Lantern-making Workshop

Wilderland is a public art & community ecology project in Mayo connecting people to their local environment through creative public engagement, embedded research, and art in the landscape. It brings artists and creatives working in environmental awareness and socially engaged practice to Wild Nephin National Park, to respond creatively to the landscape and engage with local communities to explore our relationship to nature.Wilderland is funded byCreative Ireland’s Creative Climate Action Fund, and the project aims to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis, encourage people-led climate action, and  to foster support for Wild Nephin National Park’s creation of a wilderness sanctuary for biodiversity and habitat preservation.

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Join Wilderland artist Tom Meskell and the Mayo Dark Sky Park team for a lantern-making workshop for the Dark Sky Festival parade.

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During this 2-hour workshop Tom will guide us through designing and making large 3-D lanterns. Participants will learn how to build a framework from locally harvested willow, and construct biodegradable, hand-held lanterns with tissue-paper and paper tape. This introduction to lantern-making is part of a series of community workshops this Summer &amp; Autumn, where you can develop your lantern-making skills and progress toward designing and making your own multifaceted lanterns. The workshop is an opportunity to chat with Tom about The Night Hares, his Wilderland project to create a large bespoke lantern sculpture of two boxing hares forming a 14ft tall archway - the gateway to the Dark Sky Festival lantern parade this Autumn. The lanterns we’ll make will be used in this year’s parade as part of Tom’s collaborative public artwork, and workshop participants are invited to return for the festival to become part of this evening event, where Tom will be unveiling his new sculpture. You can also meet the Mayo Dark Sky Park team and learn about protecting our night skies and County Mayo’s progress toward becoming a Dark Sky Reserve. All welcome.FREE workshopBOOKING IS REQUIRED. <ul><li>Places limited.</li><li>All materials provided.</li><li>Please wear old clothes, or aprons can be provided as needed.</li><li>Adults only.</li></ul> This event is part of the Wilderland public art and climate action project, funded by Creative Ireland’s Creative Climate Action Fund. Find out more on <a href="https://wilderland.ie/" title="https://wilderland.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">wilderland.ie</a>

<h3>About WILDERLAND</h3>Wilderland is a public art &amp; community ecology project in Mayo connecting people to their local environment through a 2-year programme of creative public engagement, embedded research, and site-responsive art in the landscape.It aims to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis and foster support for the creation of a wilderness sanctuary for biodiversity and habitat preservation, to protect our natural heritage for future generations.Wilderland is a partnership project between :the National Parks &amp; Wildlife Service, Mayo Arts Service, Mayo County Council Environment, Climate Change and Agriculture Department, North Mayo Heritage Centre, TASC Think-Tank for Action on Social Change, and artist Elaine Harrington.Wilderland is a recipient of the <a href="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/news/creative-climate-action-fund-ii-agents-for-change-projects-announced/" title="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/news/creative-climate-action-fund-ii-agents-for-change-projects-announced/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Creative Climate Action fund</a>, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. It is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The fund supports creative, cultural and artistic projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural transformations.

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