ECO EDUCATION PROGRAMME
TAKING CLIMATE ACTION
From 2022 to 2024, Floating Voices was an arts programme where artists worked with older and younger groups through workshops to create meaningful artwork pieces installed in the local community. The theme of the workshops was based on the maritime history and heritage and then later the themes started to focus on the promotion of the native wild water flowers of Waterford and their benefits in managing flooding and supporting local ecosystems.
Click on the videos below to see and hear the wonderful stories from the participants of the three Floating Voices programmes delivered and their huge positive impact on all involved.
Intergenerational artwork #1:
Participants: Abbey College Waterford students and older group Friends of the River Suir maritime heritage enthusiasts
Location: Waterford
Funded by: Community Foundation Ireland
Click play: Listen to behind the scenes stories and interviews with the participants in this programme.
Intergenerational artwork #2:
Participants: Abbey College Waterford students and Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home residents
Location: Waterford
Funded by: Creative Ireland, Waterford Council and Creative Waterford
Click play: Listen to behind the scenes stories and interviews with the participants in this programme.
INTERGENERATIONAL ARTWORK #3:
Participants: Ardscoil na Mara students and Meeting House Residents
Location: Tramore and Waterford City
Funded by: Creative Ireland, Creative Waterford and Waterford Council
Click play: Listen to behind the scenes stories and interviews with the participants and artists in this programme