
Wayfinders
Funding
Arts Participation Project Award from The Arts Council of Ireland, Begin Together Arts Fund, Bank of Ireland, with additional funding from the Town and Village Streetscape Enhancement Scheme 2023 and support from Kilkenny County Council.
An inclusive arts participation project that considered wayfinding to explore sustainability and enhance connectivity and biocultural diversity on Bridge Street. The project included seven creative commissions and is produced by Áit Productions and curated by Etaoin Holahan, [Fennelly’s of Callan]
Studio Weave Architects lead a series of research engagements and meetings as a catalyst to identify future co-design infrastructure projects in partnership with Kilkenny County Council. This engagement explores how a community might connect with, enhance, and animate the multi-species biodiversity of green spaces in and around Bridge Street in the heart of Callan.
Artist Paul Bokslag working with Coláiste Abhainn Rí and Bunscoil McAuley Rice students in collaboration with Callan Tidy Towns to develop a large-scale public artwork reflecting the culture and biodiversity of Bridge Street. Sínead Fahey, Deirdre O'Mahony, Bridget O'Gorman, Kaye Toland and Andrew Pike will develop creative commissions alongside a new four-part harmony way song by musicians Landless.
Date
2023
Photo credit
Photo: Brian Cregan, with Etaoin Holahan, Caroline Loughman, Nicola Teehan and Éilis Lavelle, Abbey Meadow, Callan (2023)
Image: Sinéad Fahey, Design for KCAT Arts Centre with Kaye Toland design (2023)
Photo: Brian Cregan, with Éilis Lavelle, Sinéad Fahey, Etaoin Holahan, KCAT Arts Centre (2023)
Image: Sue Gent, (Way)Finding Bridge Street with research by Deirdre O'Mahony (2023)
Photo: Brian Cregan, Paul Bokslag, with students from Coláiste Abhainn Rí (2023)
Photo: Brian Cregan, Paul Bokslag, with students from Coláiste Abhainn Rí (2023)
Photo: Brian Cregan, Wayfinders Public Art Design by Paul Bokslag in collaboration with Coláiste Abhainn Rí, Bun Scoil McAuley Rice and Callan Tidy Towns supported by Nicola Teehan (2023)
Photo: Brian Cregan, Wayfinders design by Paul Bokslag based in paper cutting workshops with students from Bun Scoil McAuley Rice and Coláiste Abhainn Rí (2023)




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