NCAD and Glenveagh National Park are pleased to announce a new collaboration as part of the Biodiversity Week Festival.

The partnership sees Glenveagh hosting two recent graduates of the CFA at NCAD Art & Ecology Postgraduate Diploma, Melissa O’Brien and Karen Browett. They will be resident in the park for Le Chéile don Dúlra from 16th – 24th May and will host a special Anthotype Workshop on 22nd May.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Ecology (CFA at NCAD) introduces learners to the contemporary and historical field of art and expanded ecologies through situated environmental learning. Glenveagh are proud to announce a new partnership with this course, its staff and students going forward.

You can read more about Karen, Melissa and NCAD Lecturer Seoidin O’Sullivan, on the festival webpage. Seoidin will join the festival for Natura 2000 day on 21st May, to speak about the course in NCAD and will take part in an open discussion on the role of art in nature conservation along with a panel of other artists.

Join Glenveagh National Park in their festival of events to highlight the landscape, its history, people, nature and conservation, with a special emphasis on the arts. The park will act as a venue to bring together professionals working for nature, artists, facilitators, musicians and film makers along with our own staff. Everyone visiting the park during the festival will experience a special atmosphere and meaningful encounter with what it means to be in a National Park, part of the Natura 2000 Network – the largest nature protection network in the world!