The Artitude team are delighted to announce the release of the second series of the Artitude Climate Culture Circular Stories podcast series.  The first episode was with the incredible Cathy Burns from Derry City and Strabane District Council, discussing how personal stories can create lasting policy change.  

The second episode is with Julie Griffiths, embedded artist with the Faughan Community.  Julie is an artist, activist, cultivator and educator whose work centres on care, hospitality and our relationship with nature. Trained in textile design, she uses tactile processes like weaving, stitching and crafting to spark conversation and connection. She works intergenerationally and is especially passionate about soil, seeds and imagining ways we can live well together.  Part 1 of our conversation focuses on Julie’s connection to the area and her learning about the River Faughan.

There will be a new episode released every 2 weeks, on the 1st and 15th of each month until February 2027.  Episodes include interviews with artists, facilitators and participants on the Artitude project. 

Behind the scenes, the Artitude team have been working hard to create some more learning resources including toolkits and case studies based on exciting activities that have taken place during the project.  

Both embedded artists have now finished their work with the Faughan and Triax communities. Feedback sessions were held to gather important responses, reactions, comments and inputs from the last phase of the project.  The overall feeling expressed by participants was one of connection, trust, freedom and renewed hope. The residency created a rare space where people could slow down, be themselves, explore difficult subjects and connect with others without needing to arrive with the answers. Participants repeatedly described feeling held by the group while also having the freedom to shape what happened. There was a strong sense that something meaningful had emerged through the process - not because a particular outcome had been imposed, but because people had been given the time, space and trust to create it together.