Furniture Upcycling Workshop
Project officer Julie attended Finishing Touches, a hands on furniture upcycling workshop led by Repair & Share Foyle’s Paint and Innovation Technician, Gareth Loughrey. This event focused on reusing old furniture and giving it a new lease of life and was a great way to connect and meet with other like minded people interested in the circular economy. A huge thanks to Repair & Share Foyle for organising and leading this workshop.
Anticipated Podcasts Get Underway
Julie has also been busy focusing on recording the Artitude podcast series. Artitude: Climate, Culture and Circular Stories will be a series of inspirational interviews with climate activists and creative practitioners.
Story of a Garden - celebrate World Habitat Day with this uplifting conversation about Story of a Garden, a beautiful tale authored by Grainne O’Neil, written from the Garden’s perspective
Story of a Jumper - For International Repair day, join us in conversation with Marcella Di Palo, Network Weaver at Repair Cafes NI and author of Story of a Jumper, a tale of reuse and repair told from the perspective of the jumper
The Climate Wheel of Fortune - This week we are in conversation with 3 inspirational ladies who designed and developed the Climate Wheel of Fortune, a fun public engagement tool to discuss climate action and the circular economy
Repair & Share Foyle - This week the Artitude team is in conversation with the incredible Caroline McGuinness Brooks, founder of Repair and Share Foyle, discussing waste reduction and all things Reuse.
Loopy Lou and Linny Bin - In conversation with Maeve Leahy, creator of characters Loppy Lou and Linny Bin - a fun way to engage young children with the concept of the circular economy
Triax Community - Join Donna and Tina from Triax Community group as they discuss the wonderful initiatives their community has implemented to champion reduce, reuse and repair, including their Christmas Tree recycling and planting project
Young Friends of the Earth - This conversation will involve some really inspirational young people, who are using creativity to enhance their climate activism
The last two conversations in this series will focus on the two Artists who will be embedding themselves within communities for phase 2 of the Artitude project. They will discuss their experience in using creative practice as a community engagement tool and the joy of creating art.
