The Digital Hub and NCAD are collaborating for a second year running on a series of talks and workshops which address important societal issues. Picture by Shane O'Neill, Coalesce.
The Digital Hub and the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) have once again partnered to explore important societal themes with the launch of a series of talks, titled Turning Ground. The hybrid series will launch on Thursday May 26th and will also be broadcast on NCAD’s YouTube channel. The series will focus on socio-ecological futures in urban environments and will include talks and workshops with international and national experts.
This is the second year of events co-curated by The Digital Hub and NCAD, following last year’s highly successful Digital Cultures webinar series.
The Turning Ground series aims to create a space that brings artists, local communities, activists and academics together to discuss how creative ecologies and socio-ecological futures can be supported in an urban environment, particularly focusing on the Dublin 8 area. The series is convened by The Digital Hub’s current Artist-in-Residence Seoidín O’Sullivan and NCAD lecturer and artist Gareth Kennedy.
Focusing on creative urban ecologies, the series of talks and workshops will focus on a range of topics including art and critical ecological practice, local Dublin 8 community ecological projects, urban city toolkits for climate justice, permacultures, and urban ecological mapping.
Turning Ground will bring a fresh perspective on issues such as local ecologies, climate and the environment, with international speakers including Panagiota Kotsila (Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability), Margaretha Haughwout (Colgate University), Sinead Mercier (UCD Sutherland School of Law), and Mojisola Adebayo (Queen Mary, University of London) & Nicole Wolf (Goldsmiths, University of London).
The first talk on May 26th will hear from The Digital Hub’s Artist in Residence, Seoidin O’Sullivan and NCAD’s Gareth Kennedy. They will be joined by Austin Campbell from Dublin 8’s Robert Emmet Community Development Project to discuss the importance of ecological projects in a local community setting. The talk will draw from themes including greening urban areas, gentrification and the housing crisis.
The series of events are free to attend and registration for events will be available on the NCAD and The Digital Hub websites.
Fiach Mac Conghail, CEO of The Digital Hub said:
“We are delighted to be partnering with NCAD for a second year with the Turning Ground series. The relationship we have with our environment and ecology surrounding us is an important consideration for future urban planning and sustainable communities. Our location in the heart of the Liberties offers us a strong focus on supporting ecological and community projects and in particular how artists can support this process. We have been able to further this through our current Artist-in-Residence, Seoidín O’Sullivan, along with the range of community initiatives we facilitate and take part in.”
Professor Sarah Glennie, Director, NCAD said:
“We are delighted to launch the Turning Ground series alongside The Digital Hub, in what is a continuation of last year’s Digital Cultures series. The partnership builds on stakeholder participation at the intersection of artistic and transdisciplinary practice, research and society. At a time when climate and the environment is critical to our futures, we look forward to hearing the divergent thoughts and discussions during the series that will have an impact on our attitudes towards ecological areas in urban environments.”
Event Locations: National College of Art and Design (NCAD), 100 Thomas Street, Dublin D08 K521, Ireland and iD8 Studio, The Gatelodge, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8, D08 EY05.
Art and Critical Ecological Practice:
Date: Thursday, May 26th
Time: 5.30pm – 7pm
Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House Lecture Theatre
Hosts: Austin Campbell (RECDP), Seoidín O’Sullivan (The Digital Hub) and Gareth Kennedy (NCAD)
Reenchantment: Environmental Law and Ruderal Ecologies
Date: Thursday, June 2nd
Time: 5.30pm – 7pm
Location: Online via YouTube
Speakers: Margaretha Haughwout (Colgate University), Sinead Mercier (UCD Sutherland School of Law)
Moderators: Gareth Kennedy (NCAD) & Seoidín O’Sullivan (The Digital Hub)
Radicle Lab
Date: Thursday, June 9th
Time: 5.30-7pm
Location: Radicle Lab, The Digital Hub
Speaker: Panagiota Kotsila (the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability)
Moderators: Gareth Kennedy (NCAD) & Seoidín O’Sullivan (The Digital Hub)
Permaculture / Theatre of the Oppressed
Date: September – October 2022 Date TBC. Forthcoming on https://ncadinpublic.ie/
Time: 5.30-7PM
Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House Lecture Theatre
Hosts: Mojisola Adebayo (Queen Mary, University of London) & Nicole Wolf (Goldsmiths, University of London) Workshop & Talk.
Moderators: Gareth Kennedy (NCAD) & Seoidín O’Sullivan (The Digital Hub)
Events in the series are free to attend. For more information and to register attendance, please visit: https://ncadinpublic.ie/
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