The KinShip Project presents EcoLab Summer 2025 Event
The KinShip EcoLab is a hub for eco-arts and citizen-led education at Tramore Valley Park. Artist Philip Ryan has been awarded at placement to work with Douglas Men's Shed to design and make bespoke seating for The KinShip EcoLab. Below is a programme of public events taking place throughout the Summer.
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. Click here to book on Eventbrite.
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 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. Click here to book on Eventbrite.
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. Booking link coming soon.
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. Click here to book on Eventbrite.
Sunday 31 August at 12:00 pm. Cultivating Kinship workshop with Cork Queer Nature Collective. Queer folks and allies welcome to this guided walk and talk. Booking link coming soon.
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. Booking link coming soon.
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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