Wed. 12 Mar. 2025, 10am – 3pm
Thu. 13 Mar. 2025, 11am – 4pm
Free
You are invited on a coastal walk at Streedagh Beach to forage seaweeds, while learning traditional uses and stories, alongside re-imagined ones. Working with the landscape, notably the tidal zone, the artist shares a momentary gift offered by the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Tracing our ancestral steps, various seaweeds will be collected to create ink from the rich colours and pigments drawn out of the kelps. A collaborative artwork will be created, a sort of map to help us recover and remember our ancient link to foraging the coastline.
Aged 18+
If the weather allows, we will begin the workshops at Streedagh beach (carpooling where possible) and begin a coastal forage, extending out to seaweeds as the tide drops throughout the workshop (start time is an hour ahead of low tide). We will learn about seaweed’s traditional and potential uses, and merge practical knowledge with the creative mindset, Seeking to walk beautiful on the earth / sand / stone. We will collect the various seaweeds that create inks and charcoals, the rich colours and pigments drawn out from the kelps, and the carrageen that binds the inks. Bringing our foraged experience and inks back to The Model, we will work collectively to create a folding booklet or zine which encapsulates both the magic and practical knowledge gained, helping us recover and remember our ancestral link to foraging the coastline. The public are invited to observe the artist and participants at work in their open studio throughout the week. No previous knowledge or skill set is required
Samuel Arnold Keane is a forager, illustrator and performer who merges various artforms to tell the stories of the seaweeds he gathers, and the coastal landscape. At the essence of his creative practice is a passion for the natural world, which he shares through image, performance, song and word.
About the Education Residency programme
The exhibition by Christine Mackey; Seeking to walk beautifully on the earth will be augmented by a unique creative engagement programme, situating a different artist each week in a dedicated gallery space. They will set up a working studio and lead a series of ecological-based workshops for different groups. All workshops are free of charge and are open to children, artists, students, communities of interest and the general public.
