Park exploring the subterranean, the ground & the aerial with leading artists. This event is a celebration of live sound art that considers the subterranean, the ground and the aerial in Tramore Valley Park. Sound artists Danny McCarthy, Mick O'Shea, Irene Murphy, Andy Ingamells, Harry Moore and Sean Taylor will perform an unplugged sound art composition
Saturday 27 September at 12pm. Drawing Creatures with Ashleigh Ellis. Your drawings will become cyanotype-printed cushions for future EcoLab events!
Sunday 21 September at 11:00 am. Meitheal for Insects with Nature Network Ireland. Help us build insect hotels to provide habitat enhancement for Tramore Valley Park's insects.
Friday 19 September at 5pm. Eco-Poetry Reading featuring poets Leah Sohotra, Sheila Mannix, Otto Goodwin, Brendan Duffin & Jenny Mitchell. On Culture Night, Tramore Valley Park’s EcoLab will come alive with words that celebrate, challenge, and reimagine our relationship with the natural world.
Sunday 31 August at 12:00 pm. Dáimh le Dúlra/Cultivating Kinship workshop with Cork Queer Nature Collective. Queer folks and allies welcome to this guided walk and talk.
Saturday 23 August at 12:00 pm. Heritage Week's Wild Child Day Bug Hunt & Art Workshop with Robbie Carroll and Ashleigh Ellis. Nature Network Ireland invites families and children to explore the world of insects in Tramore Valley Park with sweep nets and inspection pots. Art workshop will include cyanotype making and drawing with oak gall ink.
Friday 15 August at 10:30 am. Blue Leaf Connection Book Club with Diana Rivero. Discussion of the book Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. The final session will conclude discussion of Rooted as well as leading participants in contemplative and creative practice related to Tramore Valley Park's ecology.
Friday 18 July at 2:00 pm. Creative Soundwalk with Sean Taylor. Marking World Listening Day, the soundwalk will introduce participants to the study of listening, creative soundwalking and the meditative practices of Tai Chi and Qigong.
Sunday 13 July at 1:00 pm. Cllr. Kieran McCarthy leads Views from a Park – The Black Ash and Tramore Valley Park, a historical walking tour. Meet at Half Moon Lane gate, free, 2 hours, no booking required.
Friday 11 July at 10:30 am. Blue Leaf Connection Book Club with Diana Rivero. Discussion of the book Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. The session will also include meditation, nature walk and therapuetic art practice.
To find out about all past events follow this link: What's On
About The KinShip Project
KinShip - we are not separate from nature, but an interdependent part of it.
The KinShip Eco-Lab is an outcome of the KinShip Project, a durational public artwork at Tramore Valley Park by Cork City Council in partnership with artists Lennon Taylor (Marilyn Lennon and Sean Taylor and supported by Creative Ireland. The KinShip EcoLab programme is managed by Nature Network Ireland with the support of a Counsel of Communities that includes Cork Healthy Cities, Cork’s UNESCO Learning City, Green Spaces for Health, MTU Clean Technology Lab and UCC Environmental Research Institute.
The KinShip Project commenced in 2021 as one of 15 initiatives nationally supported by the Creative Climate Action Award.
At this link, you’ll find an archive of the Kinship project since it began in 2021, documenting its evolution through events, collaborations, and community engagement. The site includes information about the art project programme, the wide range of contributors, participating artists, local partners, funders, and the ethos that has shaped the project over the years.
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