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The Role of Creatives in the Climate Emergency - Panel Discussion
DATE: 11 Sep, 2025TIME: 04:00 PM - 07:15 PM
all times are in Irish time unless noted otherwise
Wilderland is joining the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival for a panel discussion on the role of creatives in the climate emergency.
Join Wilderland artist Elaine Harrington, the Immersion project and some of our fellow Creative Climate Action Fund projects for an afternoon of insightful discussions and networking opportunities focused on creative approaches to climate action.
This panel features experts from across the West of Ireland - from academia, environmental conservation, arts and real-world creative climate action. They’ll be discussing approaches to engage with society in a meaningful way, sharing knowledge and experiences, and offering valuable insights on creative climate action.
This event is aimed at those interested in the areas of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation - from research to community activism - and hopes to shine a light on a more sustainable path forward for the region.
Book your place to connect with like-minded individuals and organisations passionate about making a positive impact on our planet.
Moderator: Matti Allam, Culture Works
Speakers:
- Gabe Mullarkey, Creative Climate Action Advocate, Co-Director Déanta Studio, Immersion Project Lead
- Ray Ó Foghlú, Hometree Development Lead
- Gillian O'Shea, Artist, Immersion Fellow
- Elaine Harrington, Artist, Researcher, Wilderland Project Lead
- Lydia Cumiskey, Senior postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Adaptation & Disaster Resilience, UCC, BluePrint Project
- Florian Schneider, Director of the Institute for Creativity University of Galway
- Gabriel Coleman, Environmental historian, Musician, Artist, Immersion Fellow
- Leon Butler, Artist, Designer
Schedule:
- 16:00 - 16:30 Introductions
- 16:30 - 17:15 Panel 1 - Experience Climate Action - Creative Climate Action Initiatives
Gabriel Mullarkey, Ray Ó Foghlú, Gill O’Shea, Elaine Harrington - 17:15 - 17:30 Networking Break
- 17:30 - 18:15 Panel 2 - Experience Climate Action - The Role Higher Education Institutions
Lydia Cumiskey, Florian Schneider, Gabriel Coleman, Leon Butler - 18:15 - 19:15 Networking
FREE event.
Book your tickets on Eventbrite, or read the full event details on the festival website.
This event is presented by the Immersion Project from Déanta Studio. Immersion is supported by the Creative Ireland Programme under the Creative Climate Action Fund that supports creative, cultural and artistic projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural transformations.
Find out more about Immersion on their website.
And you can find the full Galway Climate Inspirations Festival programme on the festival website.
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event location:
Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, Galway
