Earth Rising 2025: What Grows from Here?

Irish Museum of Modern Art

A hopeful closing panel exploring imagination, justice, and bold alternatives in the face of climate crisis and cultural change

In the face of planetary crisis, what if we imagined a different way forward?Conceived as a hopeful and grounded space for reflection at the end of the festival, this closing panel doesn’t shy away from the scale of the challenges we face. Instead, it invites us to explore bold alternatives to the dominant logic of extraction and acceleration.Together, we’ll consider how post-growth thinking, climate justice, and new definitions of prosperity and resilience can help us navigate the real-world tensions between breakdown, transition, and transformation.Drawing inspiration from the Sowing Worlds theme in IMMA’s Staying with the Trouble exhibition, this conversation brings together creative thinkers, and changemakers to explore how imagination, storytelling, and creativity can help shape better futures. It’s about what happens when we plant seeds, of ideas, of action, of community, and how they might take root in surprising ways.This final gathering is a space to reflect, reconnect, and carry the spirit of the festival forward - with honesty, courage, and care.Panellists include:<ul><li>Professor John Barry – Queen’s University Belfast</li></ul><ul><li>Ali Sheridan – Chair, Just Transition Commission</li></ul><ul><li>Matt Smith – CEO Hometree</li></ul><ul><li>Laura Costello – Purpose Disruptors Ireland</li></ul>Moderated by Fran McNulty - Prime Time RTECheck-in will take place at the Chapel. On-site signage will make it easy to find.

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